Color the Concepts Calendar Contest

Students in grades K-8 are challenged with illustrating one of ten concepts which are outlined in the South Carolina Social Studies Standards.

Concepts: 

1. Scarcity

2. Opportunity Cost

3. Needs and Wants

4. Consumers and Producers

5. Goods and Services

6. Productive Resources

7. Specialization and Trade 

8. Budgeting

9. Saving and Spending

10. Investing

Rules

In order to be judged, entries must be in compliance with all of the following rules. All entries must: 

• Be original and hand-drawn horizontally on an 8½" x 11" sheet of white paper or created digitally featuring 50% or more original art

• Be in color – not black and white 

• Include all lettering in black and all artwork outlined in black 

• Be an illustration of one of the ten economics or personal finance concept categories listed on this website 

•  Include text and art work at least ½" from all edges of the paper 

• Print the economic/personal finance concept(s) illustrated in large letters at the top of the page and make sure the words are spelled correctly. 

Teachers: 

• Submit only one entry per student  

• Include only one completed entry form for each teacher submitting entries 

• Submit the following information by lightly taping a separate piece of paper or 3 x 5 index card on the back of each poster (no paper clips):  student name and grade level,  teacher’s full name,  school name, and school district