Lesson Plan
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Fortunes

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss ways people attempt to know their fortune. They study how in Japan people go to a shrine and get their fortunes. They write fortunes for their peers and share in an activity modeled on that of a Japanese Temple fortune.
Interactive
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ESL: Connectors

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL connectors instructional activity, students fill in blanks using connectors of contrast, and purpose. A link to audio and HTML code is given. 
Lesson Plan
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Freckle Juice

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read Freckle Juice as a shared literature experience. This lesson plan has many good ideas of extensions you can do as your students go through the story.
Lesson Plan
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What Can We Do?

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Pupils generate ideas for products / services based on their own skills and think about how these could be marketed.
Lesson Plan
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Healthy Snacks

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine teen attitudes towards snack food merchandising in schools and what contributes to successful food merchandising. The context for the lesson is found in the research conducted from the Health Canada Website.
Worksheet
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Fun With Verbs

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read 15 sentences about a variety of topics. Students underline the correct -ing word to complete each sentence.
Lesson Plan
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Consumer Product as in "Chocolate Milk"

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine different marketing techniques how to present themselves while looking for work.  In this marketing lesson students create their own advertisement. 
Lesson Plan
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Recycling Activities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain the importance of recycling. In this environmental science lesson plan, students classify materials as recyclable or not. They make posters that promote the benefits of recycling.
Activity
Edutopia

Edutopia: Goods and Services [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A unit that teaches the difference between goods and services, the difference between producers and consumers, the difference between human, natural, and capital resources, and the difference between bartering/trading and buying/selling....
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Money Is What Money Does

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Throughout history, a wide variety of items have served as money. These include gold, silver, large stone wheels, tobacco, beer, dog teeth, porpoise teeth, cattle, metal coins, paper bills, and checks. All of these types of money should...
Website
Get Safe Online

Get Safe Online: Shopping Online

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the main activities that users participate in online is ecommerce; the buying and selling goods and services over the internet. This resource describes some of the risks of ecommerce and how to avoid scams and bad deals.
Website
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Etsy

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, learn how to use this popular site for buying and selling homemade goods.
Unit Plan
REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 19. Buyer Beware

For Students 9th - 10th
Buying and selling on the Internet has changed the way we live. We can now perform a web search to locate, compare, and buy goods and services. In this module, you are going to investigate e-commerce as a consumer and learn some tips on...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: The Rise of Consumerism

For Students 9th - 10th
With the increasing variety in clothes, food, and household items, shopping became an important cultural activity in the 18th century. This article describes buying and selling during this period and explains the connection between many...
eBook
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Money (28)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An informational text identifying ways money is spent.