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Junior Achievement Program Correlations to
Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements
Social Studies

Elementary School Program
Themes and Activities		 Economics Civics History Geography
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 2.1 2.3 3.1 3.2 4.1 4.3 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2
OURSELVES (Kindergarten) Through a storybook and related activities, students learn about how working earns money, the value of money, teamwork and consumer choices. (25 minute activities)
Robbie’s Trip to the Farm X X X X
Angie and the Carnival X X X X X
Charlie Plants a Garden X X X X
Megan Buys a Present X X X X
Dylan and the New Playground X X X X X X
OUR FAMILIES (Grade 1) Students learn about the role of families in the local economy, jobs held by family members, their family’s economic needs and wants, and how working together makes a community a better place to live. (30 minute activities)
Our Families X X X
Our Families’ Needs and Wants X
Our Families’ Jobs X X X X
Finding Our Families’ Needs and Wants X X X X
Paying for Our Families’ Needs and Wants X X X
OUR COMMUNITY (Grade 2) Students learn what a community is, the role of the government in the community, production methods, group decision making and basic banking activities. (30 minute activities)
How Does a Community Work? X X X X
Sweet “O” Donuts X X
The Role of Government X X X X X X X
A New Business X X
Money Moves X X X
OUR CITY (Grade 3) Students explore career options through fun activities in construction, city planning, journalism, restaurant management, and banking. (35 minute activities)
Inside Cities X X X X X X X X X X
Building a City X X X
Dining Out X X
Making Headlines X X
You Can Bank on It X X X
OUR REGION (Grade 4) Students explore states' resources, identify solutions to a business problem, look at business income and expenses, and learn what it would be like to run their own business. (40 minute activities)
What Are Regions and Resources? X X X X X X X X X X
Exploring Resources X X X X X X X X X X X X
Resources on the Move X X X X X X X X X
Where’s the Money? X X X
The Bottom Line X X X X X X
OUR NATION (Grade 5) Students learn the free enterprise concepts of organization, management, production, marketing and sales. Activities include job applications and interviews, unit and mass production, and advertising strategies. (45 minute activities)
Organization X X
Human Resources X X X
Production X X X
Advertising X X
Annual Meeting X X
OUR WORLD (Grade 6) Students learn about resources from different countries, why nations trade with one another, the definition of an import and export, and foreign currency exchange rates. (45 minute activities)
The World in My Classroom X X X X X X X X X
Trading Places X X X X X X X X X X
Dollar for Dollar X X X
Business Matters X X X X X X X X
Global Business Challenge X X