Curated OER
Vocabulary: Traveling/Travel Plans-Part 1
In this foreign language worksheet, students read ten sentences about traveling. They select the best fit to fill in the blank from three given options.
Curated OER
Turning Brain Drain into Brain Gain
Students investigate the PACED system as it relates to making good decisions. In this economics lesson, students define brain drain and its effect on the community. They use the PACED idea to come up with a solution to the problem.
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Econ Explorers Journal [Pdf]
In this collection of lesson activities, students will complete an "Econ Explorers Journal" to help them learn how economics is involved in their neighborhood, the books they read, in earning a living, at their banks, in their homes, and...
iCivics
I Civics: Banks, Credit & the Economy
This lesson focuses on the relationship between money, banks, and lending in our economy.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Banking and the Expansion of the Money Supply
This lesson summary from Khan Academy is intended for students who are taking the AP Macroeconomics course. In this lesson summary will review key terms and calculations related to fractional reserve banking, required reserves, excess...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: What Does the Fed Do? [Pdf]
Students will learn the basic functions of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States through activities presented in this lesson plan.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: What Is the Federal Reserve? [Pdf]
Questions like "How does the bank hold reserves?" or "How do banks make deposits?" are examples of what is explained through this banking simulation lesson plan to illustrate the purpose of the Federal Reserve.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Monetary Policy [Pdf]
Understand how the Federal Reserve establishes monetary policy through the activities provided in this lesson plan unit. The guide is intended to accompany the bank's "Money in Motion" exhibit, which can be explored through a virtual...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Classroom Economist: Creation of the Fed
In this lesson, students will learn about the early history of the Federal Reserve. They will learn about Jekyll Island's past and about the Panic of 1907, the Aldrich-Vreeland Act, the origins and outcomes of the secret Jekyll Island...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Globalization Debate [Pdf]
In an effort to educate on economics, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis provides this newsletter and lesson plan highlighting the debate of globalization.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Case of the Gigantic $100,000 Bill [Pdf]
Learners learn about the creation of money through this lesson plan provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: What Is Unemployment? [Pdf]
A lesson where students learn how to read chloropleth maps containing unemployment figures, compare them to text interpretations of the unemployment situation, while also learning how to locate this information online.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Income Taxes: Who Pays and How Much? [Pdf]
A lesson unit that teaches students all about income tax: what it is, why we have it, how taxes are structured, factors that affect one's tax bracket, and what would happen if the tax structure were changed.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Less Than Zero [Pdf]
This lesson accompanies a story by Stuart J. Murphy called Less Than Zero and teaches young scholars about how to manage their money by saving it and setting goals for themselves.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Monster Musical Chairs [Pdf]
A lesson based on the book, Monster Musical Chairs, by Stuart J. Murphy. Students learn, through a game of musical chairs, that any supply of goods is limited and not everyone's wants will necessarily be met.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Tortilla Factory [Pdf]
This lesson accompanies a story by Gary Paulsen called Tortilla Factory, and teaches students to identify the different types of resources (human, capital, natural, etc.) that go into creating corn tortillas and other products.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Building a Foundation for Career Success
Are your middle school students dreaming about their future careers? Help them build the foundation for career success with this engaging lesson.
Other
Federal Reserve Education: Money Resources
A collection of lesson plans for teaching students about money.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Multipliers and the Mystery of the Magic Money
Students learn about the purpose of the reserve requirement, how money is "created" in the economy through fractional reserves, and how the Federal Reserve uses the reserve requirement and loans to correct economic instability.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: It's a Not So Wonderful Life
In this lesson young scholars learn about banks and banking. The study the fractional reserve system, and the role the Fed plays in the money creation process.
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: Do I Have What It Takes Entrepreneur? [Pdf]
A series of lessons which introduces the concept of entrepreneurship and its importance in today's global economy.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Let's Get Financially Focused! [Pdf]
Should I use credit? This lesson plan provides some insight into why or when it is good to use credit, versus why or when it is not.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: What Is Money? [Pdf]
This lesson plan is designed to help children understand the problems which arise from the bartering system so they appreciate the role money has in society.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: My Side of the Mountain [Pdf]
A lesson based on the book, My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George, where students learn about investing in 'human capital.'