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Preview of Social Studies Lessons | PowerPoint & Google Slides | BUNDLE

Social Studies Lessons | PowerPoint & Google Slides | BUNDLE

Created by
Sarah Gardner
It's so hard to squeeze dedicated social studies lessons into our already jam-packed schedules. These short, no-prep, paperless mini-lessons will help you facilitate deep conversations about important topics. Bite-Size Social Studies is perfect for distance learning or remote learning. A paperless, no-prep, narrated version of these lessons will be added, so even the youngest students can learn independently. Send the files home via your chosen platform (Google Classroom, SeeSaw, etc).Each slide
Preview of Economics Unit | 3rd Grade Social Studies | Budget | Business | Entrepreneurs

Economics Unit | 3rd Grade Social Studies | Budget | Business | Entrepreneurs

Created by
Teacher Trap
Ready-to-go, interactive Economics Unit for 3rd Grade Social Studies! Lessons and engaging activities for teaching about economics and the free enterprise system including personal finances and entrepreneurs. Students learn about consumers and producers, supply and demand, and wants and needs through meaningful experiences!ā­ļøSave BIG with the 3rd Grade Social Studies BUNDLE!ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø What's this unit all about?This unit 2-4 week unit (depending on your schedule!) helps students learn the basics of
Preview of Who Am I? - Community Helpers Powerpoint Game #1

Who Am I? - Community Helpers Powerpoint Game #1

Created by
Teacher Gameroom
Community helpers games are great for teaching students about different community jobs. In this "Who am I" game, students must guess the community worker. There are 10 questions and you just click on each question to go to it. Each question has 3 clues and student have to guess which community helper it describes. Clues include tools they may use, what they do, and where they may work. Great for a whole class review or rainy day activity. Great for individual practice on the iPad! Extra licens
Preview of Levels of Government Local State and National Activities for 1st 2nd 3rd Grade

Levels of Government Local State and National Activities for 1st 2nd 3rd Grade

This is a fabulous set for teaching levels of government at the primary level. It goes over LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL only. It discusses how the mayor, governor, and president are in charge of these different levels! It also talks about what the jobs are each of these different levels. This set is perfect for 2nd and 3rd grade students!This product is also available in a digital form. Click HERE for the digital version. I also have the task cards available in BOOM CARDSā„¢!There are many activ
Preview of Economics: Goods & Services, Wants & Needs, Making Choices, Saving & Spending

Economics: Goods & Services, Wants & Needs, Making Choices, Saving & Spending

This 4 week unit utilizes literature, whole group activities, independent practice, interactive notebooks, and PowerPoint slide shows to teach the economic concepts of wants and needs, goods and services, saving and spending, and making choices. This unit includes: 17 colorful instructional posters 17 pages of worksheets 6 whole group or center work activities 5 pages of interactive notebook/bulletin board activities 4 book activities PowerPoint slide shows of each poster broken down so that yo
Preview of Media Literacy / Advertising & Social Media Activities - Bundle

Media Literacy / Advertising & Social Media Activities - Bundle

Created by
Addie Williams
Are you looking for media literacy activities that will engage your students? This bundle includes 6 different resources and includes activities such as poetry, writing, discussion topics, ad techniques, student social media use, and more! My students have always enjoyed working on a Media Unit and some of my best classroom discussions have related to media, social media, and advertising. Looking for a DIGITAL VERSION? CLICK HERE.Includes activities designed to stimulate classroom discussion,
Preview of The Great Depression: A Saving and Spending Game

The Great Depression: A Saving and Spending Game

Students work together in small groups to make decisions about how to save or spend their money during the Great Depression. They will see what it is like to have a well-paying job and then lose most of their money in the stock market crash of 1929. They will have to find a new job, a place to live (hobo camp or boxcar), and figure out how to provide for their family with very little.Students will have to subtract their bills from their total amount of money using a spending ledger (provided).
Preview of 2nd Grade Social Studies Full Year Curriculum | Worksheets Lesson Plans Quizzes

2nd Grade Social Studies Full Year Curriculum | Worksheets Lesson Plans Quizzes

Everything you need for teaching 2nd or 3rd grade social studies curriculum all in one convenient bundle! This 2nd Grade Social Studies Bundle (also works well for 3rd grade) is packed with lesson plans, worksheets, activities, foldables, vocabulary, quizzes, and more. Your students will love learning about citizenship, community, government, geography, history, and economics. With 30 units in this social studies curriculum, you will have everything you need for 30 weeks or more of fun and engag
Preview of Financial Literacy Goods & Services Needs & Wants Earning Money Spending Saving

Financial Literacy Goods & Services Needs & Wants Earning Money Spending Saving

Created by
Fishyrobb
This financial literacy bundle for 1st to 3rd grade includes three social studies economics units: Goods and ServicesNeeds and WantsEarning, Spending, and Saving MoneyThese resources contain a variety of reading, writing, vocabulary, and sorting activities that teach young learners about money and how to manage it responsibly.Goods & Services includes:Goods and Services Vocabulary PostersConsumers and Producers Vocabulary PostersSupply and Demand Vocabulary PostersPicture Sort ActivityWritin
Preview of Consumer Math & Financial Literacy - Credit Card Project (with Google Slidesā„¢)

Consumer Math & Financial Literacy - Credit Card Project (with Google Slidesā„¢)

You can purchase this product with other consumer math and personal finance activities and projects in a BUNDLE:Consumer Math and Financial Literacy Activities & Projects BUNDLEUpdated to also include a Google Classroomā„¢ version in addition to the original print-friendly version! **************************************************************************************DOWNLOADED OVER 1,000 TIMES**************************************************************************************This is a credit
Preview of Needs and Wants Sort Activities + FREE Spanish Version

Needs and Wants Sort Activities + FREE Spanish Version

Created by
Nikki and Nacho
Boost engagement with this fun, interactive resource about needs and wants. It includes vocabulary cards, individual and group sorting activities, graphic organizers, a coloring sheet, a word building activity, a drawing sheet and more! It works great for boosting academic vocabulary while learning and reviewing the content. This resource was created by Nikki and Nacho - previously known as Nicole and Eliceo.TEACHER-FRlENDLY FEATURESThis resource has been teacher-tested and approved, downloads i
Preview of 2nd Grade Social Studies Economics Activities | Goods Services Trade Barter

2nd Grade Social Studies Economics Activities | Goods Services Trade Barter

Engage your students in learning about important economic and social studies concepts with 6 weeks of social studies curriculum including simple lessons and easy-to-print activities. Your students will learn important economics concepts like trade and barter, goods and services, needs and wants, and more. This 2nd Grade Social Studies Bundle will engage your elementary students and help you quickly and easily plan your economics lessons. With no prep worksheets and activities, drawing prompts, w
Preview of Community Helpers & Workers Activities 1st Grade Kindergarten Social Studies

Community Helpers & Workers Activities 1st Grade Kindergarten Social Studies

Created by
Fishyrobb
This set of activities will help students understand workers in their community and the jobs they do. Includes workers, jobs and occupations, vehicles, and city services.Includes:Helpers and Jobs Sorting CardsMatch the picture of the worker with the correct name and job description. These work well as a whole group pocket-chart activity. Includes 26 cards.Workers, Vehicles, and City Buildings CardsThese make a fun matching activity for young learners or vocabulary development for your ESL/ELL st
Preview of Game of Life- budget simulation

Game of Life- budget simulation

In just one class period, your students will not only understand the importance of creating and sticking to a budget, but also practice creating one!- Students are randomly given a "career card" with correlating annual salary and average student loan debt, if applicable. - They will then use a chart to determine how much of their salary will be taken out in the form of federal tax withholding, state tax withholding, social security, and medicare. - They'll then be given a set of choice cards (
Preview of Needs and Wants Picture Sort Cards for Kindergarten & First Grade Social Studies

Needs and Wants Picture Sort Cards for Kindergarten & First Grade Social Studies

Created by
Class of Kinders
Teaching the difference between a need and a want? Use these sort cards whole group in a pocket chart, on a magnetic board (just adds strip magnets) or use 2 hula hoops and place the cards inside!Includes:2 header cards: needs, wants with definition plus 21 color picture cards for discussion/sorting:foodshoeswatercandyshelter (house)vehicledogshoesbikemoneyclothesstuffed animalphonefamilycellphoneflowersbedtreenecklacelaptop If you like these check my TPT store for other Needs/Wants items:Needs
Preview of Food Truck Business Simulation Semester Project Bundle

Food Truck Business Simulation Semester Project Bundle

Created by
Business Girl
Engage your students in course content with this relatable, food truck-themed project. This product incorporates many aspects of the business world including: marketing, finance, sales, advertising, business pitches, business plans, budgeting, social media, etc. This is a semester long business simulation project meant to accompany a high school business course such as Introduction to Business and Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Essentials, or Marketing I. For this project I split up the s
Preview of Economics Unit - Activities, Graphic Organizers, & Projects | Print and Digital

Economics Unit - Activities, Graphic Organizers, & Projects | Print and Digital

Created by
Ashleigh
This is an engaging economics unit that students will love! There 20 fun activities and skill building worksheets to make economics meaningful to students. Economic concepts taught:goods and servicestypes of resources (natural, human, capital)entrepreneurproducerconsumertaxessupply and demandtrade and barteringimports and exportscompetitionThese lessons have been written so that each lesson builds upon the previous lesson, so it is beneficial to teach the lessons in the order listed in the tabl
Preview of Goods & Services Sort Worksheets Financial Literacy Economics 2nd Grade

Goods & Services Sort Worksheets Financial Literacy Economics 2nd Grade

Created by
Fishyrobb
This financial literacy resource has everything you need to teach your students about goods and services and other concepts of money! WHAT'S INCLUDED:There are both printable and digital components giving students multiple ways to access the material.Vocabulary Posters - Includes word with definition - goods, service, consumer, producer, supply, demand, and barterGoods & Services Picture Sort - 15 picture cards that students sort according to whether they show a good or a service. Includes h
Preview of Personal Financial Literacy: A Unit for Needs and Wants & Spending and Saving

Personal Financial Literacy: A Unit for Needs and Wants & Spending and Saving

This Personal Financial Literacy unit is filled with hands-on, interactive activities. Teaching posters, graphic organizers, interactive notebook templates, a personal money portfolio, and so much more! It was created with the K-1 learner in mind and aligns directly with TEKS. Students are sure to enjoy their learning as you tackle this topic!Included in this unit:-Standards Taught -Teaching Sequence -Word Wall Cards -Teaching Posters -Ways to Earn Income Web -Job Skills Web -Income or Gift Poc
Preview of United States Symbols Mega Unit American Symbols Activities Anchor Charts

United States Symbols Mega Unit American Symbols Activities Anchor Charts

This is a 227 page MEGA set for your United States Symbols Unit! This will be all you need to teach the American Symbols to your students. This set is great for 1st-3rd graders and includes the bald eagle, Statue of Liberty, the American Flag, the White House, the Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, The Lincoln Memorial, the Liberty Bell, and the US Capitol!Included in this set:ā­Pages 2-76 Posters (includes the national anthem, pledge, what a symbol is, what a monument is, and 9 US symbols - in
Preview of Financial Literacy Unit: Personal Finance Skills Students Need Before Graduation

Financial Literacy Unit: Personal Finance Skills Students Need Before Graduation

Created by
History Gal
This financial literacy lesson covers a variety of personal finance skills and topics including giving students a reality check about how much it costs to live on their own, credit card debt, car and student loans, creating a budget, how to write a check, how banks work, compounding interest and the Rule of 72. This mini-unit fits in well with a Civics or Economics class. It also makes a great end of year financial literacy unit for seniors. The lesson does requires internet access. (13 pages)Af
Preview of End or Beginning of the Year Social Studies Activity: Designing a New State

End or Beginning of the Year Social Studies Activity: Designing a New State

I created a version for younger students (grades 1-3), but it can be used for any grade level. You can find that resource here. The version on this page is more suitable for students in grades 3 and up. This idea came to me after my students finished their end-of-year testing. Since all of our social studies standards were taught before the test, I needed something for my students to do after the test. In "Designing a New State", students get to create a brand new state for the United States.
Preview of Back to School Activities First Week Business Lesson - America Runs on Business

Back to School Activities First Week Business Lesson - America Runs on Business

This BUSINESS EDUCATION digital activity resource is the perfect lesson unit for the FIRST WEEK of school or the start of a new semester...or ANYTIME! Great Back to School Activities!My BEST SELLING America Runs on Businessā„¢ is perfect for Business Essentials (Intro to Business) class, Entrepreneurship class, Marketing class, Accounting class....or really ANY Business Education class! AMERICA RUNS ON BUSINESSā„¢ is an exploratory resouce with digital activities for students to explore brands, lab
Preview of Social Studies Interactive Notebook

Social Studies Interactive Notebook

Created by
Brain Wrinkles
Interactive Notebooks are all the rage in Language Arts and Math classrooms. (And rightfully so, they're awesome!). It's time we bring them to Social Studies! This kit will help you jazz up some of your geography/history/government/economics lessons and make them engaging and FUN! The 100+ activities and printables in this kit are perfect for the "Reflection" side of the INB. They are super easy to incorporate into any lesson plan. They can easily be used in most grade levels and topics of study
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Find Economics resources | TPT

If youā€™re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about economics, TPT has got you covered. Weā€™ve got a comprehensive collection of economics and financial literacy resources available, including activities and lessons on trade, goods and services, and the stock market to name just a few. With plenty of TPT high-quality resources at your fingertips, youā€™ll be able to teach economics to your students in no time at all.

Economics activities to try

Here are a few examples of the different types of activities and lessons you can find on TPT to help teach students about economics:

Simulation Activities

You can introduce students to the world of investing, budgeting, and other economics-related activities through simulations. For example, have students research companies they want to "invest" in to show them how the stock market works. If you want to extend the lesson, you can have them periodically check in on their portfolios throughout the year to see how their investments are performing. Or, you could use a simulation to teach them about causes that led up to certain major historical events, like the stock market crash of 1929.

Budgeting Exercises

Help students understand the importance of managing their own financial resources by challenging them to create a budget. Give them a few hypothetical scenarios involving income, expenses, and financial goals. For example, you could ask them to plan a fictional character's monthly expenses, or have them create a budget to save for buying a house.

Trade Games

Through trading games, students can learn about importing and exporting, along with the impact of external forces and trade agreements. Ask students to work in teams and have them trade goods, record their imports and exports, and respond to charges (like tariffs and embargoes).

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Give students a real-world decision to make (e.g., building a new road, investing in a new technology, or buying property) and have them perform a cost-benefit analysis. To deepen the learning, you can ask them to justify their decisions with evidence.

Frequently asked questions for teaching economics

What is economics?

The study of economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. When teaching economics, the goal is to help students understand how individuals, businesses, governments, and societies make choices about resource allocation. Economics explores various topics related to this, including supply and demand, cost and benefits, and scarcity, to name just a few.

What types of economics resources are available on TPT?

There are many different types of economics resources sold by Sellers on TPT ā€” from budgeting activities to simulation games to units.

How do I find economics resources on TPT?

Educators can save time preparing economics lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for economics resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what youā€™re teaching, there are plenty of lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.