Our Comunity

PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Classroom based

PROGRAM DURATION

6 weeks

PROGRAM GRADE LEVEL

Elementary school, 2nd grade

JA Our Community uses posters and games to offer practical information about businesses and the many jobs those businesses offer in a community. Students explore production methods through a simulation game, and they learn about taxes, decision making, and how money flows in an economy.

PROGRAM CONCEPTS

Businesses, Careers, Citizenship, Coins, Community, Government, Innovation, Jobs, Production, Goods and services, Needs and wants, Skills, Taxes, Voting

PROGRAM SKILLS

Creativity, Critical thinking, Collaboration, Decision making, Idea development, making choices, Map reading, Problem solving, Role-playing, Speaking and listening, Teamwork.