Social Studies Lesson Plan

1. Social Studies
Ashley Fowler, Monteria Finney, Olivia Reich, Jarhonda Davis

2. Learning Objectives
1. Economics: Understand the concept of supply and demand
2. History: Students will be knowledgeable of famous historical figures
and conquests/wars
3. Government: Understanding the justice system
4. Geography: Students should be able to distinguish geographical
natural resources

3. Learning Activities*
1. Economics: Distinguish the value of each material used to build the
pig’s houses and have the students bargain with each other to build
their own houses.
2. History: Compare a famous historical figure and conquest/war to
the story of The Three Little Pigs
3. Government: Perform a mock trial for the Big Bad Wolf
4. Geography: Research countries whose main exports are the
materials the pigs used to build their houses.
*Detail of activities in slides to follow

4. Learning Activity Details: Economics
1. Students get into groups of three or four.
2. Groups are each given one building material.
3. Groups are also given $200.00 fake money.
4. Each group determines the price that they will sell their building
material for.
5. Groups bargain with each other to build a house to accommodate
their group.

5. Learning Activity Details: History
1. Divide students into groups three or four.
2. Students should decide between one historical figure or
conquest/war discussed in class.
3. Students should research information on a teacher approved
website.

6. Learning Activity Details: Government
1. Assign students to the roles of judge, prosecutor, defendant,
attorneys, and jury.
2. Have the students perform the trial of the wolf after the three little
pigs story concludes.
3. Have each student write a response that determines their personal
verdict of the case.

7. Learning Activity Details: Geography
1. Students are to get into groups and take a hike to gather straw,
rocks, and sticks.
2. Write an observation of where the materials were located or
collected from.

8. Assessments
• Economics: Test over supply and demand
• History: Students should create a PowerPoint presentation
documenting the famous figure or conquest/war decided upon.
• Government: Students should give specific laws that would support
your response from the mock trial and explain the punishment for
each
• Geography: Identify which area had the most natural resources
located near it