Learning About Money: Spending, Saving, Sharing

Introduce the concept of the past and compare how people met basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation long ago versus today.

Compare how children and families communicated, learned, played, and lived within their communities in the past versus modern times.

Introduce young learners to the concept of historical figures and explore leaders who demonstrated truthfulness, moral courage, and dedication to freedom.

Examine how diverse historical figures demonstrated teamwork, equality, perseverance, and civic service to improve their communities.

Explain how families provide emotional, physical, and social support and recognize unique family traditions.

Construct simple maps with symbols and explain how maps represent real places.

Explain how a globe models the round Earth with land, water, continents, and oceans.

Recognize and describe unique natural and human-made geographical features in local communities.

Describe and use relative location words to navigate and find places on maps, globes, and in real life.

Describe why rules are essential in families, classrooms, and schools, and explore consequences of rule-following.

List and describe qualities needed to live and work together including honesty, civility, respect, and service.

Identify how diverse people and workers collaborate to build safe, strong, and caring communities.

Introduce foundational concepts of symbols, explore key national symbols such as the U.S. flag and bald eagle, and learn the meaning and etiquette of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Discover Utah's state flag, emblems, and historical traditions, and understand how state and local symbols foster community unity.

Distinguish between basic human needs and individual wants and describe how needs and wants change over time.

Relate how different careers, goods, and services help individuals and communities satisfy needs and wants.

Identify the functions of money and distinguish between spending, saving, and sharing.