Markets and Basic Economics: Unit Overview

Goods, services, producers, consumers, marketplaces, competition, money, trading, profit and loss – there is hardly a unit more exciting for young entrepreneurs. For some, this unit is their first attempt at making and selling a product. For others, it may be their first time to consider how the good and services they consume come to them and their families. I’ve built this integration unit around simple concepts, three activities, and two pieces of literature. This is really a “hands-on” unit, so get busy and help your students learn about world markets from a variety of sources with challenging activities and impressive work samples. If you complete all the lessons, your students will travel to world markets, grow a money tree, and run a bookshop!