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Preview of The Great Depression: A Saving and Spending Game

The Great Depression: A Saving and Spending Game

Students work together in small groups to make decisions about how to save or spend their money during the Great Depression. They will see what it is like to have a well-paying job and then lose most of their money in the stock market crash of 1929. They will have to find a new job, a place to live (hobo camp or boxcar), and figure out how to provide for their family with very little.Students will have to subtract their bills from their total amount of money using a spending ledger (provided).
Preview of Market Day: Economics Project for Big Kids, Budget, Unit

Market Day: Economics Project for Big Kids, Budget, Unit

Created by
SSSTeaching
This complete activity comes with all the resources needed to host a fantastic Market Day experience for your students. They will dive deep into learning about how a business works and many different aspects that go into a business. This product is great for upper elementary classroom and combines math, social studies, and creativity for the ultimate learning experience! Includes: *family letter*printables for solo vs. partner business, location advantages, * budget pages*product development p
Preview of Consumer Math & Financial Literacy - Credit Card Project (with Google Slides™)

Consumer Math & Financial Literacy - Credit Card Project (with Google Slides™)

You can purchase this product with other consumer math and personal finance activities and projects in a BUNDLE:Consumer Math and Financial Literacy Activities & Projects BUNDLEUpdated to also include a Google Classroom™ version in addition to the original print-friendly version! **************************************************************************************DOWNLOADED OVER 1,000 TIMES**************************************************************************************This is a credit
Preview of Shark Tank Elementary Economics Project for Inventors and Entrepreneurs

Shark Tank Elementary Economics Project for Inventors and Entrepreneurs

Loosely based on the show, Shark Tank.... this is a great unit to use for late elementary and middle school students to learn economic terms while working through the planning process of designing a good or service as an entrepreneur. Includes planners for all steps of the process and links to Shark Tank snippets on YouTube as examples too! Thank you and enjoy! ⭐  CHECK OUT THE FULL PREVIEW ABOVE! ⭐  * Each section of the project below includes teacher directions * Links to Shark T
Preview of Market Day Project |Project Based Learning |Start a business |Financial Literacy

Market Day Project |Project Based Learning |Start a business |Financial Literacy

Bring Market day to your classroom! Students will learn about different types of businesses, profit, how to create a business plan and make it come to life! This Market day project is engaging, fun and gets the students thinking out of the box to create their very own business! It was inspired by Shark Tank. This is a BIG hit with my class and by far their favorite project. This project takes 1 week to complete and is a perfect project for financial literacy unit, end of the year project, GT pro
Preview of Economics Unit and Entrepreneurship - Project Based Learning Open a Business

Economics Unit and Entrepreneurship - Project Based Learning Open a Business

Prepare your future entrepreneurs with this Project Based Learning Entrepreneurship, Economics unit for upper elementary students. Students learn about local businesses and how they can build their own small businesses with a business plan and marketing. This Open and Run a Business PBL unit includes differentiation, problem-solving, collaborative learning, technology, research, and 21st-century learning skills. This comprehensive economics and entrepreneurship unit focuses on grades 3-5. (Sixt
Preview of Holiday Economics Christmas Project Based Learning PBL Wants Needs Goods Service

Holiday Economics Christmas Project Based Learning PBL Wants Needs Goods Service

Looking for a fun way to teach your economics unit to your students? This Christmas project based learning unit is a fun way to embrace the holiday craziness & turn your classroom into a North Pole workshop! In this PBL unit, your students will learn about wants and needs, goods and services, producers and consumers, and so much more! ⭐The overall objective of this unit is to turn your students into entrepreneurs and your classroom into a North Pole workshop!⭐You will teach various social st
Preview of Great Depression ESCAPE ROOM: Dust Bowl, Roaring Twenties, Stock Market

Great Depression ESCAPE ROOM: Dust Bowl, Roaring Twenties, Stock Market

Created by
Think Tank
The Great Depression Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the Great Depression, stock market, Dust Bowl, the Roaring Twenties and FDR. This Escape Room has students walking around the classroom breaking codes. The codes include ciphers, Morse code, cryptograms and a final 4 digit code based on the decoders/clues.What’s Included?✏️ 4 Reading Passages✏️ 4 Puzzle Phrases to Decode✏️ 4 Decoders✏️ 4 Diffe
Preview of Economics BUNDLE | Presentations and Google Slides Activities

Economics BUNDLE | Presentations and Google Slides Activities

Students will learn about important economic concepts in an engaging way with these presentations and google slides activities! The activities involve matching, sorting, labeling, and occasionally typing in google slides. Each product comes with a Google Forms quiz. Please look at the previews for each product before you purchase! This resource is not editable. Concepts Covered:- wants and needs- goods and services- producers and consumers- scarcity- opportunity cost- supply and demand- competit
Preview of Touch Money Packet

Touch Money Packet

Touch Money is a great way to teach your students how to count groups of coins! I use this with my special learners who benefit from the visuals of touch points. This packet includes:-Front & back touch money posters-Draw the touch points on the coins (4 pages)-Draw the line to front/back of the matching coin (6 pages)-Write the coin name/amount (4 pages)-Cut/paste counting groups of coins WITH touch points (15 pages)-Counting groups of coins WITH touch points (15 pages)-Cut/paste counting g
Preview of Supply and Demand | Economics Social Studies for Google Classroom™

Supply and Demand | Economics Social Studies for Google Classroom™

Teach your students about Supply and Demand. This resource is compatible for use with your Google Classroom™ or for distance learning. The passage in this versatile resource combines social studies and reading informational text in one convenient lesson. It’s easy for teachers and fun for kids! This resource focuses on understanding the economic law of supply and demand and its effect on prices in a market economy. The original informational text provides an overview of the definitions of supply
Preview of Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, Supply & Demand, Competition | Google Slides

Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, Supply & Demand, Competition | Google Slides

This presentation uses a lemonade stand to teach important economic concepts! Students will make economic decisions for their lemonade stand as they learn about scarcity, opportunity cost, supply & demand, and competition. It includes real images and discussion questions to spark great conversations in your classroom! Students can then show what they know by completing the 6 interactive google slides activities which you can assign to Google Classroom!*This product is part of a BUNDLE* This
Preview of Shark Tank Business Plan Project for Fundraiser or Classroom Store

Shark Tank Business Plan Project for Fundraiser or Classroom Store

The popular TV show Shark Tank gives contestants the chance to share their business idea with a team of investors referred to as sharks. This project mimicks the TV show and makes a great end-of-the-year project or a project to raise funds for your class or school. Students come up with a project or service idea they can actually put into place. If you aren't using real money for this project, students could use this as part of the classroom management system. Students can spend the "money" they
Preview of Intro to Social Studies EDITABLE Interactive Notebook: Geography Econ History+

Intro to Social Studies EDITABLE Interactive Notebook: Geography Econ History+

Are you tired of pulling your hair out trying to help your students understand EXACTLY what information is important in nonfiction text? This interactive notebook unit with assessments is perfect for an introduction to Geography, Economics, History, and Citizenship. This 95 page unit includes all of the activities you need to support your students' reading comprehension without hours of prep! Students often struggle to determine what information is important in a nonfiction text. These organize
Preview of Community Workers Unit for Special Education

Community Workers Unit for Special Education

Elevate your community workers lessons with this comprehensive unit, specially designed for special education teachers and parents of autistic students. Packed with engaging games, printables, flashcards, and an adapted book, this resource covers a range of learning styles. The set includes 12 flashcards with definitions, a 12-page adapted book, 9 matching worksheets, 8 writing worksheets, 7 creative writing worksheets, 12 coloring/following direction worksheets, an 'I Have, Who Has?' game, and
Preview of Classroom Economy System Fake Money Printable & Bank Data Sheets

Classroom Economy System Fake Money Printable & Bank Data Sheets

Created by
SEL Inspired
What's included in this product? -A bank data sheet (The bank data sheet will help your students can track how much money their earn and how much money they spend on classroom incentives). -Classroom fake money printables for $1.00 bills, $5.00 bills, $10.00 bills, $20.00 bills, $50.00 bills, and $100.00 bills. -Classroom economy tip sheet for getting started! Would you like to create a classroom economy system? The objective of a class economy system is to reinforce positive classroom behav
Preview of Economy Unit for Special Education

Economy Unit for Special Education

Explore the basics of the economy with this comprehensive unit tailored for special education teachers and parents of autistic students. Packed with engaging games, printables, flashcards, and an adapted book, this functional social studies theme facilitates academic learning about life skills. Designed for differentiation across diverse learning styles, the unit includes flashcards with definitions, an adapted book ('Why is Money Important?'), matching worksheets, information sheets, writing ex
Preview of Recycling Unit for Special Education

Recycling Unit for Special Education

Explore the importance of recycling with this comprehensive unit designed for special education teachers and parents of autistic students. Packed with engaging activities, games, printables, and an adapted book, this resource seamlessly integrates academic and functional themes into the classroom curriculum. The unit covers a range of materials, including flashcards with definitions, an 'Ready to Recycle' adapted book, matching and writing worksheets, creative writing activities, sorting exercis
Preview of Community Signs Mega Pack for Special Education

Community Signs Mega Pack for Special Education

Enhance your students' understanding of common community signs with this comprehensive unit designed for special education and parents of autistic students. Packed with engaging games, printables, flashcards, and an adapted book (What Should I Do?), the resource covers a range of activities to reinforce sign recognition skills. The toolkit includes flashcards with definitions, a multiple-choice adapted book, a card game for identifying signs based on clues, file folder activities for matching si
Preview of File Federal Taxes - 1040 Tax Worksheet & Profiles (Math,Social Studies,Economy)

File Federal Taxes - 1040 Tax Worksheet & Profiles (Math,Social Studies,Economy)

Created by
P-Dot
Teach your students how to figure their taxes! This download includes the following: - Blank Classroom Federal Tax 1040 Form- 20 Profiles for students to choose from. Examples of profiles include Clark Kent, Mr. & Mrs. Incredible, President Obama, Beyonce and Jay-Z, Mike Wazowski, and more! - To save you time, I have included keys for each of the 20 profiles. - A blank profile page so that you can make more profiles to fit your class size. This project could serve as low as a 3rd grade cl
Preview of Career Day Activity Packet

Career Day Activity Packet

This 33 page packet includes everything you need to host a successful and inspiring Career Day. It contains a letter to parents, an art activity about chosen careers, Show and Tell, a word search, a graphic organizer to use when researching a career, a crossword puzzle, a My First Resume sheet, a My Family's Career Tree sheet, a Career Day version of the game of I Have...Who Has that contains 27 cards, and many more activities as well as a list of resources, videos, and songs. I use this in my o
Preview of Supply & Demand Activities - Pizza Assembly Line Simulation & Economics Project

Supply & Demand Activities - Pizza Assembly Line Simulation & Economics Project

Created by
MB Creations
Open a pretend pizza shop and explore assembly line jobs with this classroom simulation. Teach economics in a fun way with this hands-on activity and project. In this history lesson, students will learn about supply and demand in economics. Through a simulation of a pizzeria, students will work together to complete specific tasks in the assembly line and collaborate to make their jobs more efficient, thus increasing production. This has been voted as my 4th grader’s favorite lesson of the entire
Preview of Cultural Diffusion Activity

Cultural Diffusion Activity

This is a FUN, engaging in-class activity that helps students understand, relate to, and apply their knowledge of cultural diffusion.Students work together to analyze the McDonald's menu of their given country (India, Singapore, Israel, Japan, and Mexico) In addition to the menu of a given country, they are given informational text on the background of their country's religion and culture. They have to note differences, similarities, and make predictions as to WHY these differences occur and how
Preview of Economics Bag Book & Passages | Economics Interactive Notebook

Economics Bag Book & Passages | Economics Interactive Notebook

This economics bag book or interactive notebook kit includes 13 PAGES OF INFORMATIONAL PASSAGES about goods and services, economic choices (needs and wants), producers and consumers, budgets, supply and demand, renewable and nonrenewable resources, and international trade, plus black line masters and step by step photo directions for making an economic bag book with your students. Also included, are 4 full color economics mini-posters and pocket chart cards for basic needs and supply/demand that
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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?

There are many different types of economics resources sold by Sellers on TPT — from budgeting activities to simulation games to units.

How do I find economics resources on TPT?

Educators can save time preparing economics lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for economics resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.