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 t... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

Competition provides benefits for consumers. First more competition means consumers have more choices of goods and services. Second, when more firms are offering goods and services, competition often leads to lower prices. more »
Grades: 3-5, 6-8 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

Students will take a surprise trip around the world. As they travel, they will use clues to discover where they are going. They will then figure out how much money they have spent in U.S. dollars, using exchange rates. more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

It's Your Paycheck! is designed for use in high school personal finance classes. The curriculum contains three sections—"Know Your Dough," "KaChing"" and "All About Credit." The lessons in each of these sections employ various tea... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lessons

Students will learn more about the purposes and functions of the Federal Reserve System, including describing a fractional reserve banking system, explaining what bank panics and bank runs are and why they are less likely today th... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: lesson

Students learn about the structure and functions of the Federal Reserve System, the Fed’s role in formulating monetary policy, and how members of Reserve Banks’ board of directors contribute to interest rate–setting decision... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: lesson

This three-day lesson can be used as a review activity for a macroeconomics unit or as a supplement to a classroom discussion of how the Federal Reserve's Monetary Policy affects individuals' lives.The student groups create differ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: lesson

Using video segments from the PBS series THE ASCENT OF MONEY, this lesson teaches high school students about the role of banks both in history and the present day. Students will learn about key financial concepts that contributed ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: PBS / WNET /Ascent of Money | Type: lesson / video

In this media-enhanced lesson utilizing clips from the PBS series THE ASCENT OF MONEY, students will be introduced to the concepts of companies, the ownership shares offered by some companies to increase capital and distribute pro... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: PBS / WNET /Ascent of Money | Type: lesson

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the practice and industry of microfinance, learning how the provision of unsecured loans to low-income, small-scale entrepreneurs in the developing world has improved the business pro... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: PBS / WNET /Ascent of Money | Type: lesson / video

Students listen to a story and answer questions about lending in Bangladesh. They complete a diagram that shows the impact of lending on a community. Working as a class, they compare the similarities and differences between banks ... more »
Grades: 3-5, 6-8 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

In this media-enhanced lesson utilizing clips from THE ASCENT OF MONEY, students will be introduced to the concept of insurance and the role it has played in determining the world’s political and economic landscape since its inc... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: PBS / WNET /Ascent of Money | Type: lesson / video

In this lesson, students listen to the book Earth Day—Hooray! They learn how incentives change people’s behavior. The students learn how Luke, Carly, and Ryan, characters in the book, collect cans to sell to the recycling center... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

Students listen to the book The Goat in the Rug, about a Navajo weaver named Glenmae who uses mohair from her goat Geraldine and a number of resources and intermediate goods to make a traditional Navajo rug. The students are pla... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

In this lesson, students learn about saving, savings goals, interest, borrowing and opportunity cost by reading Less Than Zero by Stuart J. Murphy. Students use a number line and a line graph to track spending and borrowing in t... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

Students listen to the book Monster Musical Chairs 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 music... more »
Grades: K-2 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

After reading the book My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George, students discuss the human capital that Sam possessed, the investments in human capital that he made, and why these investments were important. Students wor... more »
Grades: 6-8 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

Students learn about opportunity cost, saving, savings goals and a savings plan by reading The Pickle Patch Bathtub. Students will develop savings plans that lead to their own savings goals. more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

In this lesson, students learn that saving is essential to economic well-being, especially in times of extreme economic downturn. They read Saving Strawberry Farm, a story about a Depression-era family attempting to save a neighbo... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

Students learn about scarcity, alternatives, choices and opportunity costs by reading So Few of Me. The class participates in an activity to help Perdita figure out her morning schedule at summer camp. The students identify Perdit... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson