Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, February 19, 2010
This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported February 19, 2010, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the...
Grades 9-12

The Ice Cream Stand
Students will learn about supply, demand, price, competition, and entrepreneurial skills in this lesson. They will put what they learned into action ...
Grades 6-8

Competition Works in Our Flavor
Competition provides benefits for consumers. First, more competition means consumers have more choices of goods and services. Second, when more firms ...
Grades 3-5, 6-8

The Mitten
This is a folktale retold by Jan Brett about a little boy whose grandmother knits him a pair of snow-white mittens. While the boy is outside playing, ...
Grades K-2

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