ECONOMICS: Personal Finance, Money Management & Creating a Budget
A personal finance activity that has students examine their money-management habits through a physical 'bill' simulation, then create their own personal budget.
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A personal finance activity that has students examine their money-management habits through a physical 'bill' simulation, then create their own personal budget.
Here’s a realistic and engaging way to teach upper elementary pupils in grades 3-6 about budgeting while introducing some basic financial literacy too! How to Use: 1) Each student will be assigned a monthly budget (from $1,700 all the way to $5,000). 2) They select one of three options (low, medium, pricey) for each spending category: housing, eating,…
Practice recognizing and defining U.S. coin names and money vocabulary through a crossword, word scramble, and word search.
Display skip-counting-with-coins posters on a classroom math wall to help students practice counting money by 1s, 5s, 10s, and 25s.
Teaches high school students about investing and the stock market through a multi-day project simulating a $1,000 stock investment, covering shares, gains/losses, volatility, and comparison to the S&P 500.
A financial-literacy lesson where students balance three realistic household budget scenarios that each involve an unexpected expense.
Practice identifying and totaling the value of US coins (quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies).
Introduce and practice English vocabulary for the theme "Shopping & Money" using word/picture flashcard pairs.
This product is great for teachers who want to help their students practice recognizing United States coins and bills. The Show Me the Money Recognition Activity is a fun and interactive way for students to learn.
A short illustrated mini reading book teaching basic financial-literacy concepts (money, earning, saving, loans, banks, interest, budgeting) paired with comprehension check activities.
A set of English-language word-problem worksheets giving students practice adding and subtracting dollar amounts in everyday money scenarios.
A social studies/psychology project resource teaching middle-to-high-school students to analyze how popular music reflects societal perceptions of money, wealth, and capitalism.
A partner project in which students write and film a short skit about a shopping-for-clothes problem and solution, practicing speaking, vocabulary, and grammar, scored with a detailed rubric.
Teaches high school students how mortgages work and how mortgage payments change when interest rates rise, using home-buying vocabulary, a worked scenario, and calculation practice.
Shops and Shopping | Beginner Lesson Plan The 'Shops and Shopping | Beginner Lesson Plan' merges fun with learning, creating an engaging teaching resource for educators. This easy-to-use tool is crafted with care, specifically designed for 2nd to 5th graders studying Language Arts – making it a reliable companion on their journey…
This is a Making Money with Washington + Lincoln Game. You'll have everything you need to print and prep for your students to enjoy this fun math game. Directions are included for playing the game.
Teaches middle school students to distinguish between financial wants and financial needs as part of basic budgeting literacy.
Teaches secondary students to recognize and respond safely to money-related scams and fraud, via an interactive Google Slides lesson.
A shopping-themed game giving children practice hearing the initial/beginning sound of a word, to build phonemic awareness for early reading and spelling.
All About Earning Money | Animated Math Video Lesson Are you looking for an engaging way to teach your students about earning money? The All About Earning Money animated math video lesson is here to simplify the process. Carefully crafted for learners in grades 2 through 5, this resource turns a complex subject matter into an…
Shopping Pre Intermediate ESL ELA and ELL Lesson Plan worksheet. This pre-intermediate EnglishTEFL resource helps students improve their shopping vocabulary and grammar. Students listen to an audio dialogue about shopping to build listening skills. Then they complete reading, writing, and speaking exercises to expand their shopping…
This financial literacy lesson uses information from Canada’s Consumer Price Index. Students: - watch a video and take notes to learn what the Consumer Price Index is, how it is calculated, and what it is used for - learn how to do a simplified inflation calculation (no compounding): This involves order of operations, fractions,…
A themed vocabulary practice packet combining a crossword, a word search, a word-scramble/anagram puzzle, and a multiple-choice quiz, all built around one themed word list.
A financial literacy board game and handout that teaches students about bank accounts (deposits, withdrawals, fees, debit cards, cheques) while giving them practice adding and subtracting numbers up to 4 digits as their in-game bank balance rises and falls.