Georgia SS6E4.c

Social Studies6th GradeLatin America and Canada

The Standard

Describe the economic system of Canada.

Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies · Analyze different economic systems.

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify Canada as a mixed economy that leans toward the market side. They explain how private businesses, consumer choice, and government programs all shape economic decisions.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students correctly place Canada on an economic systems continuum and support the placement with examples. They distinguish private business activity from government services and regulations.
Common Misconceptions: Students may label Canada as fully market-based or fully command-based. They may assume that government-funded health care means the government controls all businesses and consumer choices.
How to Assess It: Give students this exit prompt: “Describe Canada’s economic system and give one example of private choice and one example of government involvement.”

Lesson moves

Give groups cards showing Canadian businesses, taxes, health care, prices, and consumer choices, then sort them by private or government involvement.
Ask students to write: “Why is Canada considered mixed rather than purely market or command?”
Play an economic continuum game where students place Canadian examples between command and market, then explain each placement.
Examine a Canadian grocery receipt and health care card to compare consumer spending with a tax-funded public service.

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