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Economics unit plans under $5
Economics Unit for 3rd & 4th Grade - Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, & Budgets
Do you want your students to master all the economics terms and standards in 3rd and 4th grade? Well this hands-on PBL unit to teach economics covers many different concepts through a real life project. After learning vocabulary your students will go through a project that will teach them all about economics. This is not an explicit teaching product, but a project based learning product.This Unit Covers1. Scarcity2. Opportunity Costs3. Producers and Consumers4. Budgets5. Market PlacesWhy will th
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3rd - 5th
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Election Day, Veterans Day, Culture : 2nd Grade Social Studies in a Cinch!
Social Studies in a Cinch! Month Three November Happenings: Three weeks of content-rich Social Studies printables for a primary grades unit on November happenings. This month includes three weeks of printables to accomodate the traditional school schedule that includes a Thanksgiving Break. Use your own Thanksgiving materials to cover that content as you see fit! With so much emphasis and time required to teach reading and math in the primary grades, fitting Social Studies into the academic day
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1st - 3rd
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Wants and Needs Wants & Needs Kindergarten and First Grade Social Studies
Wants and Needs Wants & Needs Kindergarten and First Grade Social Studies⭐Do you WANT it? Do you NEED it? Covering the topic of WANTS AND NEEDS with your Kinders or First Graders has never been easier. This engaging and ready-to-use WANTS AND NEEDS file is going to be a HUGE time saver for you. Snag this 30-page pack to get charts, pocket chart activities, writing prompts, and printables all about wants & needs.⭐This unit is a week's worth of wants and needs learning activities that cove
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Social Studies Bundle for Kindergarten and First Grade Printables
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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Non-Fiction Unit- Community Helpers and Economics
Product Description:Non-fiction unit on community helpers while focusing on opinion writing, vocabulary, and lower elementary economics.Includes:4 Weeks of lesson plansAnchor chartsOriginal texts (10 non-fiction stories)All work for unit is provided in the product (20+ pages of student response pages)Vocab cards sorted and labeledSimilar Products: <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<ALL INCLUDE: 4 Weeks of Detailed Lesson Plans + Everything you n
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Reading Lessons Bundle Science and Social Studies Integrated
2nd Grade Social Studies - Government Services & Community Helpers Activities
Teaching 2nd grade students about community services and community helpers couldn't be easier with this jam-packed social studies resource! This 2nd grade social studies unit contains easy-to-follow lessons to help you teach your class about government services. This notebook is a teacher's time saver! This product includes lesson plans, foldables, activities, worksheets, vocabulary, materials for early finishers, QR codes, homework suggestions, and an end-of-the-unit quiz!! Just print and go so
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2nd
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Needs and Wants Social Studies Lesson Plans
Teach the difference between needs and wants with this fun unit! This unit teaches your students about the differences between needs and wants and the choices people have to make to put their needs before their wants. This unit consist of three 30-45 minute lessons along with a bonus craftivity.The needs discussed in the unit are:FoodWaterClothingShelterClean AirLoveIncluded in the unit are:2 Mini Posters (One for needs and one for wants)3 Lesson Plans6 Worksheets20 Small Needs and Wants Sortin
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Needs and Wants Social Studies Activities Bundle
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
Market Day Economics Packet with Pacing Guide Templates Journal and More
Make economics real for your students! This packet contains everything you need to implement a successful market day in your classroom! Students will learn about the principles of supply and demand, goods and services, production and consumption, and more!
What's included in this packet:
Page 4 – Flexible Pacing Guide
Page 5 – Warm Up Activity
Pages 6 and 7 – Vocabulary Definitions and Reading Passage
Page 8 – Jobs for Everyone - Sign for the Room
Pages 9 and 10 – Jobs List, Job Application
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3rd - 6th
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Lemonade Stand Entrepreneurship Packet
Being a teen entrepreneur, I love inspiring entrepreneurship for kids! The lemonade stand has always been a classic symbol of entrepreneurship. Use these printables as a unit study to teach kids about entrepreneurship and starting a business!Although not everyone will grow up to be business owners, learning how to start your own business creates valuable life skills that can help you succeed no matter what your future plans are. With this lesson plan, kids can learn how to start their own busine
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4th - 6th
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Economics Mini Unit: Goods, Services, Supply, Demand, Budget, Producer, Consumer
Economics: A Mini Unit (also great for sub plans)Start this mini-unit off with 7 full-page vocabulary posters: Goods, Services, Consumer, Producer, Supply, Demand & BudgetAllow students to practice writing their definitions in their journals with easy to cut-and-paste vocab flaps. Then, they can brainstorm and write examples for each! Spend some time practicing differentiating between spending, saving, earning & donating with 3 practice sheets.Students can plan a monthly budget with *cha
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2nd - 5th
Economics Unit
~*Economics Unit*~
In this product you will find:
This unit is geared toward first graders, but can be used in Kindergarten or Second grade easily.
Vocabulary posters for:
Needs, wants, goods, services, producers, and consumers
2 versions of my Interactive notebook that can be separated for each of the above topics, or combined as a review of all topics.
Sorts for all topics
Summative test for the topic
You can choose to display each of these posters as you teach, or you can display them all at
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K - 2nd
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T-Shirt Entrepreneurs PROJECT BASED LEARNING Math Economics GATE 4-8th
Your students will be excited for this “gold medal standard” project-based math, design, and economics activity. It’s appropriate and adaptable for 4th – 8th grade. It has been a staple for my 4th grade gifted and talented math group since 2013.You won’t be the sage on the stage. Students will problem-solve their way through the project working in collaborative teams, and the teacher will guide, be a resource, spur discussion, play devil’s advocate, and provide mini lessons when necessary.In
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class BUNDLE - Math Focus Hours of Hands-on Projects GATE Gifted
Economy of Michigan Student Work Packet
This student packet includes independent work pages that follow along with the second MC3 third grade social studies unit. Each lesson includes 3 activity pages and a vocabulary page. My students love their independent work time and are always excited to work in their packets!
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2nd - 3rd
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Economics in the Primary Grades
Thank you for your interest in Economics in the Primary Grades!This packet is divided into 3 main topics (needs / wants, division of labor / quality vs. quantity, and goods / services. Needs and Wants:Needs and Wants vocab cards (in color and black/white)6 worksheets to work on Needs / WantsDivision of Labor and Quality vs. Quantity:Division of Labor and Quality vs. Quantity vocab cards (in color and black/white)Division of Labor and Quality vs. Quantity cookie factory experiment Goods and Servi
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K - 2nd
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Taking Stock in the Stock Market! (MATH and So Much More!)
Are you having trouble engaging your adolescent students in authentic, real-world, high-level, critical thinking projects? Do you need a great display for an upcoming exhibition? THIS IS THE PROJECT for YOU and YOUR STUDENTS!
This project is packed full of activities to excite and engage any student. The activities cover researching, analyzing, organizing, calculating, current events, vocabulary and reflection. The students must use math, history, language arts, media design, visual arts, read
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
I Want...but I Need {Economics Unit}
This is an Economics Unit with the following activities and printables:
-Vocabulary Cards (wants, needs, goods, services, money, jobs)
-4 Bubble Webs (Wants, needs, goods, services)
-Blank Bubble Web
-4 posters (Goods, Services, Wants, Needs)
-Goods or Services Paper Sort
-Wants or Needs Paper Sort
-Goods or Services Venn Diagram Paper Sort
-Writing Prompts/Discussion Questions
-Writing Prompt Paper
-"Imagine You're a 100 Dollar Bill" Writing Prompt & Paper {differentiated}
-"Imagine You're
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PreK - 1st
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Economics Unit
This Lemonade Stand Economics Unit is a great way to engage your students while learning about the economic concepts. Your class will be able to build a stand within your classroom or school. Your students will learn about: needs and wants, goods and services, producers and consumers, and opportunity cost. While you teach economics you can also implement other content areas such as social skills, map skills, and writing skills.
This is the perfect unit because you are given daily lesson id
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K - 4th
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Editable Careers Project Assignment & Rubric
This multi-disciplinary project allows students to explore a career. I created it to help students discover the educational requirements, the employment history, the application process, and the typical lifestyle led by someone with that career. The project takes between 6-8 weeks to complete but is well worth it. I believe it helped students realize the value of an education and inspired many to take school a lot more seriously. Rubric included. Related materials (lesson plans, samples of
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Economics Unit Plans
This unit will cover differences and similarities of human, capital, and natural resources. It will also cover sales tax and the benefits of sales tax. Students will learn about consumers, producers, goods, and services. Students will conduct a cost-benefit analysis, where they evaluate whether to purchase a pet. This is 23 page unit includes eight days of minilessons and materials, anchor charts, economics posters, interactive worksheets, pet project activity, resource chart, ecomonimcs bo
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3rd - 5th
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Create a Pizzeria! An Economics PBL
Want your kids to apply what they know about economics but aren't quite sure how? Look know further than this Project Based Learning (PBL) product. Students will use their skills to create their own pizzeria. This PBL focuses on economic terms such as producer, consumer, resources, and making a profit! Students will make economic choices to create four different pizzas for their pizzeria! They must stay in the budget though!! Let creativity shine with this math and social studies cross curr
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2nd - 3rd
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Social Studies Government Break Down
This is a break down of the governement for younger grades. Suggestion to show our National government, who's the leader, location, flag, ect. (USA), your State governement, leader, location, flag, ect., next is the local government. I have allowed blank spots for you to go in and add your state and city information. I have included all the information needed for USA. This would make a great social studies center or class discussion and visual.
- If you would like to do this as a center on
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PreK - 6th
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First Grade Social Studies Curriculum (Standards-Aligned)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------First Grade Social Studies Curriculum Notes*:**********************************************************************Special Notes: ***The New Social Studies standards are heavy on Inquiry-Based skills. The lessons in this curriculum are designed to put the learning in the hands of the students while the teacher is the facilitator; therefore, they are rigorous.*** ***Due to the rigor of the lesson
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1st
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Economics Project
This is an Economics Project. The students will have an opportunity to create their own business from the ground up. They will look t real estate, products, product construction, marketing, retail design, as well as evaluate the success of their business. This lesson is detailed. I have listed how man days to give each portion of the project as well as a rubric to grade by. This is a lesson that will stick with your students for a very long time.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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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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