TWDL Elementary Weekly Lesson Plan

Content Area: Economics

Date: December 09, 2019_ to _December 13, 2019_

Standard(s):
Social Studies Standards:
3.E1.1 Describe and discuss industries and occupations that have shaped Arizona.
 Key concepts include but are not limited to the 5 C’s (copper, cattle, cotton, citrus, climate), ranching, mining, farming, and tourism.
3.E1.3 Identify positive and negative incentives that influence financial decisions people make to save and spend money.
ELA Standards:
3.RI.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time,
sequence, and cause/effect.
3.RL.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answer.
Student Friendly Content Objectives: Student Friendly Language Objectives:
I will be able to name the 5 C’s of Arizona. I will be able to describe how events are related to one another, using time, order of
I will be able to list the positive and negative effects of spending and saving money. events, and cause and effect.
I will be able to answer questions from a text, to show that I understand the text.

Academic Vocabulary: Materials:

Saving, spending, bank, interest, cotton, copper, cattle, citrus, climate, resources, Youtube Video, Worksheets, If You Made A Million by: David M. Schwartz, fake money,
want, and need. physical examples of the 5 C’s, paper, scissors, book: Sky Boys How They Built the
Empire State Building
*Monday Lesson *Tuesday Lesson *Wednesday Lesson *Thursday Lesson *Friday Lesson
(30 Minutes) (40 Minutes) (60 Minutes) (30 Minutes) (35 Minutes)
Theme: Economics Theme: Economics Theme: Economics Theme: Economics Theme: Economics

Topic: Wants vs. Needs Topic: Spending & Saving Money Topic: The Five C’s of Arizona Topic: Empire State Building Topic: Saving & Spending Money

Motivation: (2 minutes)
Today we are going to learn about
things that you need in life and
things that you want in life.
Presentation: (2 minutes)
Students watch the Youtube video
titled; Needs and Wants.
Practice & Application: (10
minutes)
Students complete the wants verses
need suitcase worksheet.
Motivation: (2 minutes)
Today we are going to learn about
the good and bad effects of spending
and saving our money.
Presentation: (8 minutes)
Read the book: If You Made a
Million by: David M. Schwartz
Practice & Application: (20
minutes)
Students complete the My weekly
lunch budget Worksheet
Motivation: (2 minutes)
Today we are going to learn about
some of the main resources that are
made and used in Arizona.
Presentation: (15 minutes)
Bring in physical examples of the 5
c’s: cotton sweater (cotton), pennies
(copper), steak (cattle), fruit (citrus),
and change in climate diagram
(climate). Pass around the classroom
and allow students to hold and
explore each item.
Motivation: (2 minutes)
Today we are going to use math to
determine the amount of resources
and materials needed to complete a
large project.
Presentation: (10 minutes)
Read the book: Sky Boys How They
Built the Empire State Building
Practice & Application: (7
minutes)
Motivation: (2 minutes)
For students to learn about the costs
and benefits of spending and saving
money.
Presentation: (10 minutes)
At the beginning of the day explain
to students that they will be setting
up their own classroom economy.
Explain the rules of how money will
be spent and earned. Allow students
to ask any questions that they may
have.

Review & Assessment: (15
minutes)
On post-it notes the teacher writes
different materials and objects that
are wants and needs. Each student
then receives 2-3 post-it notes, and
they take turns putting their post-it
notes, on the board, in a wants or
needs column. Then discuss as a
group why students decided to put
their ideas in the columns that they
decided.
SIOP Components Lesson Plan Key
Lesson Preparation – Content Standards, Student Friendly Objectives, Vocabulary Materials
Motivation – Building Background
Presentation – Language and Content Objectives, Comprehensible Input, Strategies, Interaction, Feedback
Practice and Application – Meaningful Activities, Interaction, Strategies, Practice and Application, Feedback
Review and Assessment – Review Objectives and Vocabulary, Assess Learning
Review & Assessment: (10
minutes)
Students complete the Reflection
Questions Worksheet. Teacher then
grades the Lunch Budget Worksheet
and Reflection Questions with the
provided rubric. Discuss with
students what they learned about
spending and saving their money.
Students are then given the lyrics to the Students work in teams or as an
song; Five C’s for Arizona. First, they entire class to solve how many 5- Practice & Application: (Done
listen to the song, while following along inch-tall books, the height of their throughout the entire day)
with the lyrics. The song is then played a
classroom is. Throughout the day, students spend
second time and students now sing along.
and save fake money on classroom
Practice & Application: (25
Review & Assessment: (10 resources, such as using a hall pass,
minutes)
minutes) not turning in homework, etc.
Students create a book on the 5 C’s
Students work independently to find Students will also earn money for
of Arizona where they take pictures
how many books the Empire State completing their classroom jobs,
or draw items, in their daily life, that
Building is tall. such as line leader, door holder,
are made from the five C’s. Students
teacher helper, etc. Then, at the end
must also write 3 sentences for each
of the day, they can use their saved
of the 5 C’s, explaining how the
money on small prizes.
resource used and produced.
Review & Assessment: (10
Review & Assessment: (20
minutes)
minutes)
Each student shares one of the pages
At the end of the day, students
from their book.
complete the cause and effects
Review each student’s 5 C’s of
economy worksheet, where they
Arizona book to check for student
write about the causes and effects of
understanding.
spending and saving their money.
After students have purchased their
prizes, we have a whole class
discussion about the decisions that
students made to spend and save
their money.