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Economics resources for Microsoft Excel
Middle School Monthly Budget Project
In this project students will choose from 3 options for jobs, housing, transportation and food shopping to make a monthly budget. Students will practice financial decision making and opportunity cost to see how their choices impact their monthly budget. Highly scaffolded, this project can be done in conjunction with class discussion or independently. The choices are based on cost of living in Philadelphia but options can be personalized to where you live and what is relevant to your students.
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6th - 9th
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Health Insurance Scenarios
Help your students figure out the cost of health insurance. Students are required to figure out the yearly medical expenses for various individuals factoring in their deductibles, stop loss provisions, and co-pays. This assignment can be done as a worksheet or having students utilizing their excel skills by filling in the spreadsheet. It is updated to reflect new health care provisions of preventative care coverage mandated through the Affordable Care Act.
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9th - 12th
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Personal Financial Literacy Full Course Notes Bundle with Assessments and Agenda
This complete 2024 updated collection of notes covers my entire year teaching Personal Finance at the high school level and can easily be adopted for a one semester course as well.*Download the preview above to see my Cost of Housing notes from my Budgeting Unit for an example of how my notes are typically structured*This full set contains 44 sets of notes within ten major units, as well as a midterm and final project, full daily agenda (for 93 65-minute class days with links to activities used)
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Financial Literacy | Money Management Unit BUNDLE | Digital & Print | Fin Lit
Perfect BUNDLE for beginning your Financial Literacy course or Unit. After an overview of the content, you dive right into the heart of money management with engaging student-centered lessons that prepare your students for personal financial responsibility and success! Check your "my purchases" regularly for update notifications so you may download the additional resources as they are added.This bundled resource includes:A Financial Literacy intro or outro whole class video activityWants-Needs-
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9th - 12th
Budget Spreadsheet Project (personal finance & math skills)
A step-by-step project with detailed instructions on how to set up an Excel spreadsheet budget. Students will apply math skills in context of a real-life budgeting situation.
Students will create a budget:
-Based on their future career choice.
-Independently by following the instructions using an Excel Spreadsheet.
-Over the course of at least 2 class periods (typically students take at least 2.5 hours to complete this project).
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6th - 12th
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Distance Learning: The Economics of the Stock Market Activity - MS Excel/Google
This stock market game for students uses the NASDAQ American Stock Exchange web site and has never failed me in getting even the most reluctant students to participate! If you are looking for a great activity to keep your students active and engaged this one hasn't failed me yet. Each student is given "$50,000" and has to invest in 10 different corporations. This activity is done in "real-time" and truly helps them make connections to the economy they are a part of. You can decide how long y
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Middle School Economics Financial Literacy Activities Bundle
Personal Budget Spreadsheet
This is a personal budget spreadsheet that I created which completes automatically calculations. I use it for my Senior Economics course, but it could easily be adapted for all grade levels and classes (life skills, mathematics, etc.).
I have students search and select a job listing in the career field they wish to pursue. With the spreadsheet, they must breakdown how much they will make each month after taxes and figure out their budget expenses first for a month and then for a year. I have 37
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Economics - Scarcity and Choice | Cupcake Shop Experiential Learning Activity
Experiential Learning is a great way to unpack the Economics curriculum. Small student groups collaborate on opening a cupcake store with a limited number of resources so they can experience scarcity and choice in economics first-hand. Student groups are set up with basic store/bakery options from which to choose. Without teacher spelling it out up front, student groups will deal with trade-offs as well as scarcity and choice, thereby, being introduced to those concepts.Engage students in the le
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE | Economics UNIT for Intro Business, Entrepreneurship, or Economics
High School Student Budgeting Workbook and Spreadsheet
The High School Student Budgeting Workbook and Spreadsheet is the perfect resource to teach high school students how to develop financial independence and become fiscally responsible. This resource is perfect for teaching teenage students about budgeting money, paying off debt, saving money, post-secondary transitions, or general life skills when it comes to finances.Use the 11 introduction slides to teach your students about the basics of budgeting and reflect on what it means for them as you'r
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Custom Bundle for Alessandra L.
Stock Market Portfolio Tracking Spreadsheet
This document is an Excel spreadsheet which has already been formulated for students to use as part of a Stock Market unit. As students research and track their stocks, they will enter their data into the spreadsheet and their profit/loss will be automatically calculated along with a graph for students to analyze their results.
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4th - 8th
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Stock Market Game - Stock Market Class Challenge Google Sheets Microsoft Excel
Perfect for any class to teach students about the Stock Market. There are so many stock market activities out there. I have used this Stock Market Class Challenge to teach 8th graders about the stock market for over 10 years. It is straight forward and easy to follow for students since students are only allowed to invest $1,000. Students can relate much more to $1,000 rather than tens or hundreds of thousands some stock market games use. Students are not allowed to sell their stocks until the en
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8th - 12th
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Deep Dive: Your Personal Finances
"Deep Dive: Your Personal Finances" is an eyeopener for students as they take a look at where their money is ACTUALLY going... not just where they THINK it is going. They will go through all of their transactions for the last 30 days, and list each transaction in the appropriate category. After going through all transactions and reviewing totals, students will answer review questions. This assignment is set up in Google Sheets Workbook. The first sheet is a set up with categories and formulas to
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11th - 12th
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Stock Market Game Simulation Spreadsheet
Watch the lesson here: https://youtu.be/Ege71kIpFIkNo subscription to websites! No long term commitments!Teach the basics of the stock market and spreadsheets. Good for use of Excel and Google Sheets. 1 or 2 day lesson. Great for technology classes to teach spreadsheets, social studies to simulate historical events, or math classes for calculations like net worth.This file is the spreadsheet students work in.To purchase the PowerPoint companion file go here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/P
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4th - 12th
CUSTOMIZABLE Digital Classroom Economy - Compatible with Class Dojo
The whole bundle - EVERYTHING you need to run a digital classroom economy (compatible with Class Dojo)! All links to make online copies are linked to the PDF.If you're like me, token economies like Class Dojo are an integral classroom management tool. However, running the Class Store, updating points, and recording purchases just take up too much time during my Fridays.In effort to free up my teaching time and provide my students with a real-life simulation of banking, I created an interactive G
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Teach Budgets and Basic Finance using Spreadsheets
This activity walks students through the basics of how to use spreadsheets and teaches them a few budgeting and finance skills:calculate wages with and without overtimecompare income to expensesconsider how interest rates impact investment amount at different timesuse an if statements to determine if expenses exceed incomeIncludes 5 practice questions with solutions.try it out here: spreadsheet sampleThis activity has a focus on budgeting. If you’re interested in teaching science related spread
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Personal Finance Budget Spreadsheet - Editable with Functions Included
This is an editable copy of a Google Sheet Budget Spreadsheet. All the functions and calculations are included automatically within the document, so the students will not have to do anything but add their personal information to their copy of this document. This is a resource activity that can be applied in a Personal Finance, Business, or Economics Course. This spreadsheet includes both a yearly and monthly budget breakdown, where students can input a variety of data: IncomeSavings GoalsFixed
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9th - 12th
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WISE EXAM and PERSONAL FINANCE GLOSSARY -- PDF, Word, and Excel Formats!!
This is a printable and customizable (provided in PDF, Excel, and Word format) WISE Exam / economics and personal finance glossary with accurate but student-friendly definitions. It has all essential W!SE / WISE exam content...but also vocabulary that is often in personal finance classes but not tested by the W!SE exam.This resource is available as a "print and go" glossary in PDF format. But, the MS Word file is also provided as is an easy to sort / organize Excel file with suggested themati
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â WISE / W!SE Exam REVIEW SHEETS and PERSONAL FINANCE GLOSSARY Bundle
Yearly Tax Tracker
Tired of Tax Time Scrambling? Take Control with the Yearly Tax Tracker!Imagine: Never stressing about past tax returns or unexpected balances again. The Yearly Tax Tracker is your one-stop shop for organizing and understanding your taxes.Stop Feeling Overwhelmed: Our easy-to-use tool keeps track of everything, year after year. See trends in your income, deductions, and refunds. No more digging through dusty boxes!Be Prepared for Anything: Life throws curveballs. Whether it's a divorce or an IRS
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Financial Literacy | Investing | PBL Stock Market Project | Business | Economics
Long-term Stock Market Team Project so students may apply the learning from your Investing Unit. Designed to lead your students to collaborate effectively in deciding on stocks in which to invest to create a thoughtful portfolio predicted to earn future gains. A detailed student outline and checklist will help guide your student groups to completion. Students will be asked to apply learning from a unit in investing and stocks. Students will be required to explain why they believe their portfolio
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9th - 12th
FINANCIAL LITERACY--The Income Statement or Profit and Loss Statement
FINANCIAL LITERACY- THE INCOME STATEMENT OR PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENTThis lesson can be administered ONLINE or in a physical setting.This lesson package includes 7 files and is a great package for teaching the Profit and Loss Statement (Income Statement).Included in the package:1. Teacher lecture notes2. Student hand-out to accompany the teacher lecture notes3. Teacher Instructions and teaching suggestions4. The Income Statement student reference6. The Income Statement Assignment7.
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9th - 12th
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High School Economics Activity Bundle: Budgeting and Basic Financial Principles
This unit introduces high school students to basic financial principles through a vocabulary worksheet and then has the students use the terms in a business illustration. The next activity is a simulation where students make financial choices based on their future life as a "25 year-old." Based on these choices, the students create a monthly budget filling in the categories for income and fixed/miscellaneous expenses, and then the students begin setting goals for their budget. This monthly budge
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Spreadsheet Monthly Budget Activity
Students will create a monthly budget by researching the average amounts for various components of a monthly budget such as:Average starting salaryMonthly Take Home PayAverage monthly rent, etc.Savings goalsThis is a great way for students to practice spreadsheet skills and apply these skills to a real life scenario.Spreadsheet skills include: Formulas such as sum, subtractionFormattingExample Budget IncludedThis assignment can be used for either spreadsheet platform: Google Sheets or Microsoft
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7th - 12th
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Global Trade Simulation - Teacher Mastersheet + National Wealth Spreadsheet
This file is the Trade Simulation master sheet that has all of the program data. The rules, scenarios and guiding principles for the simulation are all here. I have created them based on some of the realities of world systems so that the students can take part in an authentic learning experience. This will allow you to govern the world that is created in your classroom and oversee the economy that is created. In addition, you function as the World Bank so you need so this will be your guide rega
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6th - 12th
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Economics Simulation
I use this activity in my 6th grade geography classes to help simulate trade between nations, trade barriers, and NAFTA. It's customizable to fit your needs and creativity. I suggest printing the materials on something like cardstock and laminating it, for durability through the day.***GSE STANDARDS***SS6E2 Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Latin America. DOKIIIExplain how specialization encourages trade between countries.Compare and contrast different types of
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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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