Learners calculate ancient Greek coin values as compared to their weight, equivalence in grain, and determine their worth today. They explain how to calculate fractions of a given weight and how to use decimal numbers.

Students create a personal budget.  In this creating a personal budget instructional activity, students create a list of 3 necessary things they need to survive.  Students rank these things in order of importance and determine...

Students explore the concept of problem solving strategies. In this problem solving strategies lesson, students discuss methods for solving problems such as re-reading a problem, stating the facts, drawing a picture and so on. Students...

Tenth graders create and maintain a ledger, write an essay for the process, and learn to keep financial accounts through the ledger. In this ledger lesson, 10th graders define an accounting ledger and create one for the money they've...

In this junk mail worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...

Financial literacy is the way to teach! The class works in small groups to discover the relationship between education and income level. They use their math and problem-solving skills to complete two different activities. They work out a...

The presidential election of 1912 was a turning point in American politics. Whoever won would reshape the political spectrum. Learn about the key issues, each party's politics, and the four men who wanted to become president: William...

How much is a million? This unit has a set of lessons investigating large numbers on the order of millions and billions. A culminating project has groups creating a slideshow and poster about large numbers found in the school and/or...

For this adding mixed numbers with and without regrouping worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.

Students explore the cost of college and how to plan and save. In this money management lesson students do research on the cost of college, learn about making financial choices, earning, spending, saving, investing and how they apply to...

Students are rewarded for attendance. In this school-wide rewards lesson, students earn "dollars" for attendance and being in class on time. Students use those dollars to bid on everyday items of their choice.

Charitable organizations and monetary donations to these organizations are the focus of the financial literacy lesson plan presented here. Learners explore how donations benefit both the organization and the people it serves. Each pupil...

Fourth graders read and share chapters of The Boxcar Children. In this wants and needs lesson, 4th graders understand through their reading the differences between wants and needs. Students complete a worksheet about wants and needs...

Students discuss the sources of income for people in their community. They examine why different jobs are paid different wages. They also classify productive resources in the economy.

Depending on the current level of your native and non-native speakers, this might be a resource worth using. The 10 vocabulary words are difficult, but it's the multiple-choice options that might be daunting to your high schoolers!...

Students develop a budget for spending and saving. In this economics lesson, students create a budget based on personal, family and government income. They discuss jobs at home and allowances. They discuss how they manage their money...

Examine how the economics of a school store relate to real world economics. Elementary students explore various websites, complete a Venn diagram, create a schedule of wages for the students, read the book "A Chair For My Mother" and...

What is life like on a Native American reservation? Learn about the ways a tribal government works with a reading comprehension activity. After reading a short passage, kids use context clues to answer five comprehension questions.

Imagine four pages of writing prompts. Although designed specifically for eighth graders, the topics could be used for upper-elementary and high school writers as well.

Students examine the ways to earn money and discover the different uses for money. They read children's literature and draw pictures of uses for money that benefit the common good.

Fifth graders listen as the teacher explains the Mini Economy to be activated in the classroom in the next few weeks. They examine how they to apply for jobs, make money, determine how to save it, and how monetary mishaps occur...

Students solve problems involving interest. In this investing lesson, students investigate the pros and cons of investing in a bank account and stocks. They differentiate between aggressive and conservative investments.

Tenth graders create journals on their spending habits. In this money-management lesson plan, 10th graders create and keep journals of their personal income and expenditures. Students learn to use Excel to create a spreadsheet for their...