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Economics lessons for Google Apps
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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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
Understanding Your Pay Stub Lesson - Paychecks, Deductions, & Income Taxes
This easy prep lesson uses realistic pay stubs to teach students how to understand their paychecks. Topics include gross vs. net pay, deductions, income taxes, benefits, and more. Includes Google Slides, guided notes, and a practice worksheet with answer keys!Students will learn how to read and interpret the information provided on their pay stubs using realistic sample pay stubs. You will lead students through the guided notes using the included Google Slides. Students will learn about each
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Wages & Paychecks Financial Literacy Lessons and Activities Bundle
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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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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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
Start Your Own Business Mini-Project (Digital + Printable)
Guide your class through their very own startup! Each year, my class comes up with their own "business" to raise money for a charity. This mini-project template guides them through the process! This goes very well with a unit on goods and services or buyers and sellers. Assign to groups, individually, or even complete whole-class. Compliments Benchmark Advance Unit 9 theme.What’s Included:A PowerPoint version for Microsoft Teams usersA Google Slides version for Google users (the link is provided
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: All PBL, Research, and Writing Units! (Benchmark Advance)
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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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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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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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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Types of Economic Systems: Paper Airplane Challenge
Teach students the different types of economic systems through the Paper Airplane Challenge; a fun and interactive way for students to learn about the four types of economies. Students begin by either being a producer or consumer of paper airplanes. Through this interactive challenge, students are introduced to the basic principles of each economy type (traditional, command and market). After small group and class discussions, students will view a Google Slides presentation providing more spe
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: Economics Lesson Bundle: Paper Airplane Challenge
Understanding Health Insurance - Deductibles, Copays, Comparing Plans, and More!
This easy prep personal financial literacy lesson will teach students the basics of health insurance, including traditional vs high deductible plans, copays, deductibles, strategies for comparing health plans, and more! The lesson includes Google Slides, guided notes, and a practice worksheet! Choosing a health insurance plan can be confusing. This 1 to 2 day lesson will guide and prepare students to choose their own health insurance plan in the future. They'll learn common health insurance
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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
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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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
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals -Digital notebook
Introduce your students to the UN Sustainable Development Goals with this engaging mini-unit! This mini-unit includes a digital notebook webquest that will guide students through the sustainable development goals adopted by the UN on September 25, 2015. This mini-unit is divided into three sections that can be completed over three days. In each section, students will explore the UN Sustainable Development Goal website and find answers to specific questions relating to each goal and its targets.
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5th - 12th
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International Business Class Commodities Case Studies/Activities Files Bundle
These International Business Marketing and Economic Commodity Case Studies are so engaging and interactive! Students move the commodities on the map to show the countries with top production of that commodity. The lessons are also have Google Earth links to countries relevant to the commodities and their production. Great International Business units that are part of the National Business Education Association (NBEA) standards.This product contains the following commodities:CoffeeBananasCocoa
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9th - 12th
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Insurance Financial Literacy Lessons and Activities Bundle
Five easy prep personal finance insurance lessons and activities teach students about insurance basics! Students will learn about ten common types of insurance, then focus specifically on health insurance and auto insurance.What's included:Insurance Exploration Independent Research Activity: Students will independently research two types of insurance by investigating who each type protects, what types of things insurance covers, as well as what types of things it excludes. Intro to Insurance:
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9th - 12th
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Foundations & Fundamentals of Economics Unit Bundle w/Exam (Distance Learning!)
From the beginning, economics has the potential to change students’ lives. Seriously. Introducing the way economists think, and the potential economics has for helping students understand the world around them blows my mind every year. I especially love the foundations of economics unit because it’s when the light bulbs begin to go off and students fall in love with the material. That’s why every single lesson is full of relevant, meaningful content taught using accessible, interactive methods.
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10th - 12th
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FIVE Social Studies Economics Lessons and Guided Student Notes on Google Slides
A convenient, yet rigorous product to use for digital learning while students are working from home due to the Coronavirus. This is a bundle of 6 slideshows that cover economics, goods and services, producers and consumers, supply and demand, scarcity, and entrepreneurs. Each slideshow includes a set of guided, fill-in-the-blank notes for students. The slideshows include student friendly vocabulary, so the they can either be teacher directed or self led. The first slideshow is an introduction on
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2nd - 5th
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Life Skills - Game of Life - Real World Budget Practice - Math - GOOGLE
| Life Skills | Budgeting | Math | Game of Life Simulation | Independent Living | Google Slides | In this DIGITAL activity, students will get to jump right into what it's like for them to live on their own. They will get randomly assigned a career and salary, and have a variety of "stations" they rotate through to simulate real world expenses they will need to budget for. Are you interested in the PRINTABLE version of this activity? CLICK HERE!This activity is specifically formatted to be used w
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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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