ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Stephanie Valko Social Studies/Economics 3 rd Student Run Businesses

ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Goals: The students will be able to explain the relationship between the quantity and quality of products and their price by shopping around in the student stores The students will be able to explain how competition between goods and services impacts the economy by the student run businesses they create. Objectives: Content/Knowledge: The students will be able to understand what it is like to start up a new business and how economy effects businesses. Process/Skills: The students will be able to organize a simple business plan and create their own business. Values/Dispositions: The students will be able to understand how the economy affects business which in return affects people.

ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Rationale: It is important for students to learn how the economy effects businesses and people. Standards: State – Illinois Common Core or Learning Standards 15.B.2b- Explain the relationship between the quantity of goods/services purchased and their price. 15.C.2b- Identify and explain examples of competition on the economy. National – NCSS Themes Productive resources are limited. Therefore, people cannot have all the goods and services that they want; as a result, they must choose some things and give up others. Competition among sellers lowers costs and prices, encouraging producers to produce more of what consumers are willing and able to buy. Competition among buyers increases prices and allocates good and services to those people.

Logical/Mathematical

Logical/Mathematical The activity for this lesson would be paying bills. Here they will work on their math skills and working with a budget. The materials needed for this activity would be fake bills, checks, pencils, pens and calculators. 19_pay-monthly-bills.html

Verbal/Linguistic

Verbal/Linguistic The activity for this lesson would be to have the students come up with a 30 second commercial advertising their business or product they are trying to sell. Materials for this lesson would be paper and pencil to write out commercial. Resources needed for this assignment would be commercials for people watch in order to get some ideas to write their commercial. mat-script-30second-commercial html

Musical/Rhythmic

Musical/Rhythmic For this activity the students will need to come up with a radio jingle to sell their product or support their business. Resources needed for this assignment are some radio jingles for the students to hear in order to come up with their idea. Materials needed are pencils and paper. at-script-30second-commercial html

Visual/Spatial

Visual/Spatial For this assignment I will have my students create either a picture of what their business sign would look like or packaging for their product they are trying to sell. Resources needed would be pictures of packaging for similar items and some pictures of business signs. Materials needed for this project are construction paper, markers and other decorating objects. color-psychology.com/packaging- colors.html

Body/Kinesthetic

Body/Kinesthetic The activity for this assignment would be the actual shopping/selling of products from the student stores. This is when students will have to browse around the stores and decided what they want to spend their money on. Materials needed for this activity would be the students objects for their stores, and pretend money. shopping.html

Interpersonal

Interpersonal For this activity I would have my students write about their experience and interaction with the sales people in the student stores. They would have to rate them based on a scale and explain why they are getting that grade. Materials needed for this assignment are the customer survey sheets and pencils. business-customer-service-919.html

Intrapersonal

Intrapersonal This activity will consist of the students writing and reflecting on how they think their performance was during the actual selling of their product. Materials needed for this project are just paper and pencils. om/write-selfassessment- employer-9542.html

Naturalistic

Naturalistic For this activity I would have my students studying a type of plant and having them decide if this is a good investment for their yard or if they should look for another plant. Materials needed for this assignment are a list of different plants, books, internet, computers, paper and pencils. tips-teach-kids-smart-shopper html?cat=25

ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Visual Learning and Assessment: Visual Learning, Assessment, and Online Resources: Visual Learning: NOTE: Be sure to include one image that is germane to the focus of your lesson on each of the 8 lesson activity PowerPoint slides. Assessment: 1. I would assess my students by asking them to write about what they learned. Online Resources: 1.