Teaching Resources

Teaching Economics with Active Learning

Teach economics with active and engaging lessons.

Teaching Market Structures with Gum

Highlight different market structures through a role playing game.

Demand

Describe the demand side of the market.

Building Human Capital | It's Your Paycheck Lesson 1

Identify the link between investment in human capital and earning income.

Entrepreneurs

Assess students' strengths as future entrepreneurs

Kiddynomics: An Economics Curriculum for Young Learners, Lessons for Grades Pre-K-K

Introduce young children to the economic way of thinking.

Bitcoin: Money or Financial Investment

Discover the differences of how people view Bitcoin.

Making Personal Finance Decisions Curriculum

Teach valuable personal finance lessons grounded in economic theory.

Money

Highlight how money facilitates economic activity.

Calculate Your Lifetime Inflation Activity

Learn how to measure changes in inflation over a lifetime.

Entrance and Exit Tickets for a General Economics Classroom

Short formative assessments for the general economics classroom.

What Is an Economy?

Learn about supply, demand, and the flow of goods and services.

Economic Systems

Contrast market and command economies.

Monetary Policy, Part 2: Two Important Interest Rates in Monetary Policy Implementation

Explain the federal funds rate and interest on reserve balances rate.

Time Preference—Why It Is Hard to Save (Lesson 6A)

Investigate the choice between spending now or spending later.

Paying Taxes

Feature the different types of taxes people pay.

Credit Bureaus: The Record Keepers

Introduce credit bureaus.

Why is Good Credit Important?

Learn about the importance of your credit history.