Econ Ed Link: Lean on Me We Depend on Each Other

Young pupils should benefit from this wonderful series of activities designed to teach them how to get along with, and respect each other. Learners recognize how to demonstrate both respectful and disrespectful behavior, and take part in...

Use this collection of economic education lessons for K-12 teachers and students to improve financial literacy. One interesting feature is "This Day In Economic History," a calendar which identifies an interesting event for each day,...

Money is what we use to show what goods or services are worth. When you do work, you are paid with money. When you sell something, the buyer gives you money. Sometimes it's a lot of money and sometimes it's just a little money. How much...

Young Booker T. Washington had a dream. That dream was to use the resources at his disposal to earn the money necessary to get an education that would allow him and others to become financially secure. This lesson based on the picture...

This instructional activity incorporates the folk tale of The Shoemaker and the Elves to teach your young scholars about the concept of capital resources. Lesson contains a link to an animated retelling of this beloved classic. Use it to...

This entertaining lesson plan teaches your primary learners about the value of specialized labor within a community, via The Tortoise and The Hare. This classic story also reinforces character education values of respect and friendship....

Lesson that helps student understand the decision-making process and introduces the concept of cost. Students listen to a story and take a short quiz. Includes links to the story and the quiz.

Use this site to teach your primary students how to identify the costs and benefits of making a decision. Animated link to the story, Country Mouse Makes a Decision, makes this an entertaining and educational economics lesson.

Lesson that introduces students to the people who provide services to the community. Students understand the difference between goods and services, and brainstorm the people who provide services in their community. Includes links to...

It's December 16, 1773 and many of the citizens of Boston are furious with King George's new tax on tea. Young Ethan, a printer's errand boy, has been given the task of conveying information concerning an upcoming protest meeting. As he...