Microsoft
Microsoft Education Lesson Plan: Making Money From Lemons
Simulation where learners apply mathematics and economics concepts in the lemonade business. Learners set up a virtual lemonade stand and must determine production costs, product variables, and profits. Students record data collected on...
Schools of California Online Resources for Education
Score: Advising the President: A Simulated Cabinet Meeting
This teacher resource fosters learning about the inner workings of the President's Cabinet. Find out how each agency or department must compete for money and support. As the agency chief, you must prepare a presentation for the president...
Econoclass
Econoclass: International Finance Classroom Simulation
In this classroom activity, young scholars are divided into various groups, each being a different "country." Each country has their own currency and goods, and groups proceed to trade amongst themselves. This game covers the topics of...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Why Money? [Pdf]
Students learn about barter, and the benefits of using money, as they participate in this trading simulation.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Getting Paid for Our Work
Second graders see how money is used to buy and sell items. They will participate in an activity to see how people get money.
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.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Banks, Bankers, Banking
This lesson is a simulation of opening a bank. Students are assigned various roles to play within the banking business. Students learn about the role banks play in a market economy.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Saving Each Payday
Young scholars use a real-world simulation to learn how saving a little money each payday can be a successful strategy for saving. Includes teaching guide and student worksheet that can be filled in on a computer.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Making Cents Out of Centimes
Students will learn that most countries create their own currency for use as money. In most of Europe that money is now the Euro. Students will discover the use of Euros in this simulation and learn a little about exchanging dollars for...