Resources for
Resources for

All Resources (by date)

93 Total Lessons

Grades K-2, 3-5

Specialists Light Up Our Lives!

Peppe and his family moved to America to pursue the American dream. His mother has passed away, his father is...
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Goods and Services, Specialization…
Lesson
See Lesson

Grades K-2

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: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Consumers, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…
Lesson
See Lesson

Grades K-2, 3-5

Booker T. Washington:"Fifty Cents and a Dream"

In this economics lesson, students will study Booker T. Washington's life to learn about resources.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opportunity Cost, Productive Resources
60 mins
Lesson
See Lesson

Grades K-2

Forecasting Economics

Can you learn economics from the weather? Students will be able to integrate science, math, and economics through this engaging...
Key Concepts: Consumers, Goods and Services
Lesson
See Lesson

Grades K-2

No Room For A Sneeze

This lesson teaches students about scarcity and standard of living. In the book "No Room for a Sneeze", a folktale...
Key Concepts: Economic Development, Scarcity
Lesson
See Lesson

Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Consumers Video and Quiz

This video teaches the concept of Consumers. Consumers are powerful in a market economy, and the economic choices of consumers...
Key Concepts: Consumers, Demand, Goods and Services…
Video
See Video

Grades K-2, 3-5

The Perfect Pet

The Perfect Pet teaches students how to deal with scarcity by having them choose what to buy for their new...
Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Scarcity…
Activity
See Activity

Grades K-2

Goods and Services 2

In this interactive students match workers to the goods or services they provide. When they match a correct pair, feedback...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
Activity
See Activity

Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

EconEdLink Overview

This video is a basic introduction to the features of EconEdLink. It takes a look at the three most important...
Video
See Video

Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

EconEdLink Workshop Overview

This video is from an EconEdLink workshop held at the National Center for Economic and Financial Education. Teachers learn how...
Video
See Video

Grades K-2

Trade to the Tailor

By reading the book "A New Coat for Anna" students will learn about resources, scarcity, costs, trade/bartering, and decision making...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Goods and Services, Money…
Lesson
See Lesson

Grades K-2, 3-5

Opportunity Cost - Consumers

When individuals produce goods or services, they normally trade (exchange) most of them to obtain other more desired goods or...
Key Concepts: Consumers, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Producers…
Lesson
See Lesson