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Grades 3-5
Teach Producers and Consumers using Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle
This economics and personal finance lesson takes students through the process of producing a good to sell to a fictional...
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Financial Literacy Month - Elementary Resources
Use these K-5 resources as you celebrate Financial Literacy Month. Teach a different theme each week – Earning Income, Saving and Investing, Spending and Budgeting, and Borrowing.
Lesson
Grades K-2, 3-5
Curious George Economics
Use the lovable character Curious George to capture student attention while teaching about personal finance and economics.
Key Concepts: Factors of Production, Goods and Services, Productive Resources…
Content Partner
Grades K-2, 3-5
Princess Persephone Loses the Castle (Money Tales)
In this economics and personal finance book, an inexperienced royal learns a valuable lesson about reading the fine print.
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment
Grades K-2
Every Penny Counts
In this personal finance lesson, students will evaluate wants and spending.
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades K-2
Teach Entrepreneurship with "Arthur's Pet Business"
In this economics lesson, students will read a popular children's book to learn about entrepreneurship.
Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Goods and Services, Risk Managment/Insurance
Grades K-2, 3-5
Teach Saving and Budgeting with "A Chair for My Mother"
In the story, A Chair for My Mother, a little girl and her family save money in a jar to...
Key Concepts: Buying Goods and Services
Grades K-2
Teach About Spending with "Bunny Money"
In this lesson, students listen to the story of Ruby and Max, two bunnies that go shopping and make many...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
Grades K-2, 3-5
Teach Money Skills and Graphing with "Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday"
In the story, Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, Alexander receives a dollar from his grandparents that he...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades K-2
"What Pet Should I Get?" Dr. Seuss and Decision Making
Recently published, but likely written between 1958 and 1962, What Pet Should I Get? is the delightful tale of a...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services, Scarcity
Grades 3-5
One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
The picture book One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, written by Kate Smith Milway, takes place...
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Entrepreneurs, Money…
Grades 3-5
Money Doesn't Grow on Trees
In this personal finance lesson, students will examine earned and unearned income.
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Content Partner
Grades 3-5, 6-8
PBS-NOVA Financial Lab
Managing money is hard! Even when you know what you should do, it can be hard to actually do it....
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment
Grades K-2, 3-5
Buying a New T-Shirt - Costs and Benefits Drag'n'Drop
In this economics activity, you will learn about costs and benefits via drag and drop classification.
Grades 3-5, 6-8
The Perfect Pet Decision-Making Activity
In this economics interactive, students will learn about decision making while shopping for a fish.
Grades K-2, 3-5
Goods & Services (Lightning Round)
In this economics activity, you will learn about goods and services via drag and drop classification.
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Savings Match Game
In this personal finance activity, students match terms about saving with their definitions.
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Grades K-2, 3-5
Personal Finance Printables
In this personal finance activity book, students will complete one-page handouts including sing-a-longs, matching, and drawings.
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
