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Classroom Clues: Children's Literature for Understanding Economics
How do you teach obscure economic concepts to younger elementary students? One way is through children's literature. This site has a large variety of children's picture books that teach various economic concepts such as supply and...
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Educational Resources Information Center: Play Dough Economics
Who doesn't love to play with play dough? Imagine learning basic economic concepts by playing with play dough! The following document is a treasure trove of lessons geared towards teaching primary and elementary students economics...
James Madison University
James Madison University: Online Middle School Economics Lessons
James Madison University has developed a variety of online economic lessons for middle school students. Explore basic economic and financial concepts.
Ohio Test Prep
Ohio Test Prep: Module 8: Economics Concepts
Ohio Test Prep on fundamental concepts teaches about supply and demand, scarcity, and trade. Includes video tutorials, interactive practice and review, and assessment.
Social Studies Help Center
Social Studies Help Center: Basic Economic Concepts
This list of basic economic terms and concepts includes definitions of value, utility, and wealth.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Appendices: The Use of Mathematics in Principles of Economics
This appendix should be consulted after first reading "Welcome to Economics." Though economics is not math, there is no important concept in this course that cannot be explained without mathematics. That said, math is a tool that can be...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Work, Earnings and Economics: Using Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
In reading and discussing Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson, students examine basic economic concepts and explore the growth of labor unions and the role of government in a market economy.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: If I Ran the Zoo Economics and Literature
Welcome to the Zoo! In this two-day lesson you will use Dr. Seuss' If I Ran The Zoo book to introduce the economic concepts to your students. You will also get the chance to use actual zoo criteria to help a zoo "choose" new animals.
James Madison University
James Madison University: Online Elementary Economics Lessons
James Madison University has developed a variety of online economic lessons for elementary students. Explore basic economic and financial concepts.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Why It's Important to Understand Economics
This article discusses the importance of understanding economics. Has three main sections: economic education, the evidence, and the consequences.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Economic Systems
Helps students discover the three basic economic questions and how each system answers these questions, identify several key advantages and disadvantages for each economic system, recognize some economic indicators that can measure...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: The Economics of Pro Team Sports
Great interactive baseball game that combines your knowledge of economics and pro sports trivia. After completing the nine innings, you should have a better understanding of how economics is used in everyday life.
Econoclass
Econoclass: Resources for Economic Teachers
A site with resources for teachers teaching high school economics.
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Sukromne Gymnazium: The Study of Economics [Pdf]
An introduction to basic concepts in beginning economics.
University of Arizona
Family Economics & Financial Education
Explore these ready-to-teach economics lessons designed in a modular format. Reach all students by allowing them to learn about financial literacy through a variety of methods.
Ohio Test Prep
Ohio Test Prep: Module 7: Economics Skills
Learning module on economic skills prepares students for Ohio state tests in Social Studies by provides specific information on comparing data sets. Includes video tutorial, interactive review games, and module assessment.
James Madison University
James Madison University: Online High School Economics Lessons
James Madison University has developed a variety of online economic lessons for high school students. Explore basic economic and financial concepts.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Green Eggs and Economics?
Economic concepts are often found in places young scholars have never considered, like children's literature. For this lesson, students will explore the various economic concepts addressed in five of Dr. Seuss' most popular books: The...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Arts and Economics
Highlights the vital role the arts play in our economy using key economic concepts like gross domestic product and employment. Incorporating data from a variety of primary sources, this infographic strives to capture the economic...
Econoclass
What's Wrong With This Picture?
A variety of pictures are provided to help study many economic concepts. Could be a good classroom activity.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Everyone Works
Lesson that helps students understand the economic concepts of goods and services. Students categorize economic activities as goods or services, and discuss the goods and services exchanged in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Jaffe...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Perfect Pet
Consider the economic concept of scarcity while selecting items to buy at a pet store.
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Marietta College: Games Economists Play
This is an invaluable site from Marietta College which consists of over 130 non-computerized classroom games for economics. Would be great to use in a high school economics class. Games relate to a vast amount of economic concepts....