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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 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 K-2, 3-5, 6-8

The Perfect Pet

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

Mayflower Packing - Decision Making Game

In this activity, your students can practice decision making by packing for the voyage.

Key Concepts: Decision Making

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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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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: Financial Investments, Financial Markets, Financial Planning

30 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Producers Use Resources (Matching Practice)

In this economics activity, you will learn about producers and resources via drag and drop classification.

Key Concepts: Factors of Production, Resources

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Goods & Services (Matching Practice)

In this economics activity, you will learn about goods and services via drag and drop matching.

Key Concepts: Consumers, Goods and Services

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Goods & Services (All Seasons)

In this economics activity, you will learn about goods and services via drag and drop classification.

Key Concepts: Consumers, Goods and Services

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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: Consumers, Goods and Services

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Grades K-2

Matching Goods and Services

In this economics activity, students will match key terms with the appropriate pictures.

Key Concepts: Consumers, Goods and Services, Producers

10 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8

Building Your Own City

In this economics activity, students choose the goods and services needed in their community.

Key Concepts: Goods and Services

20 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Savings Match Game

In this personal finance activity, students match terms about saving with their definitions.

Key Concepts: Saving

10 mins

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Grades K-2

I am a Producer and a Consumer

In this economics activity, students will distinguish between tasks of producers and consumers.

Key Concepts: Consumers, Producers

15 mins

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