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5th grade economics projects for special education

Preview of Build A Tiny House! Project Based Learning for Geometry and Math

Build A Tiny House! Project Based Learning for Geometry and Math

If you’ve been watching TV or reading magazines, chances are you've seen a tiny house. These little homes are everywhere...and now, we're asking students to make their own 3D version! Build A Tiny House is a project based learning (PBL) activity that'll put the designing into the hands of the students. Students will dive deep to show they understand the how (and why) math concepts such as area, perimeter, and geometry are used in building a home. This project integrates multiple elements such a
Preview of Run A Food Truck PBL, Project Based Learning Activity

Run A Food Truck PBL, Project Based Learning Activity

Welcome to the FOOD TRUCK business! More and more food trucks are becoming high priorities in the eating world. Whether it’s a lunch crowd or a spot by a concert, food trucks are in high demand. Plus, the food isn’t just good...it’s great. Now students can create their own business using math skills (decimals, area, and perimeter) to make food trucks become a reality. ***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL!***There is a link to a Google Slides Version. Details below.Run A Food Truck is a project based
Preview of Run A Taco Truck, Project Based Learning (PBL) For Print or Distance Learning

Run A Taco Truck, Project Based Learning (PBL) For Print or Distance Learning

Welcome to the TACO TRUCK business! More and more food trucks are becoming high priorities in the eating world. Whether it’s a lunch crowd or a spot by a concert, food trucks are in high demand. Plus, the food isn’t just good...it’s great. Now students can create their own business using math skills (decimals, area, and perimeter) to make taco trucks become a reality. This'll be supreme!***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL!***There is a link to a Google Slides Version. Details below. *This resource
Preview of Treehouse Construction PBL, A Hands-On Project Based Learning Activity

Treehouse Construction PBL, A Hands-On Project Based Learning Activity

Dream houses don't have to be on the ground. Some of the best houses having been created in the trees. Treehouses have evolved from simple shacks in the backyard tree to multi-tiered architectural cathedrals in the air...and now your students can make their own. Treehouse Construction is a project based learning activity that asks students to design to design and build a 3D version of their dream treehouse. This project based learning activity focuses on designing elements, using multiple probl
Preview of Project Based Learning: Design A Water Park! (PBL) For Google Classroom/Slides

Project Based Learning: Design A Water Park! (PBL) For Google Classroom/Slides

Project Based Learning: Design A Water Park! Design, Plan, and Organize the park of your dreams!This project integrates elements of research, design, technology, and planning as students build a water park for their town.***This resource is NOW compatible with GOOGLE SLIDES/Classroom***Included is a separate file is a link and instructions to use this resource digitally.You must MAKE A COPY of the file for your own use. Once a copy has been made, it can then be edited to fit your needs.****The
Preview of Consumer Math & Financial Literacy - Credit Card Project (with Google Slides™)

Consumer Math & Financial Literacy - Credit Card Project (with Google Slides™)

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 Classroom™ version in addition to the original print-friendly version! **************************************************************************************DOWNLOADED OVER 1,000 TIMES**************************************************************************************This is a credit
Preview of Economics Unit for 3rd & 4th Grade - Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, & Budgets

Economics Unit for 3rd & 4th Grade - Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, & Budgets

Do you want your students to master all the economics terms and standards in 3rd and 4th grade? Well this hands-on PBL unit to teach economics covers many different concepts through a real life project. After learning vocabulary your students will go through a project that will teach them all about economics. This is not an explicit teaching product, but a project based learning product.This Unit Covers1. Scarcity2. Opportunity Costs3. Producers and Consumers4. Budgets5. Market PlacesWhy will th
Preview of Shark Tank Elementary Economics Project for Inventors and Entrepreneurs

Shark Tank Elementary Economics Project for Inventors and Entrepreneurs

Loosely based on the show, Shark Tank.... this is a great unit to use for late elementary and middle school students to learn economic terms while working through the planning process of designing a good or service as an entrepreneur. Includes planners for all steps of the process and links to Shark Tank snippets on YouTube as examples too! Thank you and enjoy! ⭐  CHECK OUT THE FULL PREVIEW ABOVE! ⭐  * Each section of the project below includes teacher directions * Links to Shark T
Preview of Market Day Project |Project Based Learning |Start a business |Financial Literacy

Market Day Project |Project Based Learning |Start a business |Financial Literacy

Bring Market day to your classroom! Students will learn about different types of businesses, profit, how to create a business plan and make it come to life! This Market day project is engaging, fun and gets the students thinking out of the box to create their very own business! It was inspired by Shark Tank. This is a BIG hit with my class and by far their favorite project. This project takes 1 week to complete and is a perfect project for financial literacy unit, end of the year project, GT pro
Preview of Shipwreck Challenge Social Skills Team Building Activities

Shipwreck Challenge Social Skills Team Building Activities

Are you looking for fun team building activities for your students? This Shipwreck Challenge includes 6 no-prep activities that focus on teamwork, embedded social skills, and creative problem solving. Great for back-to-school, this resource can help build community in your classroom! Digital and printable versions are included.Please note: This resource comes in a zipped folder. You must have a Google account to access the Google Slides. The premise: students have been shipwrecked on an island,
Preview of Economics Unit and Entrepreneurship - Project Based Learning Open a Business

Economics Unit and Entrepreneurship - Project Based Learning Open a Business

Prepare your future entrepreneurs with this Project Based Learning Entrepreneurship, Economics unit for upper elementary students. Students learn about local businesses and how they can build their own small businesses with a business plan and marketing. This Open and Run a Business PBL unit includes differentiation, problem-solving, collaborative learning, technology, research, and 21st-century learning skills. This comprehensive economics and entrepreneurship unit focuses on grades 3-5. (Sixt
Preview of Project Based Learning: Run An Animal Shelter (PBL) Print & Distance Learning

Project Based Learning: Run An Animal Shelter (PBL) Print & Distance Learning

Your local community is going to open an animal shelter and they’ve asked for your students' assistance. These shelters play a crucial role in communities and many roles that go unnoticed but they're important for the welfare of the animal population. Now your students will get to run the show. There will be cats, dogs, and even some surprises. Are your students up to the challenge?***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***See below for more details on using it with Google Slides.
Preview of Holiday Economics Christmas Project Based Learning PBL Wants Needs Goods Service

Holiday Economics Christmas Project Based Learning PBL Wants Needs Goods Service

Looking for a fun way to teach your economics unit to your students? This Christmas project based learning unit is a fun way to embrace the holiday craziness & turn your classroom into a North Pole workshop! In this PBL unit, your students will learn about wants and needs, goods and services, producers and consumers, and so much more! ⭐The overall objective of this unit is to turn your students into entrepreneurs and your classroom into a North Pole workshop!⭐You will teach various social st
Preview of Project Based Learning: Endangered Animals (PBL) For Print & Digital Learning

Project Based Learning: Endangered Animals (PBL) For Print & Digital Learning

Project Based Learning Activity: Endangered Animal Awareness, Build An AppIn this PBL activity, students will create an app about an animal that is endangered. They will choose the animals, do research, and develop/design an app. The app will showcase how they can synthesize and share information to others.***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***See below for more details on using it with Google Slides.This packet will walk students through the steps of designing the app. When
Preview of Speech and Language Mouth Craft Activity for Speech Room Decor & Bulletin Boards

Speech and Language Mouth Craft Activity for Speech Room Decor & Bulletin Boards

Need some speech room decorations for Better Speech-Language and Hearing Month in May or anytime of the school year? Why not make this low-prep speech and language mouth craft as a mixed group lesson and then hang them on a bulletin board!? Celebrate BSLHM with a low-prep speech therapy craft that includes templates for speech sounds m, n, p, b, t, d, k, g, f, v, l, l-blends, s-blends, s, z, sh, ch, th, prevocalic r, r-blends, vocalic r, and multisyllable words. Plus, you will have language targ
Preview of The Periodic Table of Elements Coloring Book

The Periodic Table of Elements Coloring Book

Created by
Teresa Bondora
A coloring book to familiarize children with Primary elements in the Periodic Table. Elements have a data page bulleting information about its facts, uses and discovery. The following page are pictures to color pertaining to those facts.It covers the first 85 elements plus activities at the end.You can find a lot of craft and hands on projects using the book at my blog here:http://teresabondora.tumblr.com/tagged/periodic+table+postsThis book is also available in a bundle with the Science Rules C
Preview of Back to School Activity Back to School Craft  Back to School Writing

Back to School Activity Back to School Craft Back to School Writing

A back to school bulletin board that celebrates students as individuals and reinforces your classroom expectations! This back to school writing craft is a great way for your students to show what they have learned about being a super student in their new classroom while honoring diversity. It also makes a great display for open house or meet the teacher night!Do your students' writing abilities vary? Differentiate easily with writing templates with and without sentence starters and handwriting l
Preview of Design A Summer Camp PBL, A Project Based Learning Activity

Design A Summer Camp PBL, A Project Based Learning Activity

For many kids, one of the staples of growing up is attending camps in the summer. It doesn't matter the type, length, or location--but most kids have been to at least one. Summer camps give students unlimited opportunities to be kids. ***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***See below for more details on using it with Google Slides.This year, instead of sending students to a summer camp, let students create their own. If kids could create the perfect summer camp--what would it be
Preview of Project Based Learning: Shark Security Force (PBL) For Print & Distance Learning

Project Based Learning: Shark Security Force (PBL) For Print & Distance Learning

Project Based Learning for ELA, Science, Tech. Shark Security Force!Get back in the water and save the world.***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***See below for more details on using it with Google Slides.This project can integrates elements of research, ELA, science, technology, design, and planning as students learn about sharks from all around the world.There are 33 activities (1 page for each) for students to complete. Each page involve an issue or topic they must solve,
Preview of Shark Tank Project - Creating a Digital Business Entrepreneurship Project

Shark Tank Project - Creating a Digital Business Entrepreneurship Project

Do you have what it takes to impress the Sharks? In this digitally focused project, students will be immersed in a variety of free, online tools including: Google Workspace, DOCS, SITES, SLIDES, Canva, & More!Based on the hit show, "Shark Tank", students will experience what it's like as an entrepreneur as they research product or service ideas, identify a specific market, and use individual creativity to create a simple business plan, design a logo for their business, as well as a digital t
Preview of Economics Unit

Economics Unit

Looking for a comprehensive, print 'n go Economics Unit that meets standards AND engages students? You've found it!This unit has everything you need to fully teach your economics standards with ease! The informational texts and activities in this unit were created to align with standards throughout the country while creating an engaging experience for students.How is this unit arranged?Each lesson contains an informational text, a vocabulary spotlight foldable activity, a 'review and discuss' ac
Preview of Project Based Learning: Run A Music Festival (PBL) For Print & Distance Learning

Project Based Learning: Run A Music Festival (PBL) For Print & Distance Learning

As a kid, there's really nothing better than finding the perfect playground. These days we're seeing more and more unbelievable play areas, and it's time we see what our students create. Project Based Learning Activity: Run A Music Festival***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***See below for more details on using it with Google Slides.This project integrates elements of problem solving, collaboration, classroom design, and planning as students design their own ultimate playgrou
Preview of Trapped In The 80's PBL,  A Project Based Learning Activity

Trapped In The 80's PBL, A Project Based Learning Activity

Big hair, music videos on the TV, the Berlin Wall coming down, and cell phones were just considered science fiction. Welcome to the 1980s. And now...it's time to go back. Trapped in the 80's is a project based learning activity that asks students to take a deeper dive into the 1980s. This PBL is a little different as kids are thrown into the past when they turn on a magical boombox. From there, they'll move through over 20 activities that take them throughout different elements of the decade. P
Preview of Food Truck Festival - Economics End-of-Unit Project

Food Truck Festival - Economics End-of-Unit Project

Looking for a fun end-of-unit project for your Economics unit? Look no further! My third graders loved designing their own food truck and menu, creating a business plan, and then shopping at each other's trucks during our Food Truck Festival. This project includes three components and lots of options!Business Plan: Students identify goods they will sell and resources they will useFood Truck: Students will design a food truck and menu.Food Truck Festival: Students will shop from their classmates'
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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.