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Grades K-2, 3-5

Valentine's Day Capital Resources Activity

Use an arts and crafts activity, like making Valentine's Day hearts, to teach students about human and capital resources.

Key Concepts: Capital Resources, Human Resources

15 min

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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: Decision-Making Grid, Opportunity Cost

30 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Buying a New T-Shirt - Costs and Benefits Drag'n'Drop

In this economics activity, you will learn about costs and benefits via drag and drop classification.

Key Concepts: Benefit, Costs

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

The Perfect Pet Decision-Making Activity

In this economics interactive, students will learn about decision making while shopping for a fish.

Key Concepts: Decision Making, Economics

15 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Billy the Borrowing Blue-Footed Booby (Money Tales)

In this personal finance book, a serial spender discovers that there's a difference between wanting something and needing it.

Key Concepts: Borrower, Financial Planning, Lend

30 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Producers Use Resources (Matching Practice)

In this economics activity, you will learn about producers and resources via drag and drop classification.

Key Concepts: Factors of Production, Resources

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Goods & Services (Matching Practice)

In this economics activity, you will learn about goods and services via drag and drop matching.

Key Concepts: Consumers, Goods and Services

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Goods & Services (All Seasons)

In this economics activity, you will learn about goods and services via drag and drop classification.

Key Concepts: Consumers, Goods and Services

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Goods & Services (Lightning Round)

In this economics activity, you will learn about goods and services via drag and drop classification.

Key Concepts: Consumers, Goods and Services

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

Who Pays? Who Benefits? Who Provides?

In this economics activity, students identify differences in public and private goods and services.

Key Concepts: Goods and Services

15 mins

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

Competition in My Community

In this economics activity, students will compare the practices of two businesses in their community.

Key Concepts: Competition

30 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8

Building Your Own City

In this economics activity, students choose the goods and services needed in their community.

Key Concepts: Goods and Services

20 mins

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

Opening a Restaurant

In this economics activity, students use scarce resources to plan the opening of a restaurant.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Productive Resources

20 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Savings Match Game

In this personal finance activity, students match terms about saving with their definitions.

Key Concepts: Saving

10 mins

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

How Many Jeans Can I Buy?

In this economics activity, students will review how many goods can be purchased at various prices.

Key Concepts: Demand

10 mins

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

How I Can Earn Money

In this personal finance activity, students will identify and explain different ways they can earn money.

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Goods and Services, Income

20 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Making Choices

In this economics activity, students will practice making a choice between two different goods.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis

20 mins

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

Financial Literacy Bingo Cards

In this personal finance activity, students will talk about their finances using financial literacy tasks.

Key Concepts: Money

90 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Personal Finance Printables

In this personal finance activity book, students will complete one-page handouts including sing-a-longs, matching, and drawings.

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Saving

190 mins

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