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138 of Total Resources

Grades 3-5

Watts Up With Electricity Prices?

In this elementary lesson, students focus on the economic concepts of price, goods, and services. Knowledge is applied by comparing...
Key Concepts: Circular Flow, Circular Flow
90 mins or 2 - 45 min sessions
Lesson

Grades 3-5, 6-8

Willy Wonka’s Whimsical Entrepreneurship

In this lesson, students discuss the characteristics of an entrepreneur and how those characteristics apply to Willy Wonka.  In groups,...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs…
45 mins
Lesson

Grades 3-5, 6-8

Willy Wonka Allocates Golden Tickets

In this lesson,  students review scarcity and ways to allocate scarce resources (like golden tickets), taking the perspective of the...
Key Concepts: Allocation, Allocation, Allocation…
45 mins
Lesson

Grades K-2, 3-5

Teach Specialization using Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle

In this economics lesson, students participate in hands-on activities that reinforces the concepts of specialists/entrepreneurs, workers, capital resources, and products. 
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Factors of Production, Factors of Production…
30 mins
Lesson

Grades K-2, 3-5

Decision Making with "Sam and the Lucky Money"

Using the children's book, "Sam and the Lucky Money", students learn about Chinese New Year and practice decision-making skills using...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Buying Goods and Services, Decision Making…
30 mins
Activity

Content Partner

Grades 3-5

Shark Scam: Money Tales

Students read about two scheming sharks and decide were to invest their money.
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Budgeting/Money Managment, Goods and Services…
45 mins
Lesson

Content Partner

Grades 3-5, 6-8

PBS-NOVA Financial Lab

Managing money is hard! Even when you know what you should do, it can be hard to actually do it....
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Budgeting/Money Managment, Decision Making…
45 min
Activity

Grades K-2, 3-5

Curious George Economics

Use the lovable character Curious George to capture student attention while teaching about personal finance and economics.
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Factors of Production, Goods and Services…
Lesson

SIFMA Foundation

Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Stock Prices and the 2025 Super Bowl

*Updated for 2025* Harness the excitement of the Super Bowl with this lesson from the SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education....
Key Concepts: AP Microeconomics, Cost and Benefits, Cost-Benefit Analysis…
Lesson