1. INTEGRATED LITERACY ASSIGNMENT MEGHAN GREGOIRE

2. GLCE 2 ND GRADE ECONOMICS 2-E.1.0.2 Identify Businesses in the local community. 2-E.1.0.3 Describe how businesses in the local community meet economic wants of consumers. 2-E.1.0.5 Use examples to show that people cannot produce everything they want (specialization) and depend on trade with others to meet their wants.

3. TRADE BOOKS!

4. TEXT BOOK!

5. MAGAZINES!

6. ACTIVITY BOOKS!

7. CHILDREN’S DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONS

8. POSTERS!

9. GAMES! \ Money Bags Coin Value Game Grocery Cart

10. VIDEO! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7WPeUpcBlg

11. SONG! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHY5cdExNa8

12. WEBSITES! http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/boss/ http://www.educational-freeware.com/news/business-games.aspx

13. Sources! Axelrod, A. Pigs go to the market. Hong Kong: Simon & Shuster. Axelrod, A. (1994). Pigs will be pigs. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks Corr, K. (2009). I think: it's elementary communities. Atlanta: Inspired Educators. Creative Teaching Associates, Grocery Cart, 1994. Dube, R. (2010). Business simulation games for teaching kids about economics. Retrieved from http://www.educational-freeware.com/news/business-games.aspx Economic activities that fit your curriculum. (2006, June/July). The Mailbox Hollenback, K. (2003). Naighborhood and communities. New York: Scholastic. Institute, T. (2007). Social studies alive!, my community. Palo Alto, CA: Teachers Curriculum Institute. iVideoXD. (Producer). (2010). Disne'ys recess. [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7WPeUpcBlg Learning Resources, Money bags coin value game, 2002. Liberty. (Producer). (2011). Song lesson for kids homeschooling economics, barter, and trade. [Song]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch? Myers, T. (2004, June/July). Catching on to economics. The Mailbox, 26(3), 34. Parramore, B., Hopke, W., & Drier, H. (1999). Children's dictionary of occupations. (3rd ed.). Bloomington: Meridian Education Corporation. PBS. (2005). Be your own boss. Retrieved from http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/boss/ Rissman, R. (2009). Using money. London: Capstone Global Literacy. Teressa, S. (2004, Feb./Mar.). Neccessary or not?. The Mailbox, 26(1), 56. Van Tine, E., Lee, S., Cooper, C., & White, B. (1999). Super social studies. New York: Scholastic.