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S'more Economics Please! {Mini-Unit}
S'more Economics Please! {Mini-Unit}
S'more Economics Please! {Mini-Unit}
S'more Economics Please! {Mini-Unit}
S'more Economics Please! {Mini-Unit}
S'more Economics Please! {Mini-Unit}
S'more Economics Please! {Mini-Unit}
S'more Economics Please! {Mini-Unit}
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Description

This one to two day mini-economics unit is meant to help students better understand the principles of specialization and division of labor. This unit has all my handouts and resources for conducting a s'more making simulation to get students practicing specialization and division of labor!

Included in this mini-unit:
- Teacher tips for running the simulation and getting donations
- Donation reminder half-sheets for planners
- Student Handout for Specialization & Division of Labor
- Student Vocabulary notes or study guide
- Student Vocabulary notes key
- Vocabulary Quiz #1 with key (matching & examples)
- Vocabulary Quiz #2 with key (examples & frayer model)

Please check out a preview for a more complete look at this resource! This lesson is meant for a 1-2 day simulation activity.

Materials needed: chocolate, graham crackers, square marshmallow or marshmallow fluff, plastic knives {for fluff}, ziploc baggies, and a sharpie.

Hope this can help make your economics unit a little "sweeter!"
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S'more Economics Please! {Mini-Unit}

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Grades
4th - 6th
Pages
8
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
45 minutes

Description

This one to two day mini-economics unit is meant to help students better understand the principles of specialization and division of labor. This unit has all my handouts and resources for conducting a s'more making simulation to get students practicing specialization and division of labor!

Included in this mini-unit:
- Teacher tips for running the simulation and getting donations
- Donation reminder half-sheets for planners
- Student Handout for Specialization & Division of Labor
- Student Vocabulary notes or study guide
- Student Vocabulary notes key
- Vocabulary Quiz #1 with key (matching & examples)
- Vocabulary Quiz #2 with key (examples & frayer model)

Please check out a preview for a more complete look at this resource! This lesson is meant for a 1-2 day simulation activity.

Materials needed: chocolate, graham crackers, square marshmallow or marshmallow fluff, plastic knives {for fluff}, ziploc baggies, and a sharpie.

Hope this can help make your economics unit a little "sweeter!"
Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Rated 4.84 out of 5, based on 22 reviews
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Rated 4 out of 5
February 18, 2021
Kids loved this resource to learn about the assembly line!
Losia M.
221 reviews
Grades taught: 4th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties
Rated 5 out of 5
February 9, 2020
Excellent economic unit for elementary school!
Alicia Bolick
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259 reviews
Rated 4.83 out of 5
January 28, 2020
Loved this idea- sadly I have not been able to squeeze it all in!
Ashley B.
75 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
September 27, 2019
Thanks
Cristina W.
303 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
May 29, 2019
Thank you! This was such a great representation of how an assembly line works!
Alyssa D.
682 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
May 7, 2019
This really helped my fourth graders understand some of the complicated vocabulary linked with economics. Great resource!
Rated 5 out of 5
May 6, 2019
Looking forward to using this!
Audree L.
91 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
November 16, 2018
Great resource for teaching about economics and the division of labor. Students LOVE hands on learning, and especially with food/cooking involved.
Leanne J.
128 reviews

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