Characteristics of Money

What Makes Something Useful as Money?

Explain what makes something useful as money.

Carnival Thrills and Dollar Bills

Learn about U.S. currency.

Money

Experience the problems of bartering.

Teaching Economics with Baseball

This collection of microlessons combines the story of baseball the with basic economic concepts for the elementary and middle school learners.

My Money Workbook

Learn about money, money substitutes, and barter.

Building Block Barter Lesson

Demonstrate the use of money vs. bartering.

Federal Reserve Economic Fundamentals: Elementary Curriculum

Introduce basic economic concepts that are designed for elementary school learners with ten independent hands-on lesson plans.

Four Feet, Two Sandals Book & Lesson on Scarcity

Learn about allocating scarce resources using a story.

Who Are Economists and What Do They Study?

Learn about a career as an economist.

Ox-Cart Man

Simulate the circular flow of the economy.

What's Price Have to Do with It?

Learn about consumers, goods, services, and price.

Hometown Bank Makes a Loan

Teach about banks' community impact through an interactive role-play simulation demonstrating loan ripple effects.

What Makes a Community?

Learn about creating a community and the role of government and taxes.

How Many Beverages Will Consumers Buy? Lesson on Demand

Learn about the law of demand and discover the relationship between price and quantity demanded.

The Perfect Breakfast: Elementary Lesson Plan

Teach interdependence and trade concepts using yarn web activity, video, with assessment identifying trading countries.

You Earn When You Learn

Learn about human capital through a classroom simulation activity and assessment.