Idaho Social Studies 2.SS.3.2

Social Studies2nd GradeEconomics

The Standard

Explain what employment means and define income, wages, and salary.

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students explain that employment means having a paid job. They identify income as money a person receives and tell how hourly wages differ from a set salary.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given one worker paid by the hour and another paid a set amount each week, students correctly name wages and salary. They explain that both payments are income from employment.
Common Misconceptions: Students may call all job pay a salary or think wages and salary mean exactly the same thing. Some think unpaid chores count as employment.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: 'Ari earns $10 per hour at a job. Sam earns $400 each week at a job. Who earns wages, and who earns a salary? What do employment and income mean here?'

Lesson moves

Give pairs worker cards and pretend pay slips, then have them match each hourly wage or weekly salary to the right worker.
Ask, 'Can someone have income without a salary?' Have students write one sentence using wages as an example.
Play a matching race with four word cards and four definition cards for employment, income, wages, and salary.
Show two sample job ads, one paying by the hour and one listing a set weekly amount, and have students label each payment.

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