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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 2

Producers, Consumers and Exchange

Second graders see how producers use resources and skills, and how specializing (each worker doing one part) helps a team make more. They follow an Illinois pumpkin from a farm to a family's pie, and they compare barter with money and discover why communities and countries trade with each other.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 60 minutes
  • Producers and exchange: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, pick map regions, match pairs, type a number, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Explain how producers use resources and skills, and how specialization helps workers produce more.
  • Trace a good through the steps from producer to consumer.
  • Compare barter and money, and explain why people trade with other communities and countries.

Lessons

  1. Producers and specialization 4 steps2 practiceabout 20 min
  2. From farm to table 3 steps2 practiceabout 20 min
  3. Barter, money and trade 4 steps3 practiceabout 20 min
  4. Producers and exchange 8 questions at the end

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