4.1.3+Lesson+1

= LESSON PLANleaves = created by:Windsor Elementary First Grade

__Core Objective/Standard__:
Standard 4 Objective 1.3 and 1.4

__Student learning objective__:
Students will be able to describe how people earn money and exchange money to purchase goods and services.
 * Zions bank does this presentation within classrooms

__Materials needed__:
Large paper naked tree Gold candy coins Page with 6 blank leaves

__Teacher (To) directions/actions/instructions__:
1. Put 1 gold coin on each student's desk. Explain that if they keep the coin on their desk until end of lesson, they will receive 1 more gold coin. 9. Explain how families work for money and exchange it for goods and services. 10. Give another gold coin to students who still have theirs left on their desk and compare it to a savings account.

__Teachers/Students (With) actions__:
2. Discuss with students how they get money for themselves. (allowance, birthdays, teeth...) 3. Discuss how their parents get money. 4. Discuss what their family spends their money on.

__Students (By) actions/activities students will do during lesson__:
5. Students draw or write on their 3 leaves what they would like to buy. 6. Cut out leaves and put on tree. 7. Students draw or write on 3 of their leaves how they or their parents get money. 8. Students then exchange their second set of leaves for goods/services leaves that are already on the tree.

__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:
Informal assessment: observe as students participate in discussion and tree exchange.