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Fake News Unit | Critical Thinking | Media Literacy | Fact Analysis & Research
Teaching students to navigate news and information on mainstream, traditional and social media as critical thinkers is essential in 2024. It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate FACTS and OPINIONS, SATIRE from LIES, and PERSUASION from PROPAGANDA in the "MISINFORMATION:" eraA well-grounded understanding of MEDIA-LITERACY is crucial in stopping FAKE NEWS and RADICALIZATION. And This PROVEN resource will teach your students the skills to identify, analyze and critique information throug
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5th - 10th
Economics Unit with Slides and Notes - Personal Finance, Budgeting
This Economics Unit for Kids is the perfect addition to your social studies classroom! It includes fun economics activities that teach about personal finance and financial literacy. Students will not only learn about basic economics concepts like supply and demand, but they will also learn how to make a personal budget.I use this unit to teach my fifth-grade students. Since this can be a pretty complex topic, I have made it very student-friendly. The lessons can be simplified for younger student
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4th - 7th
Filing Federal Income Tax Financial Literacy Lesson - Using W-2s and Form 1040!
These personal finance income tax lessons will give your students practice understanding W2s, choosing between itemized and standard deductions, reading tax tables, and completing Form 1040! All lessons are easy to prep and include everything you need to confidently teach about federal income taxes. Students are often intimidated by the thought of having to file taxes as an adult, and are appreciative to learn this skill! **Updated in January 2024 with 2023 Tax Forms! Updates are made each
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9th - 12th
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Essential Personal Financial Literacy Skills for High School Students BUNDLE!
Topics include income taxes, understanding pay stubs and paychecks, money management, finding apartments, health insurance, banking, budgeting, and more! This bundle of complete, stand-alone personal finance lessons and activities can be used throughout the year to ensure students leave high school with the essential financial skills they'll need after high school. The lessons and activities can be used together in a consumer math/personal finance class, or they can be worked into your curricu
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9th - 12th
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Organization 101; Full Curriculum; Study Skills; Executive Funct; Summer School
This is a BUNDLE of Organization 101 modules containing a full curriculum that will help your students establish a strong foundation for academic success. This is a giant bundle of 10 separate modules covering so many aspects of how to be organized mentally and physically in school.This is a perfect unit to use remotely with students through Google Classroom. The Student Playlists are a stand-alone Google doc that can be copied for students. Students will independently work through the activitie
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6th - 12th
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Budgeting Activity: Monthly Budget Project and Worksheets for Middle School
If you are looking for a no-prep, yet detailed budgeting activity, look no further! In this budgeting activity for Google Drive, students will create a monthly budget. This monthly budget project features the elements of career, housing, transportation, monthly expenses, and more! This activity was designed to help with budgeting for middle school students, and was implemented in an 8th grade Social Studies class, but it could easily be incorporated in a variety of subjects and grade levels. Thi
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6th - 9th
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Oregon Trail: Simulation Game
Super engaging slideshow game to get students thinking about what life on the Oregon Trail was like. You lead the class with 13 scenarios, and students make decisions and keep track of survival points. A great way to introduce the Oregon Trail to students. It includes 42 slides, directions, and a student handout to record survival points. I use this activity with my 8 graders a few details might need to be edited if used with younger grade levels.Takes about 1 hour.
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Western Expansion Games Bundle: Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Lewis and clark
Introduction to Coding in Python - 35 LESSONS | Computer Science & Programming
Unlock the full potential of your students with this engaging, exciting, and interactive Python coding course! This resource includes 35 lessons that will help your students develop fluency with computer science and computational thinking. And the best part? The preparation has already been completed for you, so you can jump right in! With easy-to-follow lessons, activities, assignments, and quizzes that reinforce key concepts, your students will become confident coders in no time. Take a look
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6th - 10th
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Mercantilism Simulation | The Thirteen Colonies 13 Colonies
This lesson provides a fun educational simulation for students to experience trade during the age of mercantilism. The classroom interactive experience is set up so that they will see the impact of the rules created by England to limit trade, and increase profit. This has really helped my students to visualize a difficult economic concept. Students get to move around the room, trade goods, maximize their profits, and potentially smuggle! This lesson plan also includes two exit tickets to check f
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Colonial America | 13 Colonies | 17 Days of Lesson Plans and Assessment
Understanding Your Pay Stub Bundle - Paycheck Lesson, Practice, & Scavenger Hunt
This lesson and activity bundle uses realistic pay stubs to teach students how to understand their paychecks. Topics include gross vs. net pay, deductions, income taxes, benefits, and more. This bundle includes a lesson complete with Google Slides, guided notes, and a practice worksheet, plus a scavenger hunt activity in both digital and paper versions! Lesson, practice, and scavenger hunt will take two to three 50-minute class periods.Resources Included:Understanding Your Pay Stub Lesson: Inc
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8th - 12th
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Spongebob Murder Mystery Resources
I did not create this! But I added slides, a group organizer, and a 2 day lesson plan to go with the trial!This bundle is everything you need to teach the Trial of Spongebob Squarepants for argumentative writing, persuasive writing, inferencing, etc.I did not create the trial scenario!https://mrskillianclass.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/thetrialofspongebobsquarepants.pdf
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6th - 10th
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Scratch Computer Coding 25 Lessons | Computer Science and Programming
Empower your students to become confident coders with this engaging, exciting, and interactive Scratch Coding course that includes 25 lessons! Your students will develop fluency with computational thinking as they create their own interactive projects that include sprites, sounds, math operations, and logic. And the best part? The preparation has already been completed for you, so you can jump right in! The lessons, activities, and Scratch games are easy to follow, with step-by-step instruction
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3rd - 6th
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Middle School Plagiarism Unit - 9 Plagiarism Lessons
Are you ready to empower your middle school students with the knowledge and skills to become responsible and authentic writers? This Plagiarism Unit contains 9 high-interest lessons to help students understand plagiarism and its consequences. This is a comprehensive package designed to engage and educate students about plagiarism and how to steer clear of it. With the help of detailed teacher instructions, you'll find it effortless to guide your students through the process of creating original
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6th - 8th
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End of Year One Word Project Project Based Learning Digital Editable
Looking for a New Year's 2024 or New Year's Bulletin Board activity that is FUN and ENGAGING for every single middle & high school student in your class?! The #onewordproject is the interactive and collaborative project that will get your students to love social-emotional learning and help them settle back into school after winter break. Whether starting the school year or starting a new course, this digital and print zero prep project-based learning activity is an empowering way to warmly w
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: High School Digital Resource SEL Building Classroom Culture
Supply and Demand | Economics Social Studies for Google Classroom™
Teach your students about Supply and Demand. This resource is compatible for use with your Google Classroom™ or for distance learning. The passage in this versatile resource combines social studies and reading informational text in one convenient lesson. It’s easy for teachers and fun for kids! This resource focuses on understanding the economic law of supply and demand and its effect on prices in a market economy. The original informational text provides an overview of the definitions of supply
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Economics | Social Studies for Google Classroom™ BUNDLE
Economics Unit Lessons, Activities, and Real World Carnival
This is no ordinary Economics Unit! This 14 day unit combines Google Slides lessons and other activities to teach Economic concepts. The final project is a grade level carnival! My past students always come back and tell me how much they LOVED the Economics Carnival.Updated March 2021 with Google SlidesPlease download the preview file to see a picture of some of the files included!Included:1. 14 day unit plan 2. Five interactive Google Slides lessons 3. 13 PDF activity sheets and minibook
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3rd - 4th
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Credit Card Lessons and Activities Financial Literacy Unit Bundle
These four personal finance resources will teach your students everything they need to know about credit cards to avoid financial mistakes as young adults. Topics include credit vs debit cards, credit scores, credit card statements, credit card interest, minimum payments, and more! Keep students engaged with a variety of lessons and activities including Google Slides presentations, guided notes, station activities, scavenger hunt, Google Sheets activities, and an independent research activity.
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8th - 12th
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3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Michigan Economics Unit
The second unit in 3rd grade Michigan Social Studies is themed in economics. Unit correlates to concepts in the MC3 curriculum and meets Michigan Social Studies standards. Standards covered page included.GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGEFiles are now accessible via Google Drive in Slides/Forms for use in Distance Learning or Google ClassroomCheck out a Michigan Social Studies lesson FREEBIE before you buy!Lesson Plan Titles:Lesson 1 – Us
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Michigan YEAR LONG Units
Canada and World War One: Complete Unit - Digital & Print!
This unit contains 11 full lessons, 3 summative assessments, and everything you need to teach an engaging WWI CANADIAN HISTORY UNIT. LESSON TOPICS:Causes of WWIFighting on Land, Sea and AirCanadian Battles (Ypres, Somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele)RecruitmentOpposition to the warWWI Propaganda AnalysisCanadian HomefrontEnd of WWI and Treaty of VersaillesFREE BONUS LESSONS included in this Bundle:Introduction to History (1 lesson)Introduction to Historical Thinking Concepts (1 lesson)This unit pla
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Pumpkin Spice Seasonal Marketing Class & Economics Case Study Activity Lesson
This Pumpkin Spice Case Study digital activity is a perfect resource for your Economics unit or Marketing classes when discussing seasonal marketing and the bandwagon effect! Everyone knows the impact that pumpkin spice has had on our economy since its launch in 2000. ⭐I AM SO PROUD OF THIS MINI-UNIT!⭐ A great activity for the Fall (Autumn), Halloween, and Thanksgiving seasons.Students learn about:How a 'Consumer Craze' can affect our Economy and our MarketsAssess Economic DataBandwagon Effe
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9th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Dinner Marketing Class Lesson Activity & Economics Case Study
This Marketing and Economic Holiday Dinner resource is an ENGAGING way to investigate the Economics and Seasonal Marketing of your Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday dinner! My students loved this and admitted learning so much about Marketing Tactics, Economic Impact, and Agriculture. They will definitely be looking at their holiday dinners with more insight and knowledge.Great for any Marketing, Economics, or Entrepreneurship class!Concepts learned:Economics of Seasonal FoodRe-Purpose Marketin
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9th - 12th
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Opportunity Cost | Economics | Social Studies for Google Classroom™
Teach your students about Opportunity Cost. This resource is compatible for use with your Google Classroom™ or for distance learning. The passage in this versatile resource combines social studies and reading informational text in one convenient lesson. It’s easy for teachers and fun for kids! Effectively teach your students the concepts of scarcity, opportunity costs, and economic interdependence with this engaging resource. Students do a close read of an original informational text before appl
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Economics | Social Studies for Google Classroom™ BUNDLE
Wind Car STEM Activity: Can be used with If I Built a Car
Are you looking for a fun STEM activity that connects to the book If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen? Designing a Wind Car STEM Challenge gives students the opportunity to design and create a wind car. Google Slides are included. It is a fun team building activity that gets students thinking critically as they design and build a car after reading the book. STEM Wind Car Lab is an activity that engages students in thinking through the Engineering Next Generation Science Standards. It can be us
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
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Valentine's Day Marketing Class - Economic Impact Case Study Activity Lesson
This Valentine's Day Marketing and Economics Impact Study digital resource introduces three companies whose balance sheet is greatly impacted by the Valentine's Day (February 14) Holiday - Tiffany & Co., Hallmark, & Godiva Chocolate. Students discover a brief history about each company and are prompted to assess information about products and company success. *A Google Slide file that easily converts to Microsoft PowerPoint.*Great for a Marketing Class, Economics Class, Entrepreneurshi
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9th - 12th
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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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