Economics Lesson Plans

From elementary school to middle school to high school, you'll find the ideal economics, personal finance and entrepreneurship lesson plans for your classroom.

These supplemental, activity-based lesson plans give your students an applied understanding in economics and are easy to integrate into your K-12 curriculum.

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Virtual Economics: CD-ROM - Version 3.0
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This CD-ROM contains over 1,200 activity-based lessons, 51 key economic concepts, and a glossary with over 500 terms. This is a resource every economics teacher should have.
$99.95
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Advanced Placement Economics: Teacher Resource Manual, 3rd Edition
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The teacher guide accompanies the student activities books in macro- and microeconomics for teaching college-level economics in AP Economics courses. The publication contains course outlines, unit plans, teaching instructions, and answers to the student activities and sample tests.
$64.95
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What Economics Is About: Understanding the Basics of Our Economic System
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This booklet details the fundamental economics problem -- scarcity -- and introduces students to the terms and content that are necessary for a more advanced understanding of economics. In addition to background reading content for teachers and advanced students, the visuals can be used with students to introduce them to economics.
$9.95
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Capstone: Exemplary Lessons for High School Economics - Teacher's Guide and Student Activities Book (2 book set)
padCapstone: Exemplary Lessons for High School Economics - Teacher's Guide and Student Activities Book (2 book set)
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This high school economics program uses supplemental lesson plans, activities, simulations and group projects to demonstrate market-based economics concepts. Designed for high school economics, business and marketing teachers.
$59.95
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The Great High School Economic Package
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Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics
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Economics in Action combines 14 favorite Council for Economic Education simulations, role-playing activities, group activities and classroom demonstrations in one volume.
$29.95
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Focus: High School Economics
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This revised edition features simulations, role plays, small-group discussions and other active-learning instructional activities to help students explore economic concepts through real-life applications.
$34.95
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The Classroom Mini-Economy
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A hands-on guide to starting and managing a successful classroom economy.
$29.95
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Play Dough Economics
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Designed primarily for elementary and middle school, there are 15 lessons plans that introduce students to basic economics concepts by using modeling clay activities.
$24.95
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The Wide World of Trade
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This publication contains 11 lessons for middle school students covering topics such as specialization, scarcity, currency exhange and trade.
$27.95
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Beyond Economic Growth - 2nd Edition
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Meeting the Challenges of Global Development
$25.00 Sale: $20.00
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Master Curriculum Guide: Teaching Stategies 5-6
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This publication contains lessons on the unique world in which intermediate grade students live. The lessons help teachers enter the student's world and tap their natural interest in business through activities, role plays, and market simulations.
$24.95
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Focus: Middle School Economics
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A basic economics curriculum for middle school grades.
$29.95
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The Great Economic Mysteries Book: A Guide to Teaching Economic Reasoning - Grades 4-8
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This publication introduces students in grades 4-8 to an economic way of thinking through exploring the mysteries of everyday life. Students solve each mystery by responding to hints provided by simple true/false questions and by reference to a logical system of reasoning that applies basic economic principles.
$24.95
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Choices & Changes: In Life, School, & Work - Teacher Resource Manual - Grades 2-4
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Show your lower elementary students how education is the building block of a successful life. This life skills program includes lesson plans and a writing journal for students. For 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades.
$29.95
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Choices & Changes: In Life, School, & Work - Teacher Resource Manual - Grades 5-6
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Show your students the value of education... and why they should stay in school. This life skills program includes lesson plans and a writing journal for students. For 5th and 6th grades.
$29.95
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Choices & Changes:  In Life, School, and Work:  Teacher's Resource Manual - Grades 7-8
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Show your middle school students the power of education... why they should stay in school. This life skills program includes lesson plans and a writing journal for students. For 7th and 8th grades.
$29.95
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Choices & Changes: In Life, School, and Work:  Grades 9-10 - Teacher Resource Manual
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Show your middle school students the power of education... why they should stay in school. This life skills program includes lesson plans and a writing journal for students. For 9th and 10th grades.
$29.95
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Children in the Marketplace: Lesson Plans in Economics for Grades 3 and 4
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Playing a game, telling a story, and critiquing a TV commercial are all activities that help students learn basic economics. Eight lessons come in a 3-ring binder with a glossary and student materials.
$3.95
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