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Problem solving economics centers under $5
Place Value Mystery Pictures
This activity packet includes 9 mystery cards students have to solve to unveil a surprise picture! Each mystery card contains pictures of various sets of base 10 blocks. Students must read each set, write the corresponding number, and color in that number cell on a corresponding 100's chart {also included}. 9 answer keys are included in this packet as well. These mystery pictures can be completed as an individual task OR as a whole group oral/listen & follow directions lesson. Please n
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1st - 3rd
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STEM Index Card Tower Challenge - Easy Prep Project- 2 Versions
This easy prep STEM Activity is surprisingly challenging! Students will have a fantastic engineering opportunity through problem-solving. Index Card Towers show your students how to persevere and redesign based on their initial thinking and planning (plus the towers are fun to build!) The best part is that your prep includes one basic material and the students take over from there. Just stand back and watch them brainstorm and build incredibly tall towers. They will groan when the tower falls, d
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3rd - 5th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Quadrilateral Robots - Great Project Based Learning Math Activity (PBL)
Quadrilateral Robots: Project-based Learning Math Activity, worksheets & game. My "Quadrilateral Robots" lesson is a great hands-on way for students to have fun learning about quadrilaterals. There is a quadrilateral robot art project, a "robot road" game, and high-level thinking worksheets. The quadrilateral robots are made up of parts made only from members of the quadrilateral family–squares, rectangles, parallelograms, rhombuses, kites, and trapezoids!I have included all of the colored e
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3rd - 5th
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LEGO Challenge Task Cards {Great for STEM or fun building!}
I am really excited to show you some cute, older-kid friendly LEGO Challenge Task Cards! These are bright, colorful, and can appeal to older students without looking too primary. Don’t’ have LEGOs? That’s okay! These can be used for any building materials you may have—unifix cubes, plastic Flake Discs (Amazon), Bunchems (Amazon or Target), Wiki Stix, pipe cleaners, play-dough, etc. Get those kids engineering and manipulating. They work great as an independent station for special education, a STE
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PreK - 8th
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Letter Writing Unit - Friendly Letters
Friendly Letter Writing Unit {Dear Scruffy...}Your students will love writing friendly letters to Scruffy the dog who has lots of problems to be solved! This is a perfect letter writing unit to put in an independent writing center once you teach the parts of a friendly letter (anchor charts included too). Scruffy has so many problems, your students will use their reasoning skills and have the opportunity to work on writing him letters with endless solutions for many months.This resource includes
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K - 2nd
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36 Tangram puzzles
This package contains 36 tangram puzzles to be recreated by the students. Each page has 2 boxes, in it are both the puzzle (in black) and the solution (in color). This game practices spatial awareness, geometric concepts, problem solving, shapes and mathematical concepts like symmetry and congruency.There are 36 tangram puzzles in this package, a mix of figures, animals and objects. Tangram is a dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat shapes, called tans, which are put together to form shapes
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PreK - 6th
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STEM Challenge Building Bridges Around the World STEAM Iggy Peck Architect Easy
Exciting STEM challenges for bridge-loving students! Build bridges from around the world with this low-prep STEM challenge that includes printable and digital components, vocabulary, interactive features, and literacy connections to Iggy Peck, Architect.This engaging activity will inspire your students to design and build their own bridges, while learning about the science, technology, engineering, and math behind these amazing structures.⭐ This activity is included in a bundle. Save $60 & g
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K - 3rd
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Real World Math Task Open Ended Problem Solving Challenge Set 1- Print & Digital
Are you looking for challenging math problems and tasks that keep your students engaged, apply the math you have taught, and meet the standards of the Common Core or other rigorous math standards? Looking for a quick low-prep, ready-to-print math project that is rigorous and meaningful? Check out these low-floor, high-ceiling tasks!NOW WITH DIGITAL SLIDES AS WELL! Perfect for when you...need something for fast finishers want something easy for a subare between units and want to focus on probl
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3rd - 5th
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11 Minecraft Logic Puzzles
Looking for some fun Minecraft activities? These Minecraft logic grid puzzles are a great way for students to be introduced to the technique of utilizing logical process rather than educated guesses to achieve answers. They foster critical thinking, which transition into math and problem solving skills.
This set of 11 logic puzzles is ideal for all students, not just the Minecraft minded. There are 3 levels of worksheets in this set. The easier one is great for younger students or can be used a
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1st - 7th
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The Water Princess Water Filter READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Integrate Real-World STEM in your classroom and engage kids in a real world problem. Learn about Water Filtration with this Earth Day STEM Activity! Students learn about the water crisis and water pollution affecting nearly 1 billion people around the world and explore how water filters and other solutions can help. Connect to a Read Aloud: The Water PrincessThis STEM Project is a companion activity to The Water Princess by Susan Verde. The book explores the reality of how people walk for water
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2nd - 5th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Telling Time By The Hour Worksheets And Activities
Telling Time Worksheets and activities for early exploration of clock numbers and features, and concepts related to telling time by the hour. Use these worksheets and activities to teach, review and assess students' understanding of concepts related to telling time by the hour!What's Included:Telling Time Worksheets (26 Pages):Draw the Hour Hand - For each time shown, draw the hour hand. Draw the Hour & Minute Hands - Read the time and draw the hour and minute hands.Write the Hour - Write t
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Kindergarten Math Worksheets Bundle
Economics Comprehension Passages
Learn all about economics with this resource that includes close reading, an interactive notebook and comprehension passages. This economics resource includes a total of 9 passages for students to gain a deeper understanding of economics and common economics terms.Includes both a printable version and a digital version in Google Slides!The first 3 informational passages review and define economic terms and ideas. Each of the 3 passages has an accompanying interactive notebook template for note
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4th - 6th
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Build a Zoo Project Based Learning 3rd Grade Math PBL Area Model Multiplication
⭐ 3rd Grade Build a Zoo PBL is the perfect activity to practice area model multiplication. This unit is an engaging activity where third grade students use their math skills to create and maintain a zoo, all while having some ferociously fun learning experiences.With a printable PDF and Google Slides format, this resource is entirely tailored to the needs of any learning environment. Students practice key math standards while enjoying every minute of it.This Build a Zoo Project Based Learning ac
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3rd
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Growing Pattern Activities: Growing Pattern Task Cards Math Center
Use unifix cubes to copy and extend the next part of the growing pattern! These task cards are perfect for math centers and help to build students' mathematical reasoning skills. Also called increasing patterns, solving visual patterns like these helps lay the foundation for solving increasingly complex patterns such as number patterns.Ideas for use: math centers, guided math, morning tubs, soft start bins, choice time, indoor recess, whole group, partner time, individual practice bins, math rot
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K - 2nd
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Pattern Block Puzzles • Math Shape Puzzles • Autumn Thanksgiving Theme
Looking for an engaging math center for the fall? This set of pattern block puzzles will keep students eager to learn and explore shapes all year long! This set is for Autumn (November) Choose from three differentiated levels to allow students to progress or for different ability levels. They make an awesome math center that keeps students attention while focusing on a challenge that they will enjoy!Grab the whole year long bundle and change out the centers each month of the year!Included in thi
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: Pattern Block Puzzles • Math Shape Puzzles • YEAR LONG BUNDLE
Quadrilateral Robots | Quadrilaterals Activity, PBL Math Project, Geometry Craft
This low-prep Quadrilaterals Project makes the perfect culminating activity for any quadrilaterals unit! In this Common Core aligned math craft, students will create 'robots' from quadrilateral shapes: rectangles, squares, rhombuses, parallelograms, trapezoids, and kites. In doing so, they'll practice identifying and classifying the different types of quadrilaterals — making it a fantastic project-based learning activity for any 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade class.This geometry printable includes 29 pa
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3rd - 5th
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Build a Boat STEM Challenge Mini Bundle - Print and Paperless Versions
It’s the end of the school year, so your end-of-year activities need to be on-point to keep kids engaged! This boat building STEM / STEAM Challenges is perfect for summer – or any time of the year! It brings the joy back to your classroom with collaborative, hands-on, brain-busting work (disguised as fun)!The basic premise: Individually, or in partners/groups, students work against a criteria and constraints list to build a boat that is designed for capacity and/or speed. You can choose to run
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2nd - 8th
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom STEM Challenge Back to School STEAM Activities Low Prep
As students learn about letters, this hands-on STEM challenge a great way to engage your class. Students will create their own alphabet tree and see how many letters they can balance on top. This activity can be paired with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Practice balance, counting, and spelling. ⭐Save 30% off & get this activity + 48 more with the SIMPLE STEM BUNDLE.INCLUDED IN THIS STEM CHALLENGE:Google Slides Presentation / works with Microsoft PowerPointUse to give challenge to students digital
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PreK - 2nd
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Canadian Money Worksheets / Printables, Dollars, Cents, Addition, Subtraction
Canadian Money Worksheets / Printables, Dollars, Cents, Addition, SubtractionThese Canadian Money worksheets are designed to teach students the basic skills of notes and coins. There are 27 worksheets altogether to help teach this maths topic. Some tasks are easier some a little harder, best suited to Years 1-4. Details written below.How much - count the coins write the total in the box - coins less than $1.How much - count the coins write the total in the box - mixed coins.How much - count the
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1st - 4th
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Logic Puzzles: Christmas - December - 4 levels
8 engaging Christmas logic puzzles with different levels of difficulties featuring Christmas and December themes (toy drive, bake sale fundraiser, stocking stuffer, gag gift exchange, decorating a gingerbread village, drinking winter drinks and reindeer games). Logic grid puzzles are a fun way for students to engage in critical thinking. These puzzles have different levels of difficulty for students of all levels. The easier ones are great for younger students or can be used as practice or a war
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2nd - 7th
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Also included in: Logic Puzzles Holiday Bundle: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas
Ocean Printable Tangram Math Puzzles Congruent 2D Shapes Center and Worksheets
Ocean animal tangrams are an engaging no prep 2D shape math center activity your students will love! They'll develop problem solving, critical thinking, geometry and spatial reasoning skills with 2 differentiated versions of each puzzle. Match congruent shapes on the outline version, or solve as a puzzle with the picture versions. This set includes a turtle, shark, flounder, angel fish, lobster, sea horse and whale. They make an awesome activity for early finishers, as a center, or even as morn
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K - 3rd
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Visual Discrimination Poms on Grids Fine Motor Activity
These Poms on Grids cards will allow your students the opportunity to develop their visual discrimination skills, while also working on fine motor skills, and having fun! They will need to pay attention to the color and position of the poms to be able to recreate the design on the large grid.*Be sure to check out the MEGA BUNDLE for even bigger savings off all of my Visual Discrimination resources.Visual discrimination skills are important for students to have because they not only help with re
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Visual Discrimination Bundle Part 1 Fine Motor Activities
Visual Discrimination Popsicle Stick Designs Fine Motor Activity
These popsicle stick design cards will allow your students the opportunity to develop their visual discrimination skills. They will need to pay attention to the color, orientation and position of the popsicle sticks on the cards to be able to recreate the design with real popsicle sticks.*Be sure to check out the MEGA BUNDLE for even bigger savings off all of my Visual Discrimination resources.Visual discrimination skills are important for students to have because they not only help with readin
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Visual Discrimination Bundle Part 1 Fine Motor Activities
Printable US Coin Sorting Mats for Coin Identification Practice
Printable US Coin Sorting Mats for practice identifying and differentiating U.S. pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters! Use these coin sorting mats for morning work, math centers, assessments, and small group activities!Ideas for Use1. For a small group activity, place a bowl of coins in the middle of each table. Using a small plastic cup, students take a scoop of coins out of the bowl and place them next to their mat to sort. Once they finish sorting the coins they can dump them back into the b
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Identifying And Counting US Coins Activities Bundle
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Find Economics resources | TPT
If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about economics, TPT has got you covered. We’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, you’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 — 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 you’re teaching, there are plenty of lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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