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3-5, 6-8

Work, Earnings, and Economics: “Lyddie” by Katherine Paterson

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…
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6-8, 9-12

A Fair Wage

Income for most people is determined by the market value of the productive resources they sell. What workers earn depends, primarily, on the market value of what they produce and how productive they are.
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9-12

Saving and Budgeting Using the Wheel of Mystfortune

In this math and personal finance lesson, students determine their monthly earned income and estimate how much they could be saving.   They graph the outcomes and find the rate of change and the line of best fit. 
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9-12

The 411 on College Education

One of the most important financial decisions people make is whether to go to college. The price tag of a college education is rising, but so are the benefits. In this lesson, students will begin by learning the relationship between level of education and the average unemployment rate; and l…
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3-5

You Can BANK on This! (Part 1)

Banking should not be confusing. It should be INTERESTing! Most students in the elementary grades would love to know more about checking accounts, ATMs, credit cards and all the ways in which their relatives buy the stuff that they want. This lesson provides the students with information on…
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9-12

How to Use the Behavioral Economics Lessons

This note from one of our behavioral economics authors, William Bosshardt, Florida Atlantic University, explains how these behavioral economics lessons are linked together and where they can be used in the high school curriculum.
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6-8, 9-12

Budgeting Basics

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