For this discussion board, you will reflect on and discuss what you have learned

For this discussion board, you will reflect on and discuss what you have learned about economics learning experiences for young children.
1. Explore Connecticut’s Social Studies standards for teaching economics concepts and skills to preschool and kindergarten children.
CT Early Learning and Development Standards: What children, birth to five, should know and be able to do. CTELDS: Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards. (2014, April). (Pages 50 – 51)
Connecticut Elementary and Secondary Social Studies Curriculum Framework. CT State Department of Education. (2015, February). (Pages 9 – 18)
2. Choose preschool or kindergarten children and research the economics standards from your state’s website.
3. Respond to all of the following:
If you are working in an early childhood setting:
Indicate your state, choose 1 standard, and write it at the beginning of your post.
Please discuss if and how you currently encourage this Social Studies content learning in your classroom.  Describe two specific activities.
Explain new insights to improve current practices for incorporating this Social Studies content in your center. These new insights/activities/lessons must have a direct connection to your selected standard listed above. Please explain the connection.
If you are not working in an early childhood setting:
Indicate your state, choose 1 standard, and write it in the beginning of your post.
What two activities might you develop in the future? For example, how can you use this information to enhance the classroom’s socio-dramatic play center?
These activities/lessons must have a direct connection to your standard listed above. Please explain the connection.
*Course Connection: Struggling to think of activities? Look at your unit 3 theme web for ideas!