KRIGYAN

The Value of Work

Class 6 · Social Science

1 idea in Class 6 Social Science, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.

Economic and Non-Economic Activities

Part of: Economic Life Around Us

Economic activities involve money or are performed in exchange for money or its worth. Non-economic activities are valuable but unpaid. Examples: Geeta Aunty (pilot) earns a salary; Sahil (farm labourer) earns a daily wage, partly in cash and partly in mangoes (payment in kind). Value addition: Rajesh buys wood for ₹600, sells a chair for ₹1,000 — the ₹400 difference is the value added by his skill.

Why it matters. Understanding the difference between economic and non-economic activities helps students appreciate all kinds of work in society.

Try it in two minutes

  1. Ask: what makes an activity 'economic'?
  2. Ask: what is 'payment in kind'?
  3. Ask: how does Rajesh the carpenter add value to wood?

Try at home. Ask your child to list five activities done at home and classify each as economic or non-economic.

What your child will practise

  • Economic and Non-Economic Activities: Desert Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
  • Economic and Non-Economic Activities: Explorer'S Map Quest (Collect the Answer)
  • Economic and Non-Economic Activities: Jungle Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
  • Economic and Non-Economic Activities: Mission Control Sort (Sort It Out)
  • Quiz: Economic and Non-Economic Activities (8 questions)