Grade 6-8, 9-12
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Activity

March Madness Brackets!

Time: 15 mins,
Updated: February 23 2026,

Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Define economics and personal finance terms.

Procedure and Resources

****Updated with New Brackets!

Use the excitement surrounding March Madness to review economic and personal finance topics!

Have students fill out the bracket (or the teacher can add the vocabulary words they would like to reinforce) moving their favorites from the Sweet 16 to the Elite 8 to the Final 4 to the Championship Round and then crown a winner.

Teachers:  Post the results from each new level of competition  in your classroom or on the hallway bulletin board.  

Economics vs Personal Finance Bracket

Micreconomics vs Macroeconomics Bracket

Consumers vs Producers Bracket

Supply vs Demand Bracket