Oklahoma Social Studies 1.C.4.4

Social Studies1st GradeContent Standards

The Standard

Explain how people are paid for their labor and how some people own their own businesses to earn money.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 1.C.4

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students explain that people can earn money by working for someone else. They also explain that a business owner earns money by selling goods or services.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can say that a store pays its cashier for working. They can explain that a lemonade stand owner gets money when customers buy lemonade.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think customers pay every worker directly. They may also think a business owner keeps every dollar from a sale, even when the business needs to buy supplies.
How to Assess It: Ask: “A store clerk works for a store. Jo owns a lemonade stand. Who pays the clerk, and how does Jo get money?”

Lesson moves

Set up a pretend lemonade stand with play coins, cups, an owner, and a helper; have customers buy drinks and the owner pay the helper.
Ask: “How does a store clerk get paid? How does the owner of a lemonade stand get money?”
Give pairs picture cards of workers and business owners; have them sort the cards and explain where each person's money comes from.
Show a photo of a local barber shop and ask how its owner earns money from haircuts and how a hired barber gets paid.

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