Goods vs. Services Matching Worksheet for 6-Year-Olds | Social Studies Draw-to-Match Activity

Instructions

1. Learn the Difference: A Good is something you can touch or hold (like a toy). A Service is an action someone does for you (like a haircut).
2. Matching Activity: Look at the descriptions in the boxes below. Draw a line from each description to the word GOOD or SERVICE in the center.
3. Sorting Table: Think of things in your own home or neighborhood. Fill in the table with your own examples.
4. Challenge Question: Answer the final question at the bottom about your community.

Part 1: Matching Goods and Services

Draw a line from the item on the left or right to the correct category in the middle.

Part 2: My Community Table

Think about your day. What things do you buy (Goods) and what help do you receive (Services)? Fill in the table below.

Part 3: Real-World Thinking

Scenario: Imagine you are at a Birthday Party at a pizza restaurant.

1. Name one Good you see at the party: __

2. Name one Service the workers at the restaurant provide: __

Part 4: Challenge Quest!

Can you think of something that is both? Hint: Think about when you buy a Lego set (a Good) but then someone helps you build the giant tower (a Service)!

Write or draw one way you could provide a Service for your family today:

Answer Key

Part 1 Matching:

• Goods: Apple, Toy Car, Book, T-Shirt
• Services: Doctor, Haircut, Mail Carrier, Dog Walker

Part 2 Table:

• Possible Goods: Milk, shoes, crayons, bed, pizza.
• Possible Services: Teaching, bus driving, cleaning, gardening, cooking.

Part 3 Real-World Thinking:

1. Good: Pizza, balloons, cake, presents.
2. Service: Cooking the food, cleaning the table, singing Happy Birthday.

Part 4 Challenge:

• Answers vary: Cleaning my room, setting the table, feeding the cat.