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Free higher education economics resources
Personal Finance: The Game of Life
This activity was designed for high school economics students. Students are asked to pretend that they have just finished either high school and have entered the workforce, a two or four year college program, an apprenticeship, or military service and are now ready to strike out on their own in their first job. They must actually search for a real job being advertised somewhere in the country, calculate gross and net income, find a place to live by search the adds, figure out transportation, ins
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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FREE Gallery Walk Accountability Forms
Gallery walks are a fun way to get students up, moving, and engaged in the discussion process. This resource can be used with discussion questions for chat stations or to review peers' work, among other gallery walk options. These forms are a great way to hold students accountable as they complete a gallery walk. This is also a great option for when you'd like to leave a gallery walk as part of a sub plan. Gallery walks allow students to develop their answers in a non-threatening environment bef
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Supply and Demand Practice Problems! Economics graphing, shifting curves
This is a comprehensive review of the shifters of supply and demand. Most scenarios students will encounter are here. 14 practice questions total, this activity takes a bit of class time as there is a lot involved in each question.
Students will have to graph supply and demand, draw the shift, identify the shifter and explain how price and/or quantity changes.
Both my AP Econ students and standard econ students both learn a lot from this activity.
This is being provided for free without an an
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Finance for Kids: Volume 1: Wants and Needs
This lesson plan goes with Volume 1 of the series Finance for Kidz by Professor Prakash L Dheeriya. The lesson plan includes activities for a teacher explaining wants and needs.
After doing these activities and other activities in remaining lesson plans of the series, children and adults can understand money, finances, economy, business, credit, and budgeting. In addition, they can manage their personal finances.
****PLEASE NOTE: THE HARDCOVER BOOK OR ITS CONTENT IS NOT AVAILABLE WITH THIS LES
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Economics: Types of Economic Systems Reading and Questions
This document includes a reading introducing economics to students. It talks about topics like authoritarian systems, capitalism, centrally planned economies, command economies, communism, competition, economic systems, markets, market economy, mixed economy, private property rights, and socialism. There are pictures, and also 12 multiple choice questions and 2 short response questions. There is also an answer key provided with rubrics and sample responses to the short answersIf you like this re
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Let’s Write A Check!!!
This exercise is designed help you understand all the parts of a check and the do’s & don’ts of check writing.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FREE! How to do Taxes: Understanding Tax Forms W-4, W-2 and 1040 with KEY
Do you teach Economics, Personal Finance or a combination of the two?! If so, check out Instant Curriculum: Just Add Teacher'sECONOMIC AND PERSONAL FINANCE (EPF) WHOLE COURSE! It is based on North Carolina's EPF Standards, which were implemented state-wide in 2023, but can be used very easily with any state or district standards. Just Add Teacher also has curriculum for each of the Core Social Studies Course, and AP Psychology, with resources you just won't find anywhere else (like recorded vide
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE (EPF) - WHOLE COURSE by Just Add Teacher
Financial Literacy Video Game - HTML5 Distance Learning (Educator Free Trial)
Video Game about Personal Finance, Investing, Money Management, & Budgeting. An evidence-based, hand drawn visual-novel personal finance simulation game for High School and Young Adults that teaches financial literacy skills. Free Educator Trial Version! Obtain access to a free version of the game just because you're awesome! Test out 21st century game based learning for yourself before purchasing for use in your classroom. This is a trial copy available only to educators for classroom testi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Economics: Supply and Demand Word Search!
Please follow us for more great content covering economics and much more!Have your students become more familiar with economics vocabulary by locating the key terms in this fun word search!Check out one of our Slide titled Economics: Supply and Demand PowerPoint to help guide you and your students' understanding of these key concepts!
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Full Semester Economics Resource Bundle!
Economics First Day Activity
9 slides for first day of economics. Group exercise in setting up a zoo to demonstrate scarcity, opportunity cost, benefits v costs, etc. On slide 7, hear Obama say, "There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch." Or, TINSTAAFL.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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How to Write a Check
This assignment will help student perfect their check writing skills.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Corporations Project for Middle School
This is the initial assignment for a research project in which students will focus their study on a particular corporation and analyze the workings of that company.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Financial Tips for Teens: Personal Finance Top 10 Checklist (Free Printables)
As a financial literacy teacher, I have often wanted a short checklist that I could give to my students at the end of the semester. This checklist is short, sweet, to the point and can be used as a reminder of things students have learned in their financial literacy course. I have also used this checklist as a graduation gift. If students follow these steps it will give them a HUGE financial advantage in life. In this freebie I've included a color copy as well as a black and white copy.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Time Management Slideshow
This is a fun lesson for students to be introduced to Time Management! Slideshow is ready to be displayed to students and includes quick videos & activities!Time management is part of the personal finance curriculum so this is a great lesson to implement into a financial literacy courseAlso a great lesson to use with ANY class in the beginning of the year or middle of the year to get them back on track!Looking for additional personal finance resources? Check out the links below!Personal Fina
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Personal Finance Bundle
Business, Money, and Finance Class Printable "Welcome" Sign Classroom Decor
Are you teaching Business, Economics, Personal Finance, Financial Literacy, Money and Math, or a money unit in your class? Welcome your students to the classroom with a fun "WELCOME" sign that is made up of financial symbols and images. In this product you will get a pdf file of the graphics that can be printed onto any color paper or cardstock you choose. The pdf is sized for 8.5" x 11", but you can use the scale tool if you'd like to adjust the sizing. A review is greatly appreciated if you do
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Wall of Fame Kit for Build Your Stax Game by NGPF | Leaderboard Printable
My students love playing 'Build Your Stax' from Next Gen Personal Finance! It's a wonderful free tool that you can introduce into your money, personal finance, financial literacy, accounting, economics, life skills, or math class to act as a "hook" for kids to learn about investing. I created a leaderboard for displaying the top scores in my classes as we play throughout the semester. This Wall of Fame kit includes a header with the Build Your Stax icon, and printable cards where you can write t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Podcast Listening Guide Notes Template
This is a one page Google Slide where students can take notes while listening to a podcast. In addition to summarizing the podcast and taking additional notes, students are asked to make connections between what they listened to and class material. I usually use this when I have a variety of podcasts for students to choose from on a choice day. To edit this slide, you'll need to go to Slides> Edit Theme to change the background images. Students enter their answers in to table boxes.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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FREE Economics worksheet | Market Structures | Supply and Demand | Equilibrium
FREE | Economic Market Structures | Demand, Supply and Equilibrium | Worksheet with 5 different examples and illustrated answer key. Students can revise market equilibrium by practicing their supply and demand graphs. Students will read each scenario and decide on the change to Demand/ Supply/ Equilibrium. They must graph supply and demand, draw the movement/shift, identify the reason and explain how price and/or quantity changes.These are very popular with my senior/ Leaving Certificate studen
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Checking and Savings Account Project: Creating An Advertisement Personal Finance
Checking & Savings Account Project: Creating an Advertisement Check Out These Other Great Personal Finance Resources:-PBL Personal Finance Budget Project-Credit and Loans Unit Collection-Intro to Economics: Scarcity and Opportunity Cost SimulationIn your groups, you will be creating a poster about the checking & savings accounts offered for teenagers and/or young adults by your bank or credit union. This poster will be an advertisement for teenagers and young adults. Therefore, it should
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Entrepreneurship and Starting a Business: The Business Model Canvas
Have your students become tomorrow's successful entrepreneurs by applying their thinking skills and quantifying them with this Business Model Canvas outline!When I participated in a start up program in 2018 designed to help small businesses grow, the instructors gave me this outline to help put my ideas down in writing.The second sheet is a guide for you and your students to understand what each component is looking for. The most important part of the business is the value proposition - an innov
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Full Semester Economics Resource Bundle!
Classroom Decor Inspirational Quotes
This file contains 10 Printable Posters containing inspirational quotes for a middle school or high school classroom!Includes quotes from Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffet, and more!See previews for examples!Looking for more business resources? Click the links below!Business Ice Breaker ActivitySuperBowl Ad ActivityIntro to Business Word Search Computer Class BasicsEconomics Bell RingersPersonal Finance Slideshow BundleIntroduction to Radio Broadcasting
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Living on One Dollar - Discussion and Question Sheet
Students always get excited over the idea of watching a video in class!This worksheet contains some discussion prompts followed by questions about the popular Netflix documentary, 'Living on One Dollar,'Students will discuss poverty and the difficulties associated with poverty.They can then watch the documentary while trying to answer as many questions as possible.Excellent speaking and listening practice packaged in a fun and challenging lesson!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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GDP - Activity and Explanation
This file gives a one page description of GDP using the Expenditure approach (C+I+G+NX). It then has an activity giving students different scenarios and asking them to choose if the event should be counted towards GDP, which component it belongs in and whether it will increase or decrease GDP. Finally, six questions follow discussing GDP - defining, how it overstates and understates output and criticisms against GDP. An answer key is provided on the last three sheets.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Cashy Game Wall of Fame | Classroom Leaderboard Display
This is a wall of fame printable for the Cashy Game which is freely available for personal finance teachers to use at www.cashygame.com. My students are huge fans of the game and I use the leaderboard to display the top 10 students throughout a semester. Each time we play, I update the leaderboard with students who manage to crack the top 10!Cashy is a money game that allows you to teach saving, investing, credit, and more. Students learn by making real-life decisions in a simulation. It can be
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Find Economics resources | TPT
If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about economics, TPT has got you covered. We’ve got a comprehensive collection of economics and financial literacy resources available, including activities and lessons on trade, goods and services, and the stock market to name just a few. With plenty of TPT high-quality resources at your fingertips, you’ll be able to teach economics to your students in no time at all.
Economics activities to try
Here are a few examples of the different types of activities and lessons you can find on TPT to help teach students about economics:
Simulation Activities
You can introduce students to the world of investing, budgeting, and other economics-related activities through simulations. For example, have students research companies they want to "invest" in to show them how the stock market works. If you want to extend the lesson, you can have them periodically check in on their portfolios throughout the year to see how their investments are performing. Or, you could use a simulation to teach them about causes that led up to certain major historical events, like the stock market crash of 1929.
Budgeting Exercises
Help students understand the importance of managing their own financial resources by challenging them to create a budget. Give them a few hypothetical scenarios involving income, expenses, and financial goals. For example, you could ask them to plan a fictional character's monthly expenses, or have them create a budget to save for buying a house.
Trade Games
Through trading games, students can learn about importing and exporting, along with the impact of external forces and trade agreements. Ask students to work in teams and have them trade goods, record their imports and exports, and respond to charges (like tariffs and embargoes).
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Give students a real-world decision to make (e.g., building a new road, investing in a new technology, or buying property) and have them perform a cost-benefit analysis. To deepen the learning, you can ask them to justify their decisions with evidence.
Frequently asked questions for teaching economics
What is economics?
The study of economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. When teaching economics, the goal is to help students understand how individuals, businesses, governments, and societies make choices about resource allocation. Economics explores various topics related to this, including supply and demand, cost and benefits, and scarcity, to name just a few.
What types of economics resources are available on TPT?
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