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This updated lesson is based on the novel, Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson. Set mainly in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s, 13-year-old Lyddie Worthen, works six days a week, from dawn until dusk, running weaving looms in a murky dust-and lint-filled factory, trying to save enough money to…

This lesson uses a Better Money Habits video to reinforce budgeting concepts.

In this personal finance lesson, students explore budget constraints by solving a contextual problem.

Use the lovable character Curious George to capture student attention while teaching about personal finance and economics.

Students explore the concept of interest by means of two activities. The first, a simple activity with jellybeans, introduces the concept of interest accruement, and the second, a practical, "real world" activity, reinforces the concept and places it into a larger context.

In this economics lesson, students will use a budget plan to make spending decisions.

This lesson focuses on a group of nineteenth century industrial entrepreneurs described in many history books as Robber Barons. It calls upon students to analyze the activities of these entrepreneurs in order to draw conclusions about the innovations and business practices for which they …

In this lesson students learn decision making skills that will help them become better consumers. As consumers they have a variety of alternatives from which to choose. They learn about the importance of price information in making their decisions. First, students gather information on…

In this personal finance lesson, students will identify the opportunity cost of a spending decision.

In this personal finance lesson, students will compare the impact of time on long-term investments.