Social Studies 2: Trade

Let's learn how to be responsible with money so that we can use it wisely.

Let's learn what buying and selling mean! We'll learn about a place where buying and selling happen

Let's learn about who is the consumer and who is the producer when we buy things.

Will Lucy and Miss Dahlman be able to learn their dollars and cents? Watch as they learn the importance of saving money!

This video helps kids understand that people are both consumers and producers.

This video shows how infrastructure such as roads, bridges, railroad lines, water mains, sewer pipes, and power lines support the operation of an economy

These shorts introduce upper-elementary and middle-school children to economic concept

See how grain can be moved across Canada by train.

Educational video for children teaching them vocabulary related with land, water and air transport.

This video teaches students about jobs in this Career Cluster (Transportation), including matching skills, interests and entry-level jobs in the industry.

Modern transportation has changed how people work and live. Nowadays, people can travel all over the planet in a few weeks, days or even hours

An encyclopedia article for students with lots of information about manufacturing

An encyclopedia article for students that explains what materials are, their properties, and how materials can be changed.

Learn how we can take wood and make it into paper!

When we think of Yogurt, we think of a tangy and sweet treat that's good at any time! But there's a tiny little ingredient in there that helps to make it what it is!

Do you know how wool goes from growing on a sheep to being made into a sweater? Let's find out!

This lesson introduces students to public transit and its role in community life. They will learn what public transit is, the basic rules for riding the bus and its importance in connecting people and ensuring safe travel.

In this lesson students learn about the concept of barter, which is a system for exchanging/trading goods and services without using money.

In this lesson, students answer questions about how bartering effects groups by participating in and evaluating a bartering experience.

Although money has officially replaced the ‘barter system’, bartering still happens. In this lesson, students will debate the relative merits of bartering and using money.

This lesson aims to introduce students to the topic of Raw Materials and Industry.

In this lesson, we'll learn how transportation affects our daily lives? We'll also learn about how transportation has changed and developed over time

Students organise a class or school-wide ‘barter project’ where students exchange goods or commit to providing a service.

Scroll down to find slides for a lesson with students about identifying things that are manufactured and things that are in a raw state.

In these lessons, students will learn the definition of safety rules and safe practices through guided discussions that focus on pedestrian and road safety. There are interactive, in-class activities as well as opportunities to teach outdoors.

In this unit, students explore transportation modes as they learn about clean energy resources, maps, and school transport systems. There are 4 lesson plans here.

A lesson plan for teaching students about the types of things they can buy at different stores