1.4.1

Students Identify Goods That People Use.

1.4.1

Identify goods that people use.

Indiana Academic Standards

◦ http://www.indianastandards.org/resources.asp?Subject=soc&Grade=1&Standard=4&Indicator=1.4.1&Resource=5155

Link to Standard Activity

◦ http://www.indianastandards.org/files/soc/ss_1_4_1.pdf

1. Cut out the pictures on the BLM A Good or Not a Good?

and glue them onto index cards.

2. Draw a wishing well on the board.

1. Direct students’ attention to the wishing well.

2. Have them name things they wish they had and write their wishes in and around the wishing well.

3. Discuss students’ wishes. Explain that everyone has wants;

name some things that adults typically want. 4. Tell students that tangible things that

people want are called goods.

1. Explain to students that you are going to show them pictures and

that they are going to identify the pictures as goods or not goods.

2. Direct students to give you a thumbs-up if the picture shows

a good and to show you a thumbs-down if the pictures does not

show a good.

3. Show students a picture from the BLM A Good or Not a Good?

and look for responses.

4. Select a student to explain his/her response.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 with all the pictures from the BLM.

Good Collages 1. Tell students that they are going to create collages of goods by cutting out pictures and gluing them on construction paper. 2. Give each student a piece of construction paper and scissors. 3. Set magazines, catalogs, newspapers, and glue where they can be easily shared. 4. Direct students to create collages of goods. Good Sharing 1. Have students share their collages with the class. 2. Direct students to explain how the items on their collages are goods. 3. Use the collages to create a bulletin board with a heading such as “Room 19 Does Good Work!” Help students understand the pun.

Goods- possessions, esp. movable effects or personal property. articles of trade; wares; merchandise.

Wishing-Well- a well or pool of water supposed to grant the wish of one who tosses a coin into it.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/goods

• http://www.indianastandards.org/resources.asp?Subject=soc&Grade=1&Standard=4&Indicator=1.4.1&Resource=5155

• http://www.indianastandards.org/files/soc/ss_1_4_1.pdf