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Road to the American Revolution DBQ Document-Based Questions
American RevolutionDocument-Based Questions (DBQs) are a great way to expose students to primary sources as well as to make them think about an event in history and respond to it. This unit can be used in a few ways. You can project the full-page images on my board so that we can discuss them, and then the students answer the DBQ in their notebooks. I have also included the DBQs in printable format so that your students can answer on paper and digital Google Forms that you can send electronicall
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4th - 6th
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Bill of Rights Activity | Criminal Justice | Rules and LAWS
Your students will love investigating the Criminal Justice System especially when they approach it in a fun and engaging manner.Play the marshmallow game to understand why we have laws... play BINGO with the Bill of Rights, what's not to enjoy?This resource includes a printable AND digital version to use with Google Classroom™ (By purchasing this set you are saving 20% off the individual resources)If you're looking for just the Print and Go or Digital versions, click the links below:Criminal Jus
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4th - 6th
Primary Economics Unit: Wants, Needs, Goods and Services (Financial Literacy)
It is never too early for students to begin learning about economics. This primary economics unit guides students through topics such as the difference between wants & needs, goods & services, producers & consumers, choice, cost & benefit, and saving & budgeting. This resource has been updated to include both print and digital options to save you time and prep! Find everything you need in one place.Please click the preview button for more details!What's Included::: Wants &
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1st - 3rd
Summer Reading Comprehension | Summer Bucket List | Logic Puzzles | CSI Mystery
Here's an easy-prep bundle of fun for End of the Year Activities, Summer School or substitute plans. Great for those, "What do we do now that grades are turned in at the end of the year" teaching opportunities...By purchasing this BUNDLE you are saving 20% off each individual resource!Check out the PREVIEWS for more details to see what is included in each resource.These activities are Just Print and Go! Or Click and Go!**Digital versions are included for use with Google Classroom.**With the digi
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4th - 6th
Economics Unit Digital Only Distance Learning
Your students will learn about economics in this unit that includes an informational text and a unit test. Now you can take your learning digital using your Google Drive! This unit includes digital options only. It includes a digital version of the student text with the reading questions that the students can complete online using Google Slides. The unit test comes a Google Forms version that is graded automatically.If you would like a printable, paper-based unit that include a lapbook or intera
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3rd - 5th
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Native Americans DBQ Document-Based Questions
Native AmericansDocument-Based Questions (DBQs) are a great way to expose students to primary sources as well as to make them think about an event in history and respond to it. This unit can be used in a few ways. You can project the full-page images on my board so that we can discuss them, and then the students answer the DBQ in their notebooks. I have also included the DBQs in printable format so that your students can answer on paper and digital Google Forms that you can send electronically.
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3rd - 6th
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Social Studies: Economics | Needs & Wants | Goods & Services | Money
Are you looking for a more engaging way to teach economics, wants and needs, goods and services, and more? Does your district have a social studies curriculum from the late 90s? Or none at all? Do you have to integrate social studies units into your ELA block and never have the time to ensure that this happens in a way that does justice to both subjects? Let ETTC make planning for social studies a breeze with comprehensive, done-for-you units. In Unit 2 in the series, the October Unit - Economi
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K - 3rd
Signs of Survival a memoir and oral history by Hartman for ELA and history
This product includes over 100 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the memoir, Signs of Survival, by Renee Hartman with Joshua M. Greene. This book is an inspiring narrative account of Renee and Herta Hartman's experiences as children in Czechoslovakia during WWII. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Family, Courage,
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6th - 8th
March Crossword Puzzles & Word Search - Middle & High School - Print & Digital
Do you need no-prep resources to use in the month of March? These crossword puzzles and word search puzzles will meet your needs! Topics include Spring, St. Patrick's Day, Pi Day, March Madness and Women's History Month. Bonus puzzles for Mardi Gras are included, but this falls during February in 2024 (also included in February's puzzles).These twelve printable and digital puzzles will provide your students with engaging enrichment during the month of March. You can also use puzzles in a sub pla
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5th - 12th
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April Crossword Puzzles & Word Search - Middle & High School - Print & Digital
Do you need no-prep resources to use in the month of April? These crossword puzzles and word search puzzles will meet your needs! Topics include Earth Day, National Poetry Month, April Fools' Day, Shakespeare's Birthday, Spring Weather, World Health Day, Sports Beginnings, and This Day in History: April. This April Puzzles Pack has 16 puzzles--most months have 10-12 because April can be a most challenging month! These sixteen printable and digital puzzles will provide your students with engaging
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5th - 12th
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June Crossword Puzzles & Word Search - Middle & High School - Print & Digital
Do you need no-prep resources to use in the month of June? These crossword puzzles and word search puzzles will meet your needs! Topics include Summer Solstice, Flag Day (U.S. June 14), Graduation, World Music Day (June 21), End of the School Year, Summer Vacation, and Birthday Celebrations. This June Puzzles Pack has 14 puzzles--most months have 10-12 because June can be filled with down time and the unexpected! These fourteen printable and digital puzzles will provide your students with engagi
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5th - 12th
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Game of Life- money simulation
Are you looking for a real life simulation to teach your students about life and money?This is a life size version of the board game Game of Life. Help your students learn how to budget, know when to save and spend money, and practice making real life decisions. Students will practice researching, reading, writing, planning, organizing, addition, and subtraction in this activity.When you buy this product, it will only be a one single page document. This document has all of the other materials yo
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3rd - 6th
January Crossword Puzzles & Word Search - Middle & High School - Print & Digital
Do you need no-prep resources to use after winter break in the month of January? These crossword and word search puzzles will meet your needs! Topics include Martin Luther King, Jr., January Fun Facts, New Year's Traditions, National Soup Month, and Competitive Winter Sports.These ten printable and digital puzzles will provide your students with engaging enrichment during the month of January. You can also use puzzles in a sub plan or for early finishers.5 Crossword Puzzles: Print or assign the
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5th - 12th
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Shark Tank Inspired Business Entrepreneurship Curriculum for Middle School
Ignite the entrepreneurial spirit in your middle school students with our Shark Tank Inspired Entrepreneurship Project! This curriculum immerses students in the world of business, guiding them from crafting detailed business plans to delivering compelling pitches. Tailored specifically for middle school learners, this project aligns with Common Core and ISTE Standards, ensuring a comprehensive educational experience.What’s Included:Business Plan Outline: Support your students as they develop the
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6th - 9th
Inventions Project Based Learning | Digital & Printable | Google
Who doesn't dream of creating your own invention and making tons of money on it? What better way to get students to use real-life skills such as reading, math, writing, speaking and listening skills than with this high-interest, engaging Create Your Own Invention project? With this project, students will get an opportunity to design their own invention and try to persuade their audience to invest in their product. This project-based learning activity is designed to supplement your practical livi
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2nd - 5th
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Taking A Glimpse Into Your Future (Budgeting Project)
This is a six to ten day project that involves researching jobs of interest, budgeting monthly expenses based on the jobs salary. Researching and calculating the amount of money that can be spent on an apartment and a car based on the salary made. Throwing in some unexpected life circumstances (positive and negative) that would impact the budget. Writing checks, recording checks and creating a presentation to present to the class the job, car, apartment of choice as well as the students end of t
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7th - 12th
Shark Tank Project
Project based learning is on the rise, and students are eating it up! In this Shark Tank project, students will create their own product and pitch it to their teachers (or Sharks). This bundle includes: Unit PlansIntroduction of Project (Google Slides)Task Requirements HandoutProposal Letter TemplateBusiness Plan TemplateShark Tank CatalogSWOT Analysis Lesson (Google Slides)SWOT Anaylsis Template
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6th - 8th
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Arrival: A Literacy Unit
This is a 10-day literacy unit based on the movie "Arrival." The unit deals with the concepts of aliens and UFOs, communication and working together for a common purpose, and dealing with the ethical dilemma that arises from the gift of foresight. With respect to activities and assignments, the unit includes creative writing, persuasive writing, predictions (during the movie), a lesson on short-essay writing, a movie poster assignment using Photoshop, a communication skills game and activity, an
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Thematic Film Unit Bundle! 6 units in total!
(FR) PBL/ABP - DANS L'OEIL DU DRAGON
Cette unité d'apprentissage par projet est centrée autour de "Dragon's Den" et suit le format général de ce type d'émission (Shark Tank, Dans l'oeil du dragon, etc.).Les étudiants travaillent en binôme ou en autonomie pour proposer une invention de leur choix et créer un projet écrit et un pitch devant le jury (les dragons).Cela intègre de nombreuses stratégies d'écriture et d'expression orale; à savoir, la persuasion, utiliser les émotions pour influencer un public, choisir notre public et livr
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5th - 8th
Also included in: (FR) ÉTUDES SOCIALES - ANNÉE COMPLÈTE (6e ANNÉE)
The Rainbow Fish story- Interactive AND Editable!
Here is a cute story I read yearly during the water unit about a BEAUTIFUL fish who doesn't want to share.These interactive Google slides come with questions for children to answer. All children have to do is DRAG and drop Rainbow fish to their answer of choice.Each slide comes with both written and audio questions. 2 sets of slides are provided for YOU, one set for children, and the other set for you in case you decide to edit ANYTHING!Enjoy as this really is a great story along with comprehens
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PreK - 1st
March Digital Jigsaw Puzzles - Month & Holiday Themes - Middle & High School
Do you need no-prep digital puzzles to use during March? These digital jigsaw puzzles will meet your needs! These ten digital puzzles will provide your students with engaging enrichment during the month of March. You can also use puzzles in a sub plan or for early finishers.March Puzzles Include:1-Women’s History Month: Susan B. Anthony2-Women’s History Month: Sacagawea3-Women’s History Month: Harriet Tubman4-Women’s History Month: Amelia Earhart5-St. Patrick’s Day6-Pi Day7-March Madness8-Fly a
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5th - 12th
SEL - Integrity Unit: Discussion + Extension Activities
This product is the tenth in a series of SEL Units, including community discussion circles and extension activities. Each unit has been specifically designed to address a common issue middle and high school classrooms encounter, combining ELD/ELA components with social emotional learning.Regular incorporation of low-stake classroom discussions improves student: ParticipationActive listening skillsPublic speaking skillsRecruitment of prior knowledgeAbility to efficiently communicate ideas Rapport
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5th - 8th
Social Justice Math Unit- Decline of Salmon in the Pacific Northwest
Increase student engagement by presenting real life applications for math and allowing students to guide their own mathematical learning. This Applied Math unit is a slideshow with background info, videos, charts, photos, and links to resources where students can collect numbers to create their own math problems. Resource links can easily be shared through Google Classroom. Dive as deep as you want- spend 1 day or 1 week!This unit focuses on the decline of salmon and its effect on the ecosyst
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Not Grade Specific
July Crossword Puzzles & Word Search - Middle & High School - Print & Digital
Do you need no-prep resources to use in the month of July or with Summer School? These crossword puzzles and word search puzzles will meet your needs! Topics include Summer Vacation, US Independence Day/Fourth of July, Space Exploration Day (July 11), Shark Awareness Day (July 14), Bastille Day (July 14), National Ice Cream Month, and World Population Day (July 11). This July Puzzles Pack has 14 puzzles--most months have 10-12 because July can be quite a handful! These fourteen printable and dig
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5th - 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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