Title of Unit: Fun with Money! Title of Lesson: Ways to Earn Money!

Guest Speakers Submitted By: Tylor Striegel

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This is a lesson plan designed to teach 1st grade students basic economics. The students will learn the different jobs people have to make money. B. Target Population: Grade Level: 1st grade Skill Level: Grade Level Grouping: Whole-class for guest speakers C. Materials: Classroom Notebook (Questions the students decided they wanted to ask)

D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o E9.1.4 Give examples of ways people earn money. E9.1.3 Identify a producer.

Student-Friendly Standards I can give examples of ways people earn money. I can identify a producer.

E. Procedure: 1. Obtain prior permission for guest speakers to come into the classroom (Thomas Striegel local business owner [custom apparel], Diane Striegel - Office Manger at a Clark County School, Jonathan Robinson Police Officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department). 2. Begin with Diane, the Office Manger. Have her explain her job, and then have the students take turns asking questions from the class list (a student may not ask more than one question). 3. Once Diane is finished, introduce Officer Robinson. Have him explain his duties, and have the students take turns asking questions from the class list (a student may not ask more than one question). 4. When Officer Robinson is finished, introduce Mr. Striegel. Have him explain his job that he is a producer. Allow the students to take turns asking questions from the class list. Pass out the class shirts (Mr. Striegel owns a custom apparel company and has agreed to produce custom shirts for Mr. Striegels [the teacher] students.)

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: Fun with Money! Title of Lesson: Ways to Earn Money! Guest Speakers Submitted By: Tylor Striegel

5. CLOSURE: Have the students write in their notebooks the names of the guest speakers and what jobs they did. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? Student understanding will be measured by grading their notebooks that they have written different information in. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. If the students can name what they want to be, what their parents do, and what the guest speakers do, they will have an understanding of the many different things people do to earn money. G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I dont think any one part will be easier than another. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I cant imagine any one part will be harder than another. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I will follow up this lesson by teaching students about all-or-nothing decisions and how to conserve when they begin earning their own money. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? There is nothing to be misunderstood. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? None. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part was deciding who to invite as guest speakers. **NOTE: This exact lesson plan is pretty exclusive to my use simply because of the guest speakers, however this lesson plan could be used by somebody else with substitutions made in the guest speakers places.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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