Indiana Social Studies 2.E.2

Social Studies2nd GradeEconomics

The Standard

Research goods and services produced in the local community, and describe how people can be both producers and consumers.

2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students use a local menu, flyer, or short interview to find goods and services offered nearby. They explain how a person can sell something and also buy something.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students can name a good and a service from local businesses. They can explain that a baker produces bread but is a consumer when buying lunch.
Common Misconceptions: Students may call a haircut a good because someone pays for it. They may think producers cannot also be consumers, or that only factories make goods.
How to Assess It: Show students a menu from a local bakery and a photo of a local barbershop. Ask them to name one good, one service, and something the baker might buy.

Lesson moves

Set up a pretend bakery with clay rolls and play money; bakers sell rolls, then buy paper bags from classmates.
Show a photo of a local barbershop and ask, "What does the barber provide, and what might the barber buy?"
Play producer-consumer match with picture cards: pair a local worker with something they sell and something they buy.
Use a nearby restaurant menu and barbershop website to find one good and one service available in town.

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