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Free economics lessons
Social Studies Interactive Notebook Freebie | Needs and Wants
Students will love sorting pictures into Needs and Wants with this free interactive notebook project. Students will cut, fold and glue the needs and wants pockets. Then they will color, cut and sort the pictures into the correct pockets. If you love this set, check out my full Social Studies Interactive Notebook.
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K - 2nd
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Goods and Services: Economics Skill Sheets
This updated download contains two (2) ready-to-use economics activities.
* Each includes teaching suggestions and a full-sized answer key. Just print and copy!
These fun and easy activities can be used to introduce, review, and/or assess understanding of GOODS and SERVICES. The lesson includes kid-friendly definitions of each term as well as clear, easy-to-understand directions, and graduated application.
* This lesson is included in the following product:
Economics Activity COMBO Pa
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3rd - 5th
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Money Song and Bookmarks - Free
Money Song: Poster for the "Money Melody" which is sure to be a hit in your classroom. Includes colored and black and white copy.
Coin Value Reminder Bookmarks: If your students are still working on memorizing the values of coins but are ready to work independently on money centers and games, print and laminate these cards so they can use them when working on their own. Each bookmark has the front and back of the 4 common coins so that they are able to have a little reminder. Comes with a colo
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PreK - 4th
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Also included in: Money Activity Bundle
Free Economics Unit | Opportunity Cost Game | Goods & Services | Supply & Demand
This FREE SAMPLE of this Economic Unit is packed full of engaging resources to help teach your students about economics. These hands on activities will bring the concepts to life in a fun and memorable way! They are guaranteed to get your students involved in their own learning.The full unit includes the following:Economics Unit Overview - Daily plans for 15 days of instructionVocabulary Posters - 12 Economic terms with definitions and colorful clipartProducer/Consumer Scenario Cards - 14 cards
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2nd - 4th
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Money: Goin' Shoppin'
This math game is the perfect way to engage children while practicing the every-day skill of making change and counting coins and bills. Use “play” money for all three rounds of the game. You can do this as a whole class activity, partner activity, or set up centers.
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2nd - 4th
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Needs & Wants Stocking Sort FREEBIE
This freebie lesson plan will help you teach your students about needs and wants during the holiday season. Templates are included for the stocking needs and wants sort.
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K - 2nd
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Community Workers mini book
This mini book will help your students learn the important jobs of workers in a community and whether that person provides a good or a service. The book also provides for a reading and writing opportunity.
Students will write the name of the job on the top line, a few things that the person does in the community on the second line and write either "good" or "service" on the third line.
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Graphics &/or fonts copyright Dianne J Hook. www.djinkers.com
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K - 2nd
Economics: So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur?
This is a fun lesson to teach children about the exciting life of Entrepreneurship. It also describes the main ways entrepreneurs make money. There are exercises and a main class project that will encourage young minds to unleash their inner Entrepreneur.
This mini-course can be used as a stand alone lesson or as a supplement to an Economic or Business Curriculum. It can also be used with the following Lessons:
Economics for Fun and Profit
How Money Works
How People Make Money
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Local Communities People and Environments
This "Local Communities: People & Environments" booklet is a sample of a Social Studies Unit 1 - Interactions & Interdependence of Nations unit.
1. Please download the FREE booklet and enjoy using it with your students!
2. Please RATE it if you like it!!!
3. Then, click the links below to access other social studies units for your class.
Social Studies Unit 1 - Interactions & Interdependence of Nations
Social Studies Unit 3 - Power and Authority
Social Studies Unit 2 - Dyna
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1st - 3rd
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Economics for Kids Unit Lesson Plans
These lesson plans are the companion to the book, Striker Jones: Elementary Economics for Elementary Detectives, Second Edition. They pull out the economic lessons explicitly from the text through classroom discussions, activities, and individual assignments.Concepts covered include supply/demand, barter, incentives, risk, loss, benefits, opportunity costs, prices, and more!Get the accompanying novel, Striker Jones, in e-book!New! Get the first Striker Jones book AND its award-winning sequel for
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2nd - 5th
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Free Classroom Economy for Classroom Management
This set can be used for a classroom economy for class management or as part of an Economy Unit. It includes "Apple Bucks" (aka money) in the amount of 1, 10 and 20s. It also has a list of how the students can earn the Apple Bucks and how they can Lose the Apple Bucks. (Additional amounts are included in the FULL Version)If your interested in the Full Economics Unit, click here: FULL ECONOMY FOR KIDS UNITThe students pay rent, taxes and can even lose their desk "house" if they fail to pay rent!
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Project Based Learning Curriculum | 2nd Grade PBL Activities
Goods and Services Picture Sort
Students can sort picture into the category of goods or services. This can be used whole group and as a station.
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K - 3rd
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Free Christmas Center - Needs Vs Wants
Christmas Freebie!
This is a great center to help your students understand the differences between needs and wants during this season of giving.
Print, cut, and laminate the cards. Students sort the presents by if they are items they need (food, clothing, housing) or if they are items they want (computer, electronics, cameras.)
There is a worksheet for the students to use to show their work
Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
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PreK - 2nd
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Economics For Fun and Profit
Here is a fun tutorial used to teach children the basics of how the economy works. It comes complete with one exercise and a fun, hands-on class project that children love.
This lesson is a great intro for an Economics, or an Entrepreneurship curriculum.
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3rd - 8th
Economics - Credit Cards Lesson
Credit CardsTeaches how to properly manage cards as well as the consequences of delaying or avoiding payments.Included in the file are reading and project sheets as well as a lesson plan, answer keys, and PowerPoint presentation.Please download the preview sheet for more details.These materials are also available as part of a larger economics unit available at the link below:Economics : Complete Unit____________________________________________________________________________________Please follow
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5th - 10th
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Finance for Kids: Volume 1: Wants and Needs
This lesson plan goes with Volume 1 of the series Finance for Kidz by Professor Prakash L Dheeriya. The lesson plan includes activities for a teacher explaining wants and needs.
After doing these activities and other activities in remaining lesson plans of the series, children and adults can understand money, finances, economy, business, credit, and budgeting. In addition, they can manage their personal finances.
****PLEASE NOTE: THE HARDCOVER BOOK OR ITS CONTENT IS NOT AVAILABLE WITH THIS LES
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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economics
Economics for Children? Well, yes! You read it right and why not. If economics is such an important part of people's lives and an understanding of economics is critical in helping people understand the modern world and make decisions that shape the future, then why isn't economics taught to the children who begin their educational journey from elementary grades. We already know that as they grow with the world, they will make decisions about what to buy, how much to save and how much of their in
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1st - 12th
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Budget Project
**OVER 3,000 DOWNLOADS** This project would be useful for 12th grade econ classes. It gives students a look at what "real life budgeting" will be like someday and includes an optional field trip too! My 12th graders have had a lot of fun completing this project! A colleague and I created this project using some resources from online and other teachers, hence why I have kept this resource FREE for all to use. The document provided provides links to all relevant documents and resources for the pro
Africa Interactive Notebook/Lapbook with Reading Passages
Your students will enjoy learning about Africa while creating this lapbook. I have included 5 lessons for topics which include: African Geography, Culture, Economy, Interesting Facts/History and Animals. Each lesson has a reading passage and a piece to complete for the lapbook. An answer key has been provided for one of the map skills activities.
Please visit my blog www.kindertrips.blogspot.com for a post about "Lapbooks". It goes into detail about this product.
And check out the preview for
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3rd
The Fine Print: Pay Stub
NGPF created "The Fine Print" to give students the experience of analyzing “real-life” forms and statements that they will encounter in their financial lives. From credit card agreements to bank account statements, from financial aid award letters to auto insurance policies, NGPF’s "The Fine Print" empowers your students and gives them the confidence required to “read the fine print.”In this "Fine Print," students review a pay stub and then answer 10 assessment questions that require critical th
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7th - 12th
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Lesson plan: How Much for a New Name (money)
Quick activity & lesson that has primary students working co-operatively in groups, practicing addition, reviewing vowels and consonants and learning coin values.You can also incorporate names changes from the Bible (like Saul to Paul) and "The greatest shall be the least and the servant of all?" Contains links to internet resources and builds math/money vocabulary such as more, less, fewer, greater than, less than, and equal to.Check out these other products and freebies: Oceans PPT 59 s
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K - 2nd
Economics: How Money Works
This is a fun lesson on how money works. It describes how money is used instead of trading as a way to buy things. It also goes into detail about the US Dollar Bill, what it is, and why it is such a powerful currency today. It has a great exercise where children are able to dissect the US Dollar bill and understand how it works.
This is a great lesson to supplement your Economics or Business Curriculum. It can also be used to teach children about money. This mini-course generally follows t
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3rd - 12th
New Year's Writing and Goal Setting | Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
Inspired by the book, Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, I like to start off the new year by teaching a little mini-unit on saving money. We talk about setting money goals and why people save money. We also talk about ways kids can earn money. The kiddos love it! This unit includes:Lesson IdeasBubble MapGoal SheetWays I Can Earn Money WorksheetAnchor Chart Toppers
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K - 2nd
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Financial Literacy: Understanding the Stock Market - 3 Activities! - Grades 3-5
3 activities that help students understand the stock market! No prior knowledge needed!
The stock market is very complex, but is an essential life skill. This file contains 1 introductory page that briefly defines a stock market and 3 introductory activities. The activities are watered-down simulations of buying and selling stock. The activities introduce students to stock price changes, profit, stock brokers, and commission. The activities are very student-friendly and engaging and are me
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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.
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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