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Grade 3-5
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Communities: What They Provide For Us

Time: 90 mins,
Updated: November 1 2023,
Author: John Kruggel, Nancy Sedivy
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Organize goods and services provided by communities as well as the jobs people have in communities.

Standards

National Standards in Economics

National Standards in Financial Literacy

State Standards

Concepts

Goods and Services
Subjects:
Social Studies

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