Goods and Services
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Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 1
Lesson Length: 15 minutes or less
Keywords/Tags: Goods, Services, Producer, Consumer, Good, Service
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other. Students will be introduced to key vocabulary terms including goods, services, producers, and consumers. Students be shown examples of each vocabulary word and be asked to identify goods and services on their own.

  • Other GA: SS1E1 Identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
Video : Goods and Services: Brain Pop Jr.
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Reading : Goods and Services Vocabulary
Instructions: Please read the following article as many times as needed (aloud and silent) before starting to go through the rest of the lesson pages. Understanding the content of this passage is very important since the following lesson activities will be all about this content. Feel free to print the article if needed.

goods: items that are made or grown

services: work that is done for someone else

consumer: a person who uses goods and services

producer:  a person who makes or grows things we use

economy: the system of how money is made and used within a particular country

Good and Service Graphic

Quiz : Quiz: Goods and Services
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

_________ are things that are made or grown.

Question #2

A ________ is work that is done for someone else. 

Question #3

__________ are people who make or grow goods and/or offers services.

Question #4

______________ are people who buy goods or services.

Question #5
Fruits and vegatables are examples of services. 
Question #6
A dentist, babysitter, and a bus driver are all examples of someone who provides a service. 
Question #7
Clothes, computers, and cars are examples of goods.
Question #8
Name an example of a good. 
Question #9
Name an example of a service. 
Question #10
A producer can offer both goods and services.
Resources : Good and Services Resources
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmes
Learn about goods and services with the Berenstain Bears.
Economics for Kids: Producers and Consumers
Learn more about the producers and consumers who provide goods and services.
Goods and Services Game
Create an account to play a game where you identify and sort through goods and services.
Goods and Services Song
Watch to learn about goods and services through a song!