Financial Literacy Goods and Services Activities

• Vocabulary Posters – Includes word with definition – goods, service, consumer, producer, supply, demand, and barter

• Goods & Services Picture Sort – 15 picture cards that students sort according to whether they show a good or a service. Includes heading cards.

• Writing Task – Students write about a time they bought a good and a time they paid for a service.

• Goods & Services Word Sort – Cut and glue worksheet. Students cut out words and glue them on a chart to show whether they a good or a service.

• Reading Comprehension Passage – Student read a short story about a family using goods and services after a storm and then answer comprehension questions.

• Vocabulary Foldables – Students cut out definitions and glue them under the correct flap. Includes goods, services, consumer, and producer.

• Community Services Matching Game – Students match cards with pictures of community buildings to cards showing the service that is provided. Includes 18 cards.

• Services In My Town Writing – Students color pictures of various buildings in the community and write about the services that are provided there. Provided in 2 formats.

• Consumer or Producer? – Students read short descriptions and decide if it shows a consumer or a producer

• Producers In Your Town Worksheet – Match workers/business with the service or goods they produce

• Supply and Demand Reading Passage

• Answer Keys

This resource provides students with a variety of activities to keep them engaged in the topic. The word and picture sorts and cut & glue worksheets allow for hands-on exploration of the concepts. The writing and reading comprehension components help integrate social studies into your ELA instruction.

❤️ Deja H. said, “This whole bundle allowed me to teach the standard of good and services for a whole week. I was able to use everything in so many different ways, and by the time the unit was over, my students could easily tell you the difference between goods and services as well as examples.”

❤️ Megan L. said, “Loved these passages to incorporate social studies into reading. Awesome to use while teaching main topic and idea too!.