Grade Levels

Area

Objective Numbers

Objective

2

Economics

2.10.A

distinguish between producing and consuming;

2

Economics

2.10.B

identify ways in which people are both producers and consumers

2

Economics

2.9.A

explain how work provides income to purchase goods and services

2

Economics

2.9.B

explain the choices people in the U.S. free enterprise system can make about earning, spending, and saving money, and where to live and work.

2

Social Studies Skills

2.17.A

obtain information about a topic using a variety of oral sources such as conversations, interviews, and music;

2

Social Studies Skills

2.17 E

interpret oral, visual, and print material by identifying the main idea, predicting, and comparing and contrasting.

Grades 2-3

Social Studies Skills

2.17.D 3.16.B

sequence and categorize information

Grades 2-4

Social Studies Skills

2.18.A 3.17.A 4.23.B

incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication;

Grades 2-4

Social Studies Skills

2.18.B 3.17.B 4.23.D

create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies

Grades 2-6

Social Studies Skills

2.19.A 3.18.A 4.24.A 5.27.A 6.23.A

use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

Grades 2-6

Social Studies Skills

2.19.B 3.18.B 4.24.B 5.27.B 6.23.B

use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision

Grades 2-3

Citizenship

2.12.A 3.10.A

identify characteristics of good citizenship such as a belief in justice, truth, equality, and responsibility for the common good

Grades 2-3

Citizenship

2.12.C 3.10.D

identify ordinary people who exemplify good citizenship

3

Citizenship

3.10.C

identify and explain the importance of acts of civic responsibility, including obeying laws and voting

3

Economics

3.8.A

give examples of how a simple business operates;

3

Economics

3.8.B

explain how supply and demand affect the price of a good or service;

3

Economics

3.8.C

explain how the cost of production and selling price affect profits

3

Economics

3.8.D

identify historic figures, such as Henry Ford, and ordinary people in the community who have started new businesses

3

Economics

3.6.A

identify ways of earning, spending, and saving money

3

Economics

3.6.B

analyze a simple budget that allocates money for spending and saving.

4

Social Studies Skills

4.23.C

express ideas orally based on research and experiences;

4

Social Studies Skills

4.22.B

analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;

4

Social Studies Skills

4.22.C

organize and interpret information in outlines, reports, databases, and visuals including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;

4

Social Studies Skills

4.22.D

identify different points of view about an issue or topic;

5

Social Studies Skills

5.26.B

incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication

5

Social Studies Skills

5.26.C

express ideas orally based on research and experiences

5

Social Studies Skills

5.25.A

differentiate between, locate, and use primary and secondary sources such as computer software; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about the United States and Texas

5

Social Studies Skills

5.25.B

analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions

5

Social Studies Skills

5.25.C

organize and interpret information in outlines, reports, databases, and visuals including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps

5

Social Studies Skills

5.25.D

identify different points of view about an issue or topic

5

Economics

5.13.A

explain how supply and demand affects consumers in the United States

5

Economics

5.13.B

evaluate the effects of supply and demand on business, industry, and agriculture, including the plantation system, in the United States

6

Social Studies Skills

6.22.C

express ideas orally based on research and experiences

6

Social Studies Skills

6.21.A

differentiate between, locate, and use primary and secondary sources such as computer software; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about selected world cultures;

6

Social Studies Skills

6.21.B

analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;

6

Social Studies Skills

6.21.C

organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;

6

Social Studies Skills

6.21.D

identify different points of view about an issue or topic;

6

Social Studies Skills

6.21.E

identify the elements of frame of reference that influenced participants in an event

6

Social Studies Skills

6.21.F

use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs.