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JA Our Families™

Following participation in the program, students will be able to:

• Describe the similarities and differences found in families.

• Categorize needs and wants.

• Describe the jobs people do.

• Analyze their own skills to find ways they can support their families.

• Identify the goods and services provided by local businesses.

• Explain one of the entrepreneurial characteristics—Satisfy a Need or a Want.

Session Titles and Summaries:

Session One: Our FamiliesStudents discover how families are alike and different and how families can work together to make where they live a better place.

Session Two: Our Families’ Needs and WantsStudents become aware that all families need food, clothing, and shelter to live. Students begin to understand the distinction between needs and wants.

Session Three: Great Job!Students examine the jobs family members have, including operating their own businesses, to earn money to provide for their needs and wants.

Session Four: Businesses in Our NeighborhoodStudents use the Floor Map to locate businesses throughout a neighborhood. They identify locations for new entrepreneurial businesses, along with the goods or services these businesses will provide.

Session Five: Our New BusinessStudents become entrepreneurs and start a business that fills a want in their neighborhood. They name and draw a picture of their new business.

©2013 Junior Achievement USA®

JA Our Families introduces students to the intersection of entrepreneurship and first-grade social studies learning objectives, including how family members’ jobs and businesses contribute to their well-being.

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