2012 Poster Contest Winners

Goods & Services
K-2: Madelyn M., O'Loughlin Elementary, Hays, KS - Kenda Leiker
3-5: Jacqulyn S., Highlands School, Mission, KS - Deborah Hollingsworth
6-8: Molly D., Westridge Middle School, Overland Park, KS - Benita Holder

Productive Resources
K-2: Donald B., Holy Family Elementary, Hays, KS - Kenda Leiker
3-5: Emory A., Cheney Elementary, Cheney, KS - Gretchen Bergkamp
6-8: Ashleigh E. Christa McAuliffe Elementary, Lenexa, KS - Patricia Marcus

Opportunity Cost
K-2: Nicholas H., Wilson Elementary, Hays, KS - Kenda Leiker
3-5: Kharizma C., Phillipsburg Elementary, Phillipsburg, KS - Roxanne Bartels
6-8: Claire J., Indian Woods Middle School, Shawnee Mission, KS - Susan Schram

Scarcity
K-2: Payton R., Roosevelt Elementary, Hays, KS - Kenda Leiker
3-5: Harley R., Hill City Grade School, Hill City, KS - Scott Parker
6-8: Jack Y., Indian Hills Middle School, Prairie Village, KS - Judith Schieszer

Producers & Consumers
K-2: Kiley D., St. Joseph Catholic School (Ost), Mt. Hope, KS - Joan Noonan
3-5: Dayton R., Mill Creek Elementary, Lenexa, KS - Meredith Morris
6-8: Molly U., Westridge Middle School, Overland Park, KS - Benita Holder

Specialization
K-2: Aleyia R., Roosevelt Elementary, Hays, KS - Kenda Leiker
3-5: Madison M. Cheney Elementary, Cheney, KS - Wendy Wiens
6-8: Erin P., Phillipsburg Middle School, Phillipsburg, KS - Tina Johnson

About the Economics Poster Contest

No student is too young to learn about economics! And, we can’t think of a better way to teach these youngsters than through an engaging learning exercise. Give your students an opportunity to be creative and expand their knowledge as they illustrate economics.

It’s easy…

Introduce & teach economics concepts using KCEE’s resources…

Let your students draw one of six key concepts…

Send in the posters…

And you could win $50 for your classroom!  
If a student from your classroom wins, we will send your school a check for $50 to be used in your classroom. The teacher and student will be invited to the KCEE Regional Award Dinner.

2012 Entries must be postmarked
by April 11, 2012

Entry Rules

1. Posters submitted must be original entries drawn horizontally (landscape) on an 8 ½ X 11 inch white sheet of paper or cardstock.The drawing should illustrate one of these six economic topics:

-Goods & Services
-Opportunity Costs
-Producers & Consumers
-Productive Resources
-Scarcity
-Specialization

Each poster will be judged against other posters illustrating the same concept.

2. The economic concept/category must be:

-Written on the front of the poster (at the top)
-Spelled correctly
-Clearly printed in large letters

3. The following identifying information must appear on the back of each poster:

• Student's name

• School

• Grade level

• Teacher's name

• Teacher’s email address

4. Teachers, please print, complete and return an entry form with your class’ poster entries. Entry Form

DO NOT FOLD ENTRIES.  Please mail flat in a manila-type envelope.  ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY April 11 2012. 

Students will compete in their appropriate grade level:  K-2, 3-5, 6-8. One winner from each grade level for each category will be awarded a classroom gift of $50 and an invitation to the KCEE Awards Dinner for student & teacher.

Upon entry, all posters become the property of the Kansas Council for Economic Education and may be used for publicity. Winning entries will be posted on the website, along with the student’s first name, teacher’s name, and school name.

Concept Descriptions

·        GOODS AND SERVICES:  Goods are tangible objects desired by consumers and supplied by producers.  Services are intangible outputs produced in the economy.  Example of goods would be:  a car, books, furniture; services include things such as:  teaching, medical services, police and fire protection.

·        OPPORTUNITY COSTS:  An opportunity cost is what we give up when a resource is used for one purpose (so it cannot be used for something else).  For example, if you have 50 cents and choose to buy a candy bar, you give up the enjoyment of eating an ice cream cone. If the baker uses a bag of flour to bake bread, she cannot use the same bag of flour to bake cakes.

·        PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS:  Producers are the people and/or firms which make and supply the goods and services provided in the economy.  Consumers use the goods and services produced to satisfy their wants and needs. Individuals are both producers and consumers.

·        PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES:  There are three basic kinds of resources used to produce goods and services. They include natural resources (trees, land, and water), human resources (people and their skills), and capital resources (tools, computers, and buildings). Money is not a productive resource.

·        SCARCITY:  World resources are limited, so we cannot produce or own everything we could possibly want. We must make choices about how best to use the limited resources we have. Economic systems allocate our limited resources in ways that give us the most satisfaction from the goods and services produced.

·        SPECIALIZATION: A situation in which people produce a narrower range of goods and services than they consume. Specialization increases productivity; it also requires trade and increases interdependence. An example:  labor specialization is achieved when a process is broken into many small tasks (division of labor).

Contest Deadline

This year’s Poster Contest entry deadline is April 11, 2012. But, don’t wait until then to get your students involved! We recommend that you use our online resources to introduce economics in your classrooms early on. Then, give the students opportunities to draw personalized illustrations of the concepts for a chance to win prizes!

  Winners will be announced by April 27, 2012. 

NEED more Teaching Resources for Integrating Economics?

There are many free online resources available containing great lessons to use in your classroom. See our suggested list below.

Financial Foundations for Kids - Economics & Financial Literacy for Grades K-8

www.ff4kids.com
This courseware & teacher's guide are available for free to all Kansas schools and addresses all Kansas benchmarks for econ & personal finance.  Courseware is available on Kan-Ed or by using a CD that you can receive at no cost.  The additional teacher's guide, assessments & Governor's Award are available online.  Click on "Teachers" and then "Teachers Guide" to find the lessons.  An online tutorial is also available on that website. Contact KCEE@wichita.edu for a free copy of the courseware for your school if you do not use Kan-Ed.

EconEdlink - FREE online lessons & activities for grades K-12

www.econedlink.org

This website will let you search for lessons by concept name, standards & more. 

Classroom Clues - book titles that correlate with economics concepts

www.classroomclues.com

Council for Economic Education - Many finance & economics resources for grades K-12

www.councilforeconed.org/resources/lessons.php

You may also contact a Center for Economic Education in your area for additional curriculum ideas or to use Council for Economic Education resources from their lending libraries if available.   

Federal Reserve Bank - more lessons & activities for finance & economics

www.federalreserveeducation.org

Browse more resources on our Resources/Links page.

2011 Poster Contest Winners

Goods & Services
K-2: Elena H., O'Loughlin Elementary, Hays, KS - Kenda Leiker
3-5: Noah S., Mill Creek Elementary, Lenexa, KS - Crystal Williamson
6-8: Brett M., Maize South Middle, Maize, KS - Bonnie Dent

Productive Resources
K-2: Sheena Z., O'Loughlin Elementary, Hays, KS - Kenda Leiker
3-5: Eian W., Christa McAuliffe Elementary, Lenexa, KS - Andrea Beauchamp
6-8: Isabella F., Phillipsburg Middle, Phillipsburg, KS - Tina Johnson

Opportunity Cost
K-2: Ashley V., Roosevelt Elementary, Hays, KS - Kenda Leiker
3-5: Natalie B., Brookwood Elementary, Leawood, KS - Nancy Worth
6-8: Ellie C., Westwood View Elementary, Westwood, KS - Kristy Schmidt

Scarcity
K-2: Hope K., Wilson Elementary, Hays, KS - Teresa Gross
3-5: Rachel S., Christa McAuliffe Elementary, Lenexa, KS - Andrea Beauchamp
6-8: Trevor C., Iola Middle, Iola, KS - Roger Carlin

Producers & Consumers
K-2: Meg K., Phillipsburg Elementary, Phillipsburg, KS - Lindsay Johnson
3-5: Sofia S., Brookwood Elementary, Leawood, KS - Nancy Worth
6-8: Yashi W., Westwood View Elementary, Westwood, KS - Kristy Schmidt

Specialization
K-2: Kamryn S., Roosevelt Elementary, Hays, KS - Kenda Leiker
3-5: Madeline B., Brookwood Elementary, Leawood, KS - Nancy Worth
6-8: Lauren G., Monticello Trails Middle, Shawnee, KS - Cliff Ferrell