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6th grade economics lessons
Economics Unit of Study!
This unit is packed full of engaging activities to teach your students about economics. Included in this pack: 1. Goods & Services2. Producers & Consumers3. Importing & Exporting4. Overhead, Wages, & Profits5. Running a Business6. Assembly Lines 7. Types of Resources 8. Supply, Demand, & Scarcity 9. Market Day Experience 10. Anchor Charts 11. Study Guide, Flash Cards, & an Assessment
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2nd - 6th
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Media Literacy Social Media Activities Advertising Lessons
Are you looking for media literacy activities that will engage your students? This bundle includes 6 different resources and includes activities such as poetry, writing, discussion topics, ad techniques, student social media use, and more! My students have always enjoyed working on a Media Unit and some of my best classroom discussions have related to media, social media, and advertising. Looking for a DIGITAL VERSION? CLICK HERE.Includes activities designed to stimulate classroom discussion,
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6th - 9th
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Budgeting Activity: Monthly Budget Project and Worksheets for Middle School
If you are looking for a no-prep, yet detailed budgeting activity, look no further! In this budgeting activity for Google Drive, students will create a monthly budget. This monthly budget project features the elements of career, housing, transportation, monthly expenses, and more! This activity was designed to help with budgeting for middle school students, and was implemented in an 8th grade Social Studies class, but it could easily be incorporated in a variety of subjects and grade levels. Thi
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6th - 9th
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Economics Unit with Slides and Notes - Personal Finance, Budgeting
This Economics Unit for Kids is the perfect addition to your social studies classroom! It includes fun economics activities that teach about personal finance and financial literacy. Students will not only learn about basic economics concepts like supply and demand, but they will also learn how to make a personal budget.I use this unit to teach my fifth-grade students. Since this can be a pretty complex topic, I have made it very student-friendly. The lessons can be simplified for younger student
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4th - 7th
Mercantilism Simulation | The Thirteen Colonies 13 Colonies
This lesson provides a fun educational simulation for students to experience trade during the age of mercantilism. The classroom interactive experience is set up so that they will see the impact of the rules created by England to limit trade, and increase profit. This has really helped my students to visualize a difficult economic concept. Students get to move around the room, trade goods, maximize their profits, and potentially smuggle! This lesson plan also includes two exit tickets to check f
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Colonial America | 13 Colonies | 17 Days of Lesson Plans and Assessment
Intro to Economy FUN 5-E Unit BUNDLE | Free Market Economics | Microsoft
Build or enrich your curriculum with this engaging Intro to Economy BUNDLE! The guided lessons are FUN for students & the 5-E teaching model is EASY for you to use! Each resource includes a Teacher Guide to ensure success in your classroom! Print & interactive, digital versions of the materials are included. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Microsoft Resources: Digital & Print5 Guided 5-E PowerPoint Lessons4 Fi
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5th - 12th
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Teaching Supply and Demand - Candy and Coke Activity!
This is a great lesson to introduce Supply and Demand!I use this with my middle school students year after year. It is an engaging lesson using two things they love - candy and soda. By the end of this lesson they really have an understanding of the Laws of Supply and Demand and how they work. They experience it for themselves in this lesson. If you purchase this lesson, will you let me know how it goes for you. You are welcome to contact me at bmarkwald@usmk12.org.Have fun!
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Engaging Lessons For Teaching Economics!
Compare Types of Economic Systems 5-E Lesson | Intro to Economies | Microsoft
This lesson defines & explains the types of economic systems in place around the world. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun, “4 Pics, 1 Word” warm-up activity, then introduce key vocabulary. Students complete a fill-in chart comparing the 4 main types of economic systems - Traditional, Market, Command, Mixed. Check for understanding with a “Show What You Know” practice activity, “Big Ideas” summary & exit ticket q
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6th - 12th
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Economics BUNDLE
This bundle contains six “Economics-related” files – Economic Systems, Factors of Economic Growth, Trade Barriers, Literacy Rate and Standard of Living, Economics Task Cards, and Currency Exchange – Two Fun Activities. There are over 150 pages of notes, group activities, writing assignments, projects, printables, etc., included in this file. The files in this ZIP file are aligned to the Georgia Performance Standards for 6th and 7th grade social studies.
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~Economic Systems
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6th - 7th
This is Your Life - Budgeting Activity
A fun budgeting activity where students get to ‘choose their own life' based on their weekly income and expenses.Teach your students the importance of budgeting and saving while planning for everyday expenses and occasional luxuries.
This activity is designed to teach budgeting and money management with students in middle primary. It can be used as a maths lesson or during humanities when covering economics. It is also a handy tool to begin discussions about poverty and inequalities in modern
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3rd - 6th
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File Federal Taxes - 1040 Tax Worksheet & Profiles (Math,Social Studies,Economy)
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
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Career Exploration, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENTREPRENEURS, Careers, Employment
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs The worksheets for this lesson are in Google and PDF format, making it a great resource for distance learning or in-class instruction.Entrepreneurship is a practical and viable career choice, which is often underappreciated or over looked. This complete learning package exposes students to key aspects entrepreneurship. Objectives: Students will be able to • Define entrepreneur.• Describe the current trend with entrepreneurshi
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Stock Market Unit Plan
Two week unit!
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Have a discussion on how people can make their money grow. Introduce vocab for unit. Hand out Stock Market passage and answer questions about reading.
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Vocab matching sheet quiz. Discuss dangers of investing in stocks. Hand out Danger in Stocks handout and answer questions.
Discuss stock symbols. Have students search symbols for 4 teacher chosen stocks and check progress of the stocks together across the week. Tell students they have $1000 to invest. They will
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3rd - 10th
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Intro to Economy and Economics 5-E Lesson featuring SpongeBob | Microsoft
This STUDENT-FAVORITE lesson introduces real-world economics with a fun cartoon case study. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a “This for That” warm-up to explore trade throughout history. Discuss key vocabulary terms while completing fill-in notes. Next, conduct a cartoon case study to examine economic concepts. Students love watching a SpongeBob episode in class; you will love that they are learning all about the economy! F
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Intro to Economy FUN 5-E Unit BUNDLE | Free Market Economics | Microsoft
Types of Economic Systems: Paper Airplane Challenge
Teach students the different types of economic systems through the Paper Airplane Challenge; a fun and interactive way for students to learn about the four types of economies. Students begin by either being a producer or consumer of paper airplanes. Through this interactive challenge, students are introduced to the basic principles of each economy type (traditional, command and market). After small group and class discussions, students will view a Google Slides presentation providing more spe
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: Economics Lesson Bundle: Paper Airplane Challenge
Psychology: Classical Conditioning in Advertising Gallery Walk Lesson/Activity
Have you or your students ever fallen victim to classical conditioning embedded in advertising? This engaging lesson and activity will reveal how it happens all the time. This lesson focuses on engaging students by first teaching the concept through relatable examples. After completing a mini-lesson using a short Nike YouTube commercial video lesson that teaches the concept, students practice the concept by finding and sharing examples of their own. The final activity has students complete gall
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Factors of Production and Types of Industry 6-E Intro Lesson | Microsoft
Say “chocolate chip cookie” or “potato chips” & suddenly you have your students’ full attention! This lesson introduces the factors of production & types of industry using real-world examples. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a “List It” warm-up to explore the complexity of manufacturing products. Discuss key vocabulary terms, complete fill-in notes, and classify examples of various factors of production. Next, pract
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Intro to Economy FUN 5-E Unit BUNDLE | Free Market Economics | Microsoft
Economics, SAVING MONEY, SAVING, Personal Finance, Economics
Saving Money WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAVE.THE SECRETS OF SAVINGSCHOOSING THE BEST PLACE FOR YOUR MONEYThe worksheets for this lesson are in Google Doc format and PDF format, making this an excellent resource for distance learning or in-class instruction.This is a complete learning package with three lessons that cover the essentials about saving and savings account. Each lesson has reading comprehension worksheets, a PowerPoint presentation, a detailed lesson plan, and other worksheets to reinfo
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Bust!: The Great Depression & FDR's New Deal Bundle
This bundle contains six products relating to teaching the Great Depression and New Deal in American History.
-The Great Depression PowerPoint & Infographic (20 pages)
-FDR's New Deal PowerPoint & Infographic (15 pages)
-Which "R" Is It? New Deal Analysis Activity (11 pages)
-Great Depression & New Deal Vocabulary Assignment (2 pages)
-Great Depression & New Deal Extension Activity (2 pages)
-Great Depression Printable Poster (1 page)
Purchased separately, these products are wort
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5th - 12th
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals -Digital notebook
Introduce your students to the UN Sustainable Development Goals with this engaging mini-unit! This mini-unit includes a digital notebook webquest that will guide students through the sustainable development goals adopted by the UN on September 25, 2015. This mini-unit is divided into three sections that can be completed over three days. In each section, students will explore the UN Sustainable Development Goal website and find answers to specific questions relating to each goal and its targets.
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5th - 12th
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Natural Resources Lesson and Activities
Engage your students in learning all about natural resources and how they help us in our daily lives. No more searching for lessons and activities because this comes with everything you need to teach, engage and assess your students over a few weeks.This engaging product includes:complete lesson plans with modifications for differentiation.instructions on how to teach each strategy along with modifications for all learning styles (inductive learning and jigsaw learning).a Google Slides version f
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Alberta Social Studies Bundle Grade 4
Robber Barons / Captains of Industry Tactics: How to Form a Monopoly
Students explore how men such as Rockefeller and Carnegie formed monopolies during the Gilded Age. Provides context for terms such as vertical and horizontal integration, laissez faire, social darwinism, monopolies, trusts, etc. Students analyze primary source quotes and political cartoons, complete a Venn Diagram, create visuals to demonstrate understanding, answer questions, and create their own political cartoon.
Before using this I suggest using my "Robber Barons: Meet Carnegie, Rockefeller
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6th - 12th
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Intro to the PEGS Factors 5-E Lesson | Explore Social Studies Themes | Microsoft
This fun lesson introduces the PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social) factors. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Social Studies curriculum changes focus, sometimes drastically, from year to year. The PEGS factors are common themes that unite all SS classes. Similar ideas are taught as PESTLE, STEEP, or PEST. Building a strong foundation with these concepts leads to vertical alignment across grade levels. Use PEGS resources all-y
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5th - 12th
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Business and Economics - Trade-Off and Opportunity Cost Activity
Trade-offs and what cost?Ugh! The Business and Economics curriculum is loaded with weird terms and complicated concepts. But it doesn’t have to be.You don’t have to work on Wall Street to teach your students about Trade-Offs and Opportunity Cost. You just need this ready to go resource pack.Your students will become experts in:Understanding why we make decisions and the consequences of those decisionsHow our choices impact our lives and the wider communityIdentifying a trade-off and why there is
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5th - 7th
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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.
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