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Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Math in the Real World + NearPod
Math in the Real World lessons are now available in NearPod versions. This collection brings together the expert…
Grades: 6-8, 9-12
Math in the Real World + NearPod
Math in the Real World lessons are now available in NearPod versions! NearPod makes every instructional moment interactive with formative assessment and dynamic media. This collection brings you creative interdisciplinary and engaging lessons that teach important personal finance concepts in the context of math lessons.
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Grades: 9-12
The National Economics Challenge
The National Economics Challenge (NEC) is the country’s premier economics competition for high school students. It tests micro and macroeconomic principles as well as knowledge of the world economy.
This year’s competition will be completely online – so your students can participate in a motivating team activity to study economics.
The winning team from each state advances to the National Semi-Finals and Finals to compete for the National Title and cash prizes. Create teams of 3-4 students from your school and join in the fun!
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This year’s competition will be completely online – so your students can participate in a motivating team activity to study economics.
The winning team from each state advances to the National Semi-Finals and Finals to compete for the National Title and cash prizes. Create teams of 3-4 students from your school and join in the fun!
Grades: 9-12
The National Personal Finance Challenge
The National Personal Finance Challenge is for high school students interested in learning more about managing their money and building skills towards a healthy financial future. Competing teams showcase their expertise in the concepts of earning income, buying goods and services, saving, using credit, investing, and protecting.
This year’s competition will be completely online. The winning team from each state advances to the National Semi-Finals and Finals to compete for the National Title and cash prizes. Enter a team today!
Register today
This year’s competition will be completely online. The winning team from each state advances to the National Semi-Finals and Finals to compete for the National Title and cash prizes. Enter a team today!
Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
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Grades: 9-12
Teaching Financial Crises - AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD
Teaching Financial Crises is an eight lesson resource that provides an organizing framework in which to contextualize all of the media attention that has been paid to the 2008 financial crisis, as well as put it in a historical context. And it may be helpful in thinking about markets currently. Educators will find this is a non-partisan and non-ideological resource to help them simplify and offer balanced perspectives on this challenging subject matter.
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Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Financial Fitness for Life: Parents' Guide - AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD
Improve your students'/kids' decision-making skills with these fun exercises and activities for online classrooms, friends, or families to do together.
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Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Women's History Month Webinar Series
We are excited about our first annual Women's History Month Series at the Council for Economic Education! Explor…
Grades: 9-12
Teaching Fiscal Policy in the COVID Era
In light of the unprecedented financial turmoil currently taking place in the United States and around the world…
Featured Lesson Plans, Activities, and Videos
Grades 9-12
Who Gets Bailed Out and Why?
In this economics lesson, students will complete a simulation to learn why certain industries get bailed out.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Fiscal Policy, Roles of Government
Grades 9-12
Multipliers and Fiscal Policy
In this economics lesson, students will analyze responses to the COVID-19 crisis to learn about fiscal policy and its limits.
Key Concepts: Aggregate Demand, Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy
Publication
Grades 9-12
Uncle Sam Takes a Bite
In this personal finance lesson, students will learn about the basic principles of personal income tax.
Key Concepts: Income, Taxes
Grades 9-12
National Personal Finance Challenge Practice Test
In this personal finance activity, students will use ReadyAssessments to take a practice test for NPFC.
Key Concepts: Personal Finance
Content Partner
Grades 9-12
Intro to TurboTax
In this personal finance activity, students will use TurboTax to learn and actively file taxes.
Key Concepts: Income, Taxes
Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concepts of Decision Making and Cost-Benefit Analysis. Decision making refers to the process by which rational...
Key Concepts: Choice, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…
Grades 9-12
Compound Interest Video and Quiz
In this personal finance video, students will learn about compound interest and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Compounding, Economic Institutions, Interest
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Compound Interest Calculator
The Compound Interest Calculator visually shows the dramatic effect that compounding can have on investments. Adjust the monthly savings, interest...
Key Concepts: Interest, Investing, Savers
Grades 6-8
Tic, Tac, Taxes
In this economics webinar, help students understand how shared resources are generated and managed.
Key Concepts: Goods and Services, Government Failures/Public-Choice Analysis, Taxes
Content Partner
Grades 9-12
Intro to Mint
In this personal finance activity, students will be introduced to Mint and our fictional user Scott.
Key Concepts: Consumers
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On This Day in Economic History
April
11
1921
The state of Iowa became the first U.S. state to levy a tax on cigarettes.
