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3rd grade economics thematic unit plans
Shark Tank Elementary Economics Project for Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Loosely based on the show, Shark Tank.... this is a great unit to use for late elementary and middle school students to learn economic terms while working through the planning process of designing a good or service as an entrepreneur. Includes planners for all steps of the process and links to Shark Tank snippets on YouTube as examples too! Thank you and enjoy! ⭐ CHECK OUT THE FULL PREVIEW ABOVE! ⭐ * Each section of the project below includes teacher directions * Links to Shark T
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2nd - 7th
Second Grade Social Studies-Common Core Economics Unit
This is an economics unit for second grade that is aligned with Second Grade Common Core Social Studies Standard E.1.1-1.6. This unit includes almost everything you need to teach this standard. There are lesson plans for you, a student book, a study guide, a test, a take home project with a parent letter, a wallet and money and a classroom game. This is a 10 day unit.
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2nd - 3rd
Economics Activities Unit | Project Based Learning | Financial Literacy
This is an entire UNIT for a Project Based Learning Unit on ECONOMICS and FINANCIAL LITERACY. It takes a teacher and their class, step by step throughout the entire Economics Curriculum. Don’t let planning PBL Units stress you out! This unit is all set for your entire planning. It will save you hours of your time.Some Lessons are DIGITALOVERVIEWEconomics For Kids helps students gain life skills in problem-solving, investigating, financial literacy and engages them in challenges. We start a clas
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2nd - 3rd
Also included in: Project Based Learning Curriculum | 2nd Grade PBL Activities
Goods and Services "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie..."
This is an integrated social studies and reading mini-unit that focuses on teaching goods and services using the Laura Numeroff classic "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie..." In the book, Mouse asks for lots of different things, some are goods and some are services. This unit is packed full of activities to help your kiddos understand beginning economics in an engaging format.
The mini-unit includes:
-Goods Definition Poster (color)
-Services Definition Poster (color)
-Anchor chart Tree Map Label
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PreK - 3rd
Project Based Learning Math and Economics Unit - Open a Chocolate Shop Project
Everyone Loves chocolate! This project based learning math and economics unit is perfect for primary students with a yummy Chocolate Shop theme. Students can work collaboratively as they create their own chocolate bars. YUM!! Plus, this unit will go with your books about chocolate!You can pick and choose how you want to implement the unit. Each activity can be a great addition to your economics unit. (Each activity should be self-explanatory.) I've included different activities that 2nd, 3rd or
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2nd - 4th
Primary Economics Unit: Wants, Needs, Goods and Services (Lessons & Activities)
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
Wants vs. Needs Economics Sorting Worksheet
Great practice for sorting words (no pictures) into the Wants or Needs category. This can be a great assessment! It can also be used for homework or practice. Great follow-up to my wants vs. needs sorting center. I also have a wants/needs sorting worksheet with pictures! Check them out! :) I have many Economics resources available in my store--natural/human/capital resources, goods/services, producer/consumers, etc.
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K - 5th
Also included in: Economics Bundle - 1st - 3rd Grades - Worksheets and Center Activities
Money: A Complete IB PYP Unit of Inquiry
How does money affect everyday life? The struggle becomes real for the kids with many critical thinking activities. Through all of the curricular areas, the children learn about the origins of money, the difference between wants and needs, banking and budgeting and they explore the myriad of ways decisions about money can affect our lives. The culmination dives into careers and how our choice of career will ultimately shape our lifestyle. Lots of hands on inquiry into social studies, math and li
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3rd - 6th
Economics Pack Saving Spending Budgets Free Enterprise
This pack includes activities that explain the free enterprise systemThere is a saving and spending dollar bill foldable. Just double sided copy the last two pages and you have a ready made foldable.There are also 2 budget activities that ask students to think about how they earn, spend and save their money. I included one that discusses Hawk Bucks which is legal tender at our school. ;) Feel free to edit any of the documents.There is a producers and consumers brochure that asks students to iden
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1st - 4th
Amelia Bedelia Means Business: A Literature-Based Economics Unit {CCSS}
“I absolutely love this Unit. I was such a big Amelia Bedeila fan as a child and have all the books in my classroom. The kids love this unit as well, which makes it even better.”
Economics can often be confusing and abstract for elementary students. A literature connection and lovable character can change all of that! This "Ready to Print" "No Prep" resource (along with the chapter book Amelia Bedelia Means Business by Herman Perish--nephew to the late Peggy Perish, originator of the quirky yet
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2nd - 4th
3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Michigan Growth Unit
The fourth unit in 3rd grade Michigan Social Studies is themed in the growth of the state of Michigan (Population, Manufacturing, Etc.). Unit correlates to concepts in the MC3 curriculum and meets Michigan Social Studies standards. Lessons are typically taught over a two day span.GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGEUnit has been updated to include links to copy files from Google Drive which can be used in distance learning, virtual learning
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Michigan YEAR LONG Units
Economics Integrated Unit Thematic Unit
This economics unit for kids focuses on needs and wants, supply and demand, producer and consumer, and goods and services. Reading passages, vocabulary cards, integrated math activities, as well as phonics practice are all included.Included in this unit you will find:Full Color Vocabulary CardsBlack and White Vocabulary CardsReading: Fiction Passages with Comprehension QuestionsFlowers for MomThe Sandcastle ContestWhen Life Gives You Lemons…The Money GameCupcake WarsIncludes inferring, close re
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2nd - 3rd
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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Shark Tank Elementary Entrepreneur Project and Elementary Economics Unit BUNDLE
Take the planning and prep out of teaching economics to elementary students with this ECONOMICS BUNDLE! This bundle includes the full, multi-week best seller Shark Tank project and a full Introduction to Economics Elementary Level unit with 13 learning activities and teaching tools!Check out each listing for full descriptions and previews!⭐ CHECK OUT THE FULL PREVIEWS ABOVE! ⭐ Shark Tank:Loosely inspired on the show, Shark Tank.... this is a great unit to use for late elementary and middle scho
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2nd - 5th
Make a Community Map: A Mapmaking Project
Practicing and mastering learning about what makes up a community and making maps is so engaging with this activity. Students plan their communities, create their maps, and write about them. This project typically takes my students several weeks to complete at the end of the year as an application project after studying communities all year. Students love to practice their social studies skills with this resource! This helpful product includes:•lesson plan•useful websites•sample communities•comm
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2nd - 3rd
Not Your Average BACK TO SCHOOL
Sometimes, you've just got to shake things up! This Back to School pack is filled with topics that are ....not your average back to school topics! Throughout this resource, you will teach civics, history, science, geography, and sociology! We hope you enjoy this unit as much as we do! The topics that we cover include: Sociology: Why do we have rules? Rules are important to keep every student safe and ensure that learning is happening each day at school. This is a great lesson to start the scho
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Not Your Average Bundle
Scarcity Activities | Scarcity Unit | No Prep
Are you looking for a scarcity unit? This packet gives you activities to teach your students or kids about scarcity. Included:Popcorn Scarcity ActivityPopcorn Lesson ReflectionStickers Scarcity ActivityWater Scarcity PassageWater Scarcity QuestionsWants and Needs ChartGets the Gimmies Worksheet Discussion Question Cards*For the scarcity activity you can really use anything. Food, manipulatives, supplies, etc.*Check out the preview to see the entire product!For more products like this click here!
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: No Prep Science Social Studies 1st 2nd 3rd GROWING BUNDLE
Economics Unit | Financial Literacy | Project Based Learning Economics Bundle
This is an entire ECONOMICS BUNDLE for a Project Based Learning Unit on ECONOMICS and FINANCIAL LITERACY. It takes a teacher and their class, step by step throughout the entire Economics Curriculum. Don’t let planning PBL Units stress you out! This unit is all set for your entire planning. It will save you hours of your time.Some Lessons are DIGITALThis is the BUNDLED Version and includes all the same activities as the ORIGINAL Unit. OVERVIEWEconomics For Kids helps students gain life skills in
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2nd - 3rd
Economics: Goods, Services, Producers, Consumers, Resources and more!
This Mega Economics Pack has it all! Over three weeks of lessons, activities and stories that will teach your students the basics of economics. You’ll also find directions and materials for your own Market Day Event, Economics Project, Student Bartering Day, and Parents are Producers Day.
During this project, students will earn an income, pay taxes and bills, and learn about the expense of unexpected events. They’ll learn about needs and wants, producers and consumers, goods and services, ear
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1st - 4th
4th Grade Economics Unit for Georgia Standards
This document includes 13 pages of economic vocabulary practice.
It integrates the vocabulary words opportunity costs, price incentives, specialization, voluntary exchange, trade, interdependence, scarcity, and more into the social studies units covered by the Georgia Performance Standards (Native Americans, European exploration, colonies, Revolutionary War, new government, westward expansion, and reform movements).
These pages are great to use at the end of the year as a review or throughou
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3rd - 5th
Super Cash Classroom Money System
Are you looking for a way to give your class management system a boost? We have all used money reward systems at some point, but this is a way to get your class excited about using money and being responsible.
Students are paid for doing their classroom jobs, homework and school work. I have laid it all out for you in this fun money system.
I have one set of money with a Super Hero theme (Super Cash) and another set of money with a classroom theme (Desk Dollars).
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1st - 4th
Economics Unit: Elementary {Digital & PDF Included}
Economics Unit for elementary students is a hands-on unit that combines social studies and language arts skills! Everything you need to teach about resources, goods and services, specialization, and economic choice and opportunity cost can be found here! Whether teaching in-person or remotely, this unit provides a variety of activities to teach about economics.To take a closer look at this unit, be sure to check out the product preview at the top of the page!What will I find in this unit?This Ec
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3rd - 5th
Community Helper Hat Crafts
Use these cut and paste hats to inspire children to believe they can become great helpers of their communities.
The following hats are included:
Police
Firefighter
Hard Hat (Helmet for Construction and many Engineer Jobs)
Just simply print on white or colored card stock and glue to a sentence strip to make a hat.
I hope you and your kids enjoy this cute project! :)
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PreK - 5th
Economy Unit
This unit is intended and incorporated third grade Illinois Social Studies Standards as of 2017. However, can be used for grades 2-4. The product has more than 10 days worth of lesson plans. Each lesson has a clear description or expectations, pictures when needed!
DAY 1: Vocabulary
DAY 2: Needs and wants
DAY 3: Applying for a job writing and video activity
DAY 4: Make bank accounts- step by step directions with pictures
DAY 5: Budget
DAY 6: Scenarios of good money habits
DAY 7-10: Cl
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2nd - 5th
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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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