Idaho Social Studies 3.SS.3.2

Social Studies3rd GradeEconomics

The Standard

Explain the difference between public and private property.

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students tell whether property belongs to the government or to a person or business. They use ownership, not just who can enter, to explain the difference.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can identify a town park as public property and a family yard as private property. They can explain why a grocery store is private property even though customers may enter.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think anything people can enter is public property, including a grocery store. They may also think public property has no rules or belongs to no one.
How to Assess It: On an exit ticket, ask students to label a town park, grocery store, and family yard as public or private property. Have them explain why the grocery store is private.

Lesson moves

Give pairs picture cards of a town park, family yard, grocery store, and town library; have them sort the cards by owner.
Have students write two sentences explaining why customers can enter a grocery store even though it is private property.
Play an owner match game: name a place, then have students hold up a government or person or business card.
On a neighborhood map, mark the town park and nearby homes, then label who owns each and who sets its rules.

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