Magazine Dollars and Sense

What is stagflation? Have your social studies class examine this political cartoon to define stagflation and understand recession as its defined in a political context. This learning exercise would be a great warm up activity, perfect...

Seventh graders explain the concept of needs verses wants, influences on consumers, and advertising and relate those to making positive consumer choices. They break into small groups and plan a two-week day camp involving games and...

In this personal mission statement instructional activity, learners complete a series of introspective questions that lead them to write their personal mission statement. They examine people who have influenced them, look at...

Students examine the benefits and the challenges Alaska has presented to the United States. They research what the government and the people of the United States considered at the time of the purchase of Alaska in order to debate the...

Once learners are ready to choose a bank, how do they make a smart decision for their financial needs? Scholars help each other by jigsawing the research in groups. After introducing checking and savings accounts with the attached...

In this government spending - earmarks worksheet, students research this topic (there are many links listed), examine the issue, write a letter to their congressional representative or a local newspaper, make a video or analyze the...