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Grades 3-5, 6-8

Willy Wonka’s Whimsical Entrepreneurship

In this lesson, students discuss the characteristics of an entrepreneur and how those characteristics apply to Willy Wonka. In groups,...

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurship

45 mins

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

Willy Wonka Allocates Golden Tickets

In this lesson, students review scarcity and ways to allocate scarce resources (like golden tickets), taking the perspective of the...

Key Concepts: Allocation, Scarcity

45 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Teach Specialization using Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle

In this economics lesson, students participate in hands-on activities that reinforces the concepts of specialists/entrepreneurs, workers, capital resources, and products.

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurship, Productive Resources, Specialization

30 mins

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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...

Key Concepts: Consumers, Income, Producers

60 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Teach Human Capital using Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle

In this economics and personal finance lesson, students will examine the human capital of Squirrel, Sloth, and Mr. Peacock and...

Key Concepts: Human Capital, Productivity, Specialization

60 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Valentine's Day Capital Resources Activity

Use an arts and crafts activity, like making Valentine's Day hearts, to teach students about human and capital resources.

Key Concepts: Capital Resources, Human Resources

15 min

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Decision Making with "Sam and the Lucky Money"

Using the children's book, "Sam and the Lucky Money", students learn about Chinese New Year and practice decision-making skills using...

Key Concepts: Decision-Making Grid, Opportunity Cost

30 mins

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Grades 3-5

Shark Scam: Money Tales

Students read about two scheming sharks and decide were to invest their money.

Key Concepts: Financial Investments, Goods and Services, Money

45 mins

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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, Opportunity Cost, Saving

45 min

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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: Goods and Services, Productive Resources, Saving…

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Using Children’s Literature to Teach About Economics and Enterprising Women

Teach both Women's History and foundational concepts via the lives of diverse, inspirational figures.

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Opportunity Cost, Scarcity

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Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Stock Prices and the Super Bowl

Harness the excitement of the Super Bowl with this lesson from the SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education. Students analyze the...

Key Concepts: Advertising, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Investing

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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.

Key Concepts: Benefit, Costs

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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.

Key Concepts: Decision Making, Economics

15 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

No Extra Room on the Mayflower

The students will explore the ideas of scarcity and choices by exploring a virtual model of the Mayflower. They will...

Key Concepts: Choice, Scarcity

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Billy the Borrowing Blue-Footed Booby (Money Tales)

In this personal finance book, a serial spender discovers that there's a difference between wanting something and needing it.

Key Concepts: Borrower, Financial Planning, Lend

30 mins

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