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Economics Common Core CCRA.W.7 resources
Stock Market Game: An Online Activity, & Simulation | Teach Students Investing
Studying the stock market can be difficult, yet life-changing if studied properly! For years I have wanted to help students grasp a comfortable understanding of the stock market. Through semesters of tweaking and formulating, I have come up with this resource that students and teachers alike can approve of! Students will enter an online game, watch their stock returns, write reflection papers, draft summaries of their investment companies, chart returns, and create a reflection of their entire
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9th - 12th
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Project Based Learning Math and Research - Run a Pizza Restaurant PBL Unit
Everyone loves pizza! In this real world Project Based Learning Math unit, students can open and run their own pizza restaurant. This student-centered PBL unit provides differentiation by giving student choice. This OPEN A PIZZA RESTAURANT real-life challenge requires students to use inquiry, critical thinking, and their creative minds during the high-interest cross-curricular [math, social studies, ELA] activities. Students integrate digital learning into the project as they investigate culture
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3rd - 5th
Identity Theft Prevention Research Project - Fraud - Financial Literacy Consumer
Create a research-based Identity Theft Prevention Guide while teaching your students financial literacy skills! This resource includes activities and a research project on the topics of identity theft, scams, and online fraud. Students will research the threat of identity theft, learn about the different types of identity theft that may occur, recognize measures consumers can take to prevent becoming a victim of fraud – while also noting the long-term impact identity theft has on its victims.Thi
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9th - 12th
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Economics Resources: A Bundle of Engaging Resources On Money, Economy, & More
This bundle includes a variety of 9 economic resources from my store that you can add to your various economic units. With a total of 9 fantastic resources on economics, you will be saving 25% by getting this bundled version instead of purchasing the resources individually! That's like getting a few products for FREE! Products included are seen above! Enjoy!Thank You!Thanks so much for stopping by! It's great to meet you! I hope this resource adds value to your classroom. If you have time, I'd
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High School Life Skills Project Bundle
What are some high school life skills that your students should be building? How about budgeting, meal planning, and personal finance for an incredible start?I have put together several high school life skills resources that when combined help students build these essential life skills and 21st-century skills in a way that is fun, engaging, meaningful, and super real-world.What high school life skills are we talking about here? Let's take a look:Plan and Execute a Fundraiser: spreadsheet use, bu
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10th - 12th
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Plant Interactive Lapbook | Research Project | Differentiated | Project-Based
Your students will love Researching a plant of their Choice and creating this Interactive Lapbook! The Project-Based Learning approach will engage your students! They will be able to Collaborate with their Peers, yet create their own little treasure!>> Take a Look at the PREVIEW <<There are many ways to Differentiate this packet to Scaffold for your students. Multiple pages have a Differentiated Version! There are components that you can add for Deeper Learning, or take out if you on
Economics Activity: What is Money? A Create Your Own Currency Activity
Overview:Students are in charge of designing new money or currency for a current nation or a fictitious country of their own. The currency will need to be detailed, creative, not able to be counterfeited, and meet the six characteristics of money as outlined in the student directions.What's Included:- Student directions including the 6 characteristics of money- Explanation of visual representation and written description of their currency- 10 specific details must be met (i.e. - symbols, anti-c
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Project Based Learning Curriculum | 2nd Grade PBL Activities
In this Project Based Learning Science and Social Studies Bundle you will have everything you need to teach PBL this year! Creating these units are time consuming for any teacher and this bundle will save you hours and hours of work, planning and your time. We take the boring and make PBL fun and easy to teach. It includes a Plant Unit, Economics and Financial Literacy Unit, Habitats and Ecosystem Unit, an Iceberg Unit and more. These are all the top selling 2nd grade PBL units that we have.Some
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2nd
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Open a Cafe - Middle & High School Project Based Learning Unit Careers PBL
In this project, students will open the cafe of their dreams. They will decide on a theme and a menu, as well as purchase furniture and equipment. They will work within a budget to purchase their supplies and make a business plan. They will design the inside of their café using blueprints as well as make an advertisement flyer online.In-depth Description:In this Open a Cafe project, students will have the opportunity to unleash their creativity and develop critical thinking and teamwork skills.
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5th - 9th
Run a Bake Sale - Middle & High School Project Based Learning Unit PBL
In this project, students will use their creativity and problem-solving skills to design a bake sale from scratch. They will learn how to determine the materials needed, calculate the costs and profits, create an advertisement, and write a persuasive essay to attract volunteers.In-depth Description:In this Run a Bake Sale project, students will have the opportunity to unleash their creativity and develop critical thinking and teamwork skills. This project-based learning activity is designed for
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5th - 9th
Project Based Learning ALL Units Bundle - Middle, & High School FULL YEAR PBL
These are great for summer school, home school, genius hour, enrichment, gifted, or independent work time!A growing bundle of my Project Based Learning Units!Currently Includes:Run a Bake SaleDesign & Sell a ProductPlan a Trip to Travel AbroadDesign Your Dream HomePlan a PartyPlan a Music FestivalWrite & Make a MovieDesign an Online Clothing StoreStart a Food TruckAnimate a CartoonOpen a CafePlan a National Park Camping TripPlan a Thanksgiving Dinner...with more to come!
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5th - 8th
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3rd Grade Social Studies MC3 Economics Unit - Made in Michigan Research Project
Need an engaging project to wrap up your Michigan Economics / Growth of Michigan Unit that also assesses your students' reading and writing skills? Then try this product on for size!Students will be assigned a famous Michigan-based industry and collect research about its history, growth/change, economics/charity, and products. Students will then utilize this information to create a slideshow, as well as a poster for the company. Once your whole class has completed their projects, the possibiliti
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3rd
Economics Case Study: Bankruptcy!
Here's a fun and interesting Econ activity that requires students to do research and to think critically concerning the all-too-common occurrence of a business going bankrupt. First, students are given vital background information concerning what bankruptcy actually means. Student also research some of the key reasons why businesses go bankrupt. Then, students research, collect data, analyze the data, and then report back to the class (and to the Instructor) some of their findings concerning ma
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Story of Stuff Video Guide | Worksheet | Questions (NR - 2009)
The Story of Stuff Video Guide | Worksheet | Questions (NR - 2009) challenges students to connect with and digest the plethora of information in this short, 20 minute, video. Examine each stage of the Materials Economy process including extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal. Ask student to share their experience with the concepts of planned obsolescence & perceived obsolescence and imagine ways in which costs are externalized for products they are familiar with. Expl
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7th - 12th
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Design Bundle - 4 Middle & High School Project Based Learning Units PBL
These are great for summer school, home school, genius hour, enrichment, gifted, or independent work time!Encourage Creativity and learning with this Design Based Product Based Learning Bundle! Currently Includes 4 Engaging Units:Design & Sell a ProductDesign Your Dream HomeWrite & Make a MovieDesign an Online Clothing StoreEach Project Based Learning Unit requires students to use their imaginations and online tools to design something. They will research prices, make decisions, brainsto
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5th - 9th
Michigan's Economy Food Product Research Paper
3rd grade social studies requires learning about Michigan's economy. I use this fun project as a culmination of the economics unit of study to integrate with writing/ researching a topic and writing an informational report. Students choose from the list of Michigan food products to research, they fill out the research organizer which helps them format their information to type into a paper. Students are also tasked with creating a poster, preparing a speech, and of course bringing in some of the
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3rd - 5th
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Become an Entrepreneur
Students will research, create and market their own business. Learning can be done as an in class project or as an at home research project. Students will learn about producers, consumers, entrepreneurs, and marketing. They will also master the concept of supply and demand. This would be a great way to teach economics in a hands-on project based format.You might also like the following Social Studies Units:Running a RestaurantShopping BudgetYou might also like this project based learning:Animals
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K - 5th
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Christmas Tree Needs and Wants Anchor Chart Project First Grade
Are you looking for December fun while covering Needs and Wants? This anchor chart project will bring festive fun for your students while learning about basic Economics. It can be used to differentiate between needs and wants while opening your Social Studies Unit.Here's what you'll get:✅ Christmas lights template✅ Choice of gift templates✅ Anchor chart headings✅ step-by-step directions for each part of the project✅ Anchor Chart lesson plan✅ Teacher notesThis product is based on the Nati
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K - 1st
Economics Bundle: Personal Finance, Businesses, and the Stock Market
This bundle can be used for an economics class that is one semester long, as it has students analyze aspects of economic thinking, personal finance, businesses, and the stock market. Here is a rough pacing guide for the bundle:Weeks 1-2: Introducing students to thinking like an economist and understanding basic frameworks for the economy. (Resources 1-8)Weeks 3-4: Introducing students to the first unit about their personal finance in the future. Students brainstorm and research their ideal caree
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) (Distance Learning)
This is a long handout that introduces students to the idea of a mutual fund, an index fund, and an exchange-traded fund. The idea is for students to understand how mutual funds allow one to have a diverse investing portfolio without doing all the work of researching hundreds of stocks on their own. It also shows students how to find and compare ETFs to choose one that would be the best to invest in. I suggest having students complete this after finishing the handout below, which is about how to
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Economics Bundle: Personal Finance, Businesses, and the Stock Market
Become an Business Owner
Students will research, create and market their own business. Learning can be done as an in class project or as an at home research project. Students will learn about producers, consumers, entrepreneurs, and marketing. They will also master the concept of supply and demand. This would be a great way to teach economics in a hands-on project based format.You might also like the following Social Studies Units:Running a RestaurantShopping BudgetOr the other Project Based Learning IdeasAnimals and Ec
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K - 3rd
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Karl Marx Research Organizer & Paper Assignment — Economics — CCSS Rubric
What are the key ideas of Karl Marx? Guide students through learning about philosopher and economist Karl Marx with this versatile research planner and essay assignment designed to shepherd learning from information gathering to the development of a polished research essay through the use of L-EA’s thoughtfully scaffolded activities. The basis of a weeks-long research unit or just a “10-second sub plan” (just print and drop on your desk!), this product includes (See PREVIEW):A Karl Marx essay wr
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Lesson Plan: Fa-la-la-la-la - Trickle Down Theory for Christmas
This lesson is just right for Christmas. Connecting economic trickle down theory and a beloved Christmas story, my newest lesson will stimulate your students to critical thought while warming their hearts with some well-earned Christmas cheer!This all-inclusive lesson provides not only a creative cross-curricular look at literature and economics, but it also provides three or more days of thoughtful writing, researching, analyzing, and discussion activities for your students. Give them the gift
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6th - 12th
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Distance Learning Introduction to Economics
An interactive introduction to economics, perfect for distance learning. This resource covers a variety basic economic concepts at an appropriate level of rigor for upper elementary school students. Created by a fourth grade teacher with a degree in economics, this packet is designed to cover 3 weeks of distance learning. Each week will cover a different foundational economic concept: Production, Distribution, and Exchange. Students will read short passages explaining a variety of economic ideas
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3rd - 6th
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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.
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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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