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Economics games under $5
Who Am I? - Community Helpers Powerpoint Game #1
Community helpers games are great for teaching students about different community jobs. In this "Who am I" game, students must guess the community worker. There are 10 questions and you just click on each question to go to it. Each question has 3 clues and student have to guess which community helper it describes. Clues include tools they may use, what they do, and where they may work. Great for a whole class review or rainy day activity. Great for individual practice on the iPad! Extra licens
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Kindergarten Games Bundle
Goods & Services Sort Cards for Economics Kindergarten & First Grade
This resource provides 18 sorting cards to help facilitate talks about economics…specifically goods and services! Perfect for a pocket chart lesson or add magnets and use on a magnetic surface.Includes:Goods and Services header cards with simple definition11 goods cards7 services cardsUse for whole group sorting, or Kagan games like quiz, quiz trade….or place in a center as a follow up to your economics lesson.If you need other goods and services resources check my TPT store for posters and an e
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Goods & Services Bundle Economics Kindergarten & First Grade
Economics: Supply and Demand File Folder Activity
This file folder activity addresses the economics concept of supply and demand and pricing of goods in a market economy. This file folder activity meets Georgia's third grade economics standard.File folder activities are great to use during group time or centers. They are perfect for those students that finish early and ask "what do I do now?" File folder activities take up very little space and are self-checking. Students can complete file folder activities on their own or with a partner. They
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Economics File Folder Activity Bundle
Needs and Wants Bingo Game - Social Studies Kindergarten & First
Teaching needs & wants? Want a fun and engaging way to practice identifying examples of needs and wants? This bingo game produces good conversations and provides opportunities for fun & learning!INCLUDES:18 bingo boards. Each one has a different configuration. Have more than 18 students? No worries, just print as many as needed. More than one BINGO winner is even better! 36 needs/wants bingo call cards (2 sheets of needs/2 sheets of wants)To play: teacher will call a picture using a call
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K - 1st
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Bartering Activity with an Interactive Economics Game: Barter, Trade, Create!
Are your students learning about bartering? This game will have students practice their bartering skills!The object of the game is to get a home, clothing, and food (meat/fish/eggs, bread, AND vegetables). You may barter goods or combine cards to make what you need. A video is now included with instructions for both basic and advanced game play. It is always a bit challenging to learn how to play a new game by reading instructions, so I have created a video overview so that you can familiarize y
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Economics for Kids BUNDLE
Economics: A K-1 Unit about Needs, Wants, Goods and Services
A K/1 Social Studies Unit introducing concepts of economics through games and activities:
* Needs and Wants Webs and Sort (p. 3-6)
* Goods and Services Webs and Sort (p. 7-10)
* “Making Choices” Activity (p. 11)
* Drawing Basic Needs (p. 12)
* My Economics Book (p. 13-16)
* “Why Save?” Writing Activity (p.17)
* When I Grow Up (p. 18)
* “A Job Well Done” Writing Activity (p. 19)
* Game Ideas (p. 20-28)
* School Needs & Wants Hunt (p. 29)
* School Goods & Services Hunt (p. 30)
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K - 1st
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Deserted Island- A Needs and Wants Activity
Deserted Island- A Needs and Wants Activity:Students are deserted on an island and must determine if objects are needs and wants in order to survive. Working in groups, different scenarios will change what objects are selected. Students will also be able to add their own objects and complete a writing piece to explain their reasoning. This needs and wants activity is great to use in small groups, as an introduction to or assessment to teaching needs and wants.**Please use the new page 10 in t
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1st - 4th
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★ Digital + Printable ★ Financial Literacy Escape Room / Breakout Game
Are you looking for a fun way to get your students excited about personal finances? Look no further! In this lesson, your students will solve clues about personal finance topics like taxes, student loans, loans, debt, and mortgages!You students will review fictional student loan and credit card statements, budget to purchase a home, calculate the payoff for their student loans based on the standard 10-year repayment plan, compare auto loan companies to determine the best deal for their financial
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: *BUNDLE* All Print + Digital Social Studies Breakout/Escape Room Lessons
Needs and Wants Powerpoint Game | Digital Resources | Social Studies Activity
Review needs and wants! Students play against the teacher as they classify objects as a "need" or a "want". There are 20 questions in all, and you just click on each question to go to it. The question disappears after you've clicked on it, so you know you've answered it. The scoreboard allows you to add scores during Slideshow Mode. Great digital resource for a quick morning review or social studies activity. Great for individual practice on the iPad or tablet! No prep. No setup. No clean up.Que
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K - 2nd
Also included in: All Access Pass Powerpoint Games Bundle
House Hunters! Engaging Inflation Simulation (Memorable Money Supply Lesson)
This is a quick and engaging inflation simulation that students love. It asks students to bid against one another to win the house of their dreams (or nightmares!)In the second round, students budgets are doubled (effectively doubling the money supply for the controlled classroom economy). The simulation demonstrates clearly the relationship between money supply and inflation in one quick and engaging lesson that you and your students will come to enjoy!The directions given are:Inform everyone t
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Full Year of U.S. Government and Civics Essentials Bundle
Goods and Services Social Studies Economics Bingo Game
This goods and services bingo game is the perfect activity to introduce basic economics during your social studies lessons.This game will give your students practice determining the difference between goods and services that are provided in their community. You will read the clues on the calling cards, giving your students a chance to determine which good or service the clue applies to and cover it on their bingo board.
Included in this .pdf download are 30 different bingo boards, in both color
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1st - 3rd
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Supply and Demand Coffee Shop Game
Looking for a way to get your students excited about learning supply/demand? Put them in the driver's seat of owning their own business and trying to please customers! This activity works alongside the Cool Math Coffee Shop Game (a free internet game). In this game the students will run a coffee shop and make all inventory, purchasing, and pricing decisions. Each day the students must make inventory selections for their coffee shop, create their recipe, set their price, and try to sell their cof
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Economics Activities Bundle
Time to Trade- a game to teach systems of exchange, bartering, money & trading.
This is a trading game that can be played with most primary aged children. It has been designed to teach children about the history of trade, giving children a greater understanding of why money is now the system of exchange used in most societies today. This game also helps children in understanding the concepts of trade, bartering, exchange, needs, goods and services.
This product includes 14 pages of resources which contain the following:
- 24 x game cards
- 12 x sets of 10 (120 in total) g
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1st - 7th
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Counting Coins Game: Race to a Dollar!
In this fun and easy-to-manage math game, students will practice using the add-on strategy to count coins up to $1.00. It's great for math centers or whole-class review in groups.
This download contains:
* printable game board blackline master
* printable game board in color for laminating or example
* 2 score sheets to record coin values
* game directions
Simply provide each group of students (groups of 2+) with a game board, a pencil, a paper clip, and some coins. They'll take turns sp
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1st - 3rd
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Needs and Wants Boom Cards
Needs and Wants BOOM Cards – Digital Task CardsThese Needs and Wants Boom Cards will help reinforce the difference between needs and wants. Students will decide which objects are needs and which are wants in this fun and interactive 20 card Boom deck. Have fun with this Social Studies deck as students consider their needs and wants! (You will need a free Boom Learning account to use these)You can use these digital task cards on:LaptopsDesktopstabletsmobile devicesInteractive Whiteboards***You wi
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K - 2nd
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Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism Simulation
This simulation highlights the differences between free markets and government planned economies. Students will be engaged in economics by playing rock paper scissors to simulate work and earn money. There are three rounds that simulate Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism. Each round is different and highlights something unique to each economic system. This Resource Includes:-Instructions/Teacher Guide explaining how to begin and conduct the simulation. This guide includes optional ideas on how
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6th - 12th
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Fun Investing Escape Room Activity
Get your Personal Finance students out of their seats with this 6-task investing escape room activity. Students will research stock symbols, calculate a capital gain, answer questions about investing strategies and terminology, analyze asset allocation for a mutual fund, and put themselves in the role of a financial planner to address a client. Students will work with a partner or small group and race to complete the tasks. By solving the cases they will "clock out before the market closes". For
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Investing and Retirement Unit Bundle
Economics- Economic Systems- Name That Economic System! Game
Economics- Economic Systems- Name That Economic System! Game
This is a fun PowerPoint game to help students review the different types of economic systems. Students will view 30 slides that each contain a statement about a particular economic system. On the sheet provided to them (that is also included in this download), they will write down on each line whether the economic system being described is a market economy, command economy, or mixed economy. When the game is over you can then go over
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Touch Money File Folders
Touch Money is a great way to teach your students how to count groups of coins! I use this with my special learners who benefit from the visuals of touch points.
This set includes 4 file folders with 12 piggy bank problems per file folder. Just glue into the file folder, laminate, and use Velcro for extended use! I use these for morning work, one on one work, or independent work. Your kiddos are sure to love these adorable money file folders!
For more Touch Money work, check out these produc
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Touch Money Bundle for Special Education
Earning, Saving & Spending Budget Worksheets
Help students understand a budget! Students will have 24 expense cards to use with a budget based on the information provided on each card. Students will find that some expense cards have unexpected expenses while others don't. They will learn how to log information onto a budget worksheet. This resource comes in color & black/white.Print & Go! No PREPIncluded in this resource» Lesson Idea Page» 3 designs of budget worksheets» 24 Expense Cards (small and large in sizes)» 2 sets of Reflec
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Financial Literacy BUNDLE | Earning, Saving, Spending
Needs and Wants Social Studies Economics Bingo Game
This game will give your students practice determining the difference between wants and needs. It is the perfect activity to introduce basic economics during your social studies lessons. You will read the clues on the calling cards, giving your students a chance to determine which need or want the clue applies to and cover it on their bingo board. Included in this .pdf download are 30 different bingo boards, in both color and black and white, and, teacher clue calling cards. The following goods
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Needs and Wants Social Studies Activities Bundle
Cashflow Tracker and Net Worth Calculation Activity | Monopoly Resource
Monopoly is my favorite board game to use in my classroom and there are so many different ways to use it! You can find ways to pull lessons and concepts from personal finance, financial literacy, accounting, business, entrepreneurship, life skills, family and consumer science, home economics, and math using Monopoly, and the students love playing it.This resource is used to help students realize the importance of tracking all income and expenses, and using that knowledge of cashflow to make budg
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Needs vs Wants & Budgeting Unit | BUNDLE
Insurance Write the Room Scavenger Hunt
Get your students up and moving with this fun write the room scavenger hunt! This activity is the perfect addition to your insurance lessons. This file includes 20 definitional or application-based prompts for students to match with key terminology or dollar amounts. Students will move around the room to read each prompt and use the word bank on their worksheet to record their responses. An alternate worksheet is provided without the terms if you prefer not to give students the word bank. This a
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Personal Finance Activities and Projects Supplement Bundle
Relay Sorting Game for Goods and Services
If you are teaching economics or if your students need to review goods and services, this resource is for your class! Relaying Goods and Services will not only help students understand economics by identifying goods and services in our world, but it will also give them lots of physical activity. Of course, you know that is a good deal! The Goal: This game on economics will get out the giggles and wiggles and give students a chance to review what they have learned about goods and services. Who w
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K - 2nd
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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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