Looking for Books About Goods and Services? 

Are your students learning about goods and services? Do you find it difficult to locate emergent readers or children’s books about goods and services? 

Your search ends here! Instead of searching, why not have your students make, write, and illustrate their own Goods and Services mini-book? This mini-book template can be the perfect addition to your unit or writing center. With this download, you will get a printable booklet for your students to write and draw the goods and services around them.

Through this activity, students will show they can identify examples of goods and services in the community.

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your social studies lessons. 

In addition to individual student work time, use this economics mini-book to enhance learning through guided reading groups, whole class lessons, or remote learning assignments. 

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts: 

🆘 Support Struggling Students

Help students who need support by completing this mini-book in a 1-on-1 setting or with a small group. Additionally, invite students to reference previous lessons, assignments, or anchor charts to help them with the questions.

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

For students who may need a bit of a challenge, encourage them to make lists, draw pictures, or write new sentences to add to their books.

Plan lessons for all ability levels with our 10 Best Scaffolding Strategies! 

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slides version of this resource. Assemble the mini-book pages and secure them with staples on the left-hand side of the book. 

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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