Economics for Teachers
Free Use K-12 Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities
The various topics that fall under the social science of economics are taught in K-12 classrooms. Many of these lesson plans and activities below can be adjusted in whole or in part for most grades. Teaching economics to K-12 students can be a lot of fun. The kids are relatively easy to involve in discussions and activities, and classrooms can get rather noisy. We use a recording of the sound of the stock market bell to get them back on track as needed.
Investments - Stocks, Bonds,
Mutual Funds, More
Economic Competition - Oligopoly (grades 9-12, 6-9) excellent video
Download FREE Curriculum - Economics (entire unit) from Core Knowledge - 7
lessons, includes:
This unit provides
a broad introduction to economics, including:
- what is an economy
- the difference between a goods and a service
- the difference between needs and wants
- the three types of resources: natural, human, capital
- how people make economic choices
- what scarcity means
- what a market place is
- how government can help economy
- why countries trade with each other
Teacher Resources (many lesson plans and ideas for Economics and Finance, grades K-12)
Price Ceilings Lesson Plan with worksheet, Price Controls (free from TPT)
Teaching Economics Using Children's Literature (Philadelphia Fed)
Economic Systems - Capitalism, Socialism, Communism
Economic System Stimulation Game for the Classroom (free from TPT)
Econ Island Freebie (11th grade and up) free from TPT
Economics Classroom Games, Activities
Trouble is Brewing in Boston (interactive lesson, colonial economics)
Teaching Economics as if People Mattered
Free Lesson Plans for Economics
Middle School Economics, lesson plans
Balance of Power Teaching Guide
Donn: Economic topics are woven into each of our free to use history units online, but here are just a few that were specifically designed for economics
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Ancient China: Game Activity: The Silk Road Trade Game (1-2 class periods, ancient China)
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Ancient China: Wang the Peddler (string of money, market, story, ancient China)
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Ancient Egypt: Trade and Economy
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Ancient Greece and Rome: Money and Barter
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The Middle Ages: Banks
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Medieval Guilds, Goods and Services, lesson plan with activities
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Native Americans: Barter, Trade: Wampum, Fur Trade, Potlatch
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Taxation: Boston Tea Party, American Revolution,. No Taxation Without Representation
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American Civil War, Goods and Services: Factory vs. Plantation in the North and South
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Western Expansion, Supply and Demand: California Gold Rush
For Kids - Free, Online
Economics Online Interactive Free Games & Activities
Money & Currency Free Online Games
Resources
Free to Use Original Clipart for Economics for Kids and Teachers