In this lesson, students learn about the role and functions of the Federal Reserve System. They participate
in an activity to learn how the purchase or sale of U.S. Treasury securities affects the supply of money and
credit in the economy. Finally, they discuss what the Fed learned about implementing monetary policy as
a result of the Great Depression.

In this lesson, students review the elements of a contract. They discuss the characteristics of rent-to-own contracts and compare and contrast the cost of those contracts with the outright purchase of goods.

In this lesson, students learn and explain that everyone has wants that are satisfied by consuming goods and services. Lesson is found on pages 8-10 of the pdf.

In this lesson, students listen to the story, Little Nino's Pizzeria and identify the inputs in a pizza, categorizing them as intermediate goods, natural resources, human resources, or capital resources. Students use a Venn diagram to sort attributes of each resturant mentioned in the story and the attributes they share.

In this lesson, students learn about consumers and producers and give examples from the book, The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza. Students become producers by making bookmarks. Students draw pictures on their bookmarks of something that happened at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of the story. They become consumers when they use their bookmarks to mark a page in a book they are reading.

In this lesson, students learn about data used to measure an economy’s health—inflation/deflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), output measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and unemployment measured by the unemployment rate. Students analyze graphs of these data, which provide snapshots of the economy during the Great Depression. These graphs help students develop an understanding of the condition of the economy, which is critical to understanding the Great Depression.

In this lesson, students listen to a story written in rhyme about a bunny that has a lot of money in her piggy bank. Students distinguish between spending and saving and goods and services. They play a matching game to review the content of the story and to practice rhyming words.

In this lesson, students listen to a story written in rhyme about a bunny that has a lot of money in her piggy bank. Students distinguish between spending and saving and goods and services. They play a matching game to review the content of the story and to practice rhyming words.

In this lesson, students listen to the story and identify the scarcity problem the monsters had—not enough chairs for every monster to have one. Students wear a picture of a want they have drawn and play a version of musical chairs in which the chairs are labeled goods. Students learn that a good can satisfy a want. They also learn that, because of scarcity, not everyone's wants are satisfied.

In this lesson, students learn about human capital and why it is important to improve theirs. They first observe a skit about a boy who could not read and then listen to a story about a moose who could not read or count. They then learn how investing in human capital helps both the boy and the moose achieve their goals. After thinking about their own human capital, students identify human capital needed by various workers to do their jobs. Students survey adults about their skills and investment in human capital and how and why the adults invested in their human capital in the past year. On Day Two they analyze the results of their surveys. Students draw generalizations about the skills the adults have and how and why they improve their human capital. They compare their own knowledge and skills with those of the adults they interviewed. Finally, students answer the question, "Why do we need to go to school?"

In this lesson, students learn the definition of entrepreneurship and are introduced to the characteristics of entrepreneurs. Students are asked to apply these characteristics to themselves and people in their own communities by completing a story pyramid and then writing a short story that demonstrates how entrepreneurial activity can contribute to higher standards of living.

These questions discuss the economic concepts discussed in One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference.

In this lesson, students learn about the economic concepts of consumer and producer. They give examples of consumers and producers from the book An Orange in January. They become producers by helping make orange juice popsicles and consumers when they eat the popsicles. They are asked to correctly order three pictures based on the story.

Page One Economics is an informative accessible essay on timely economic issues. The Student Edition provides the essay and student questions.

In this activity, students read an article and answer a series of questions. The article provides economic strategies for protecting the environment.

In this activity, students read an article and answer a series of questions related to the relationship between education, income, and wealth.

In this activity, students read an article and answer a series of questions. The article explains how stocks and bonds can help companies grow, entrpeneurs start busineeses, and governments fund public projects.

In this activity, students read an article and answer a series of questions related to insurance and risk management.

In this activity, students read an article and answer a series of questions related to the basics of international trade and its importance to the economy.

In this activity, students read an article and answer a series of questions. The article explains what the unemployment rate does - and does not - measure and whether it is a reliable indicator of the health of the labor market.