K-6.1
Standard K-6: The student will demonstrate an understanding of different businesses in the community and the idea of work.
K-6.1 Classify several community businesses according to the goods and services they provide. (E)
It Is Essential For Students To Know:
- It is essential for students to know examples of business services in their communities and classify these businesses by the goods and services they provide.
- Students must understand the difference between goods and services before they make this distinction. Some examples of local businesses might be; grocery stores, restaurants, beauty salons, barber shops, spas, doctors, dentists, and others.
It Is Not essential For Students To Know:
- It is not essential for students to know how or where goods and services are actually produced.
- Students do not need to know the factors that impact the supply and demand for goods and services.
- It is not essential for students to understand examples of goods and services at a national or international level.
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K-6.2 Summarize methods of obtaining goods and services. (E)
It Is Essential For Students To Know:
- It is essential for students to know types of goods and services in their communities.
- Students should distinguish between goods and services provided for sale in local neighborhoods.
- Students should understand that when people buy goods and services, businesses can provide jobs for members of the community.
- Students should summarize different sources of businesses, jobs and income in their local community.
- Students should understand the importance of money in buying goods and services.
It Is Not Essential For Students To Know:
- It is not essential for students to know examples of goods and services beyond the local community level.
- Students do not need to understand the process of producing goods or services.
- Students do not need to know examples of goods or services that enter into international trade.
- Students do not need to know the primary functions of money other than as a means of exchange.
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K-6.3 Match descriptions of work to the names of jobs in the school and local community, in the past and present, including jobs related to safety. (E, H)
It Is Essential For Students To Know:
- It is essential for students to know examples of jobs related to safety found in schools and the local community, both past and present. Such past and present jobs might include;
- a school master who is today called a principal.
- In the present we have the National Guard, while in the past we called them militia.
- Today we have a mayor and in the past a mayor might have been called a burgomaster.
- In the past we had a fire brigade and in the present we have firemen.
- Students need to understand that these jobs, both then and now, provide benefits for the whole community.
- Students should match past and present job descriptions.
It Is Not Essential For Students To Know:
- It is not essential for students to know the names of individual people in these positions.
- Students do not need to know about the training or skills required for these jobs.
- Students do not need to understand that the services provided from many of these jobs are public services and are paid for with taxation.