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Econ Ed Link: I Can Dream Anything! Lesson PlanEcon Ed Link: I Can Dream Anything! Lesson Plan
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Council for Economic Education
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Pre-K - 1st
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Econ Ed Link: I Can Dream Anything!

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Go to this site for fun activities and a great lesson on personal choices and specialization. This lesson provides the primary teacher with an excellent opportunity to incorporate a character education lesson on self-esteem, while teaching students the economic concepts of personal choice and economic specialization.

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specialization

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community services, econedlink, economic specialization, individual choice, personal choice, council for economic education, concept of service, performing a service, scarcity of time, service occupations

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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