On this medium Grade 1 sheet, first graders explore trade and barter, learning how people long ago swapped items like apples and bread before coins and dollars existed. Nine fill-in-the-blank sentences walk through fair trades, agreeing on swaps, and why money later made shopping easier, followed by a four-item matching task linking trade scenes like cow carrying to outcomes such as fair barter swap.
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Needs vs. Wants
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Swapping items without money is called a trade.
2. Long ago, people used barter before coins.
3. If I trade my apple for your cookie, we both get a treat.
4. Trading works only if both people agree.
5. Today we use money to make trading easier.
6. A farmer may trade corn for a jug of milk.
7. If I have too many apples, I can trade some.
8. Money is easier than barter because it fits in a pocket.
9. A fair trade means both people are happy.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
swap apples for bread
→ fair barter swap
fair barter swap
pay coins for milk
→ modern money trade
modern money trade
trade without money
→ old way to shop
old way to shop
hard to carry cows
→ problem with barter
problem with barter
Needs vs. Wants
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Swapping items without money is called a trade.
2) Long ago, people used barter before coins.
3) If I trade my apple for your cookie, we both get a treat.
4) Trading works only if both people agree.
5) Today we use money to make trading easier.
6) A farmer may trade corn for a jug of milk.
7) If I have too many apples, I can trade some.
8) Money is easier than barter because it fits in a pocket.
9) A fair trade means both people are happy.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
swap apples for bread
→ fair barter swap
fair barter swap
pay coins for milk
→ modern money trade
modern money trade
trade without money
→ old way to shop
old way to shop
hard to carry cows
→ problem with barter
problem with barter
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