In this multidisciplinary lesson, using the book Ten Mile Day by Mary Ann Fraser, students work in small groups ("work crews") while participating in a production activity. Students learn about competition, division of labor, and incentives. They also demonstrate how division of labor and incentives help lead to greater productivity.

This video defines stocks and bonds and provides an explanation of what capital markets are and how they work.

This video emphasizes the importance of developing the saving habit early. It explains the importance of establishing an emergency fund first and then moving on to making investments. Wealth Creation for All suggests investing in the capital markets to meet financial goals. The video explains the concept of risk vs. return, what capital markets are and how we all can participate in them.

This video explains how cities and towns participate in capital markets to finance infrastructure in their communities.

In this lesson, students observe the teacher produce a paper taco and produce their own paper tacos following the process demonstrated by the teacher. Students learn about the productive resources--human resources, natural resources, and capital resources--and intermediate goods used to make final goods and services. They listen to the book Tortilla Factory and identify the productive resources and intermediate goods used to produce corn tortillas. Students classify the resources used to produce their paper tacos.

In this lesson, students gain experience in geographic thinking using different types of maps to locate information. They begin by reviewing a current population map of the United States and answering questions about the map and its features. Next, they listen to the book Treasure Map, a story about a group of students who go on a treasure hunt. The students then practice mapping by creating a floor plan of their classroom. Next, they use this map to hunt for clues in the classroom. Finally, they practice their map-reading.

In this lesson, students act as newspaper reporters to learn about this time in history. These reporters look for information from fictitious letters that reflect actual problems and people’s concerns during this tragic time in our economic history. Based on what they learn through the letters, students construct a newsletter explaining the cause(s) of this economic catastrophe.

In this lesson, students participate in an activity that illustrates falling wages, rising unemployment and falling prices. They learn about the role of the collapsing U.S. banking system in causing the Great Depression. They participate in a simulation to learn what a bank failure is and how bank failures can lead to bank panics. Finally, they observe the impact that many events occurring at the same time might have on the economy.

In this lesson, students read and interpret choropleth maps, which contain unemployment data. They compare verbal descriptions of the labor market from the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book with the mapped data. In addition, students compare unemployment data for different years. Students access or observe how to access this data online.

This infographic describes why maintaining a good credit history is critical to financial stability.