Helpers, jobs, and what people need (economics light)
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~3 min
hist.gK.f.eco.helpers_and_goods.ex_01
Sort Goods Services
Prompt
Sort these 6 cards into GOODS (things you can hold) or SERVICES (help you can feel but not hold): apple, doctor visit, book, mail letter, teacher reading aloud, bandage.
M-K-F-ECO-EX-01
Manipulative
Physical / non-image
Two-bin sorting tray (referencing M-K-F-ECO-07-A) with 6 picture cards: 'putting out a fire,' 'reading a book,' 'mail,' 'medicine,' 'rice,' 'teaching.' Bins labeled SERVICES and GOODS. Cards velcro-backed; child places one at a time and explains choice.
How it's presented
mode
sort into two bins
Answer criteria
type
multi match
correct
- book
- good
- apple
- good
- bandage
- good
- mail letter
- good
- doctor visit
- service
- teacher reading aloud
- service
Hints
- Can you HOLD it in your hand?
- If you can't hold it but it helps you — it's a service.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing 'doctor visit' (service) with 'bandage' (good)
- Calling everything a good
Used in lessons