Economics Teaching Resources
This collection of Economics teaching resources includes materials necessary when learning about economics. Use the themed classroom banners to customize a civics and citizenship display banner for your classroom. Also provided are unit and lessons plans, word wall vocabulary cards, worksheets, display posters, visible learning goal PowerPoint presentations and art activities.
- Plus Plan
Math in the Real World - Budgeting Planning Project
Introduce your students to the world of making a budget with an immersive “It’s My Life” budgeting for kids project.
- Free Plan
What Are Needs and Wants? Task Cards
Use these free Needs and Wants Task Cards to practice identifying things that are needs and things that are wants.
- Free Plan
Goods and Services Worksheet
Determine examples of goods and services with an economics worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Financial Literacy for Kids - Instructional Slide Deck
Teach your students the ins and outs of financial literacy with an instructional slide deck.
- Plus Plan
Needs and Wants Writing Center Activity
Combine Social studies and writing content with a set of Needs and Wants writing prompts for first grade.
- Free Plan
Sorting Needs and Wants for Kindergarten - Worksheet and Google Interactive
Practice identifying basic needs and wants with a cut-and-paste sorting worksheet or Google Interactive Resource.
- Plus Plan
Needs and Wants Discussion Cards
Teach your students the difference between needs and wants with a set of discussion cards and writing prompts for kindergarten and first grade.
- Plus Plan
Needs and Wants Interactive Clip Cards
Turn needs and wants lessons into digital learning experiences with Google Slides Interactive clip cards.
- Free Plan
Where to Buy Goods and Services Worksheet
Identify places and people in the community that provide goods and services with a cut and paste sorting worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Color It! Good or Service Worksheet
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with a coloring activity .
- Plus Plan
Move It! Goods and Services Slides Game
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with an active game designed to get your students moving and learning.
- Plus Plan
Economic Systems for Kids – Poster
Show the factors that go into an economic system with this flowchart-style poster for kids .
- Plus Plan
Financial Literacy for Kids - Finance Word Wall
Introduce your students to the world of financial literacy with an illustrated personal finance word wall for kids.
- Plus Plan
Community Needs and Wants Worksheet
Enhance your primary-level economics instruction with a wants and needs worksheet.
- Plus Plan
This or That! Goods and Services Active Game
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with an active game designed to get your students moving and learning.
- Plus Plan
Goods and Services Sorting Worksheet
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with a cut and paste sorting worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Governments and How They Function – Worksheet
An activity for students to research the government of two economies and write a report to compare and contrast them.
- Plus Plan
The Great Depression - Instructional Slide Deck
Engage your students and help them discover what life was like during the Great Depression with an engaging instructional slide deck.
- Plus Plan
The Great Depression Google Interactive Activity
Engage your students and help them discover what life was like during the Great Depression with a digital interactive notebook activity.
- Plus Plan
The Great Depression Task Cards
Review the historical era surrounding the Great Depression in the United States with a set of task cards.
- Plus Plan
Financial Literacy Word Wall
Use this set of financial literacy vocabulary cards when teaching about income, budgets, taxes, methods of payment, and financial records.
- Plus Plan
Businesses and Types of Industry – Sorting Activity
Help your students distinguish between different economic industries with this sorting activity.
- Plus Plan
Methods of Payment Mini-Book
Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of different methods of payment with this mini-book.
- Plus Plan
Types of Taxes – Sorting Activity
Differentiate between different types of taxes with this 24-card sorting activity.
- Plus Plan
Financial Records Independent Game
Engage your students with an independent game while learning how to keep and use financial records.
- Plus Plan
Gross and Net Income – Task Cards
Explore the difference between gross income and net income with this set of 24 task cards.
- Plus Plan
Balancing a Budget – Worksheet
Practice how to balance a budget with this financial literacy worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Economics Word Wall Vocabulary
A set of vocabulary word wall cards to use for a unit on economics.
- Plus Plan
Industrial Revolution Causes and Effect Graphic Organizer
Identify the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution on American society with an Industrial Revolution worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Comparing and Contrasting Economic Systems – Posters and Worksheet
A set of posters paired with a worksheet to compare and contrast economic systems.
- Plus Plan
Need vs. Want Bingo Game
Enhance your primary grade economics lessons with a few rounds of Needs vs. Wants Bingo!
- Plus Plan
Goods and Services Matching Activity
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with a matching activity.