This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported March 18, 2009, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the month of February, 2009. Students read the BLS report, analyze the meaning o... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: 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... more »
Grades: K-2, 3-5 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson - children's literature

After reading and discussing a story about a family during the Great Depression, students differentiate between goods, services, barter, and money. Students are led through several rounds of a barter activity that incorporates m... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson - children's literature

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 capit... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson - children\'s literature

In this lesson, students listen to a story and answer questions about a family in Central or South America that barters to get the ingredients for chicken sancocho, a kind of stew. The students complete sentences that record the... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson - children\'s literature

This lesson focuses on the February 27, 2009, preliminary announcement of U.S. real gross domestic product (Real GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2008, reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current data and his... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson examines the March 6, 2009, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of January 2009. This lesson introduces the basic concepts of th... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

n this four minute video, Great Depression historian Robert McElvaine describes research that shows how economic downturns can lead people away from conspicuous consumption to a more community-oriented way of life. This short les... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: lesson / video

This lesson focuses on the March 18, 2009, press release by the Federal Open Market Committee on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals. This lesson is intended to guide students and teachers through an anal... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

President Obama recently visited the Village Academy High School in Pomona, Calif., after watching a video about unemployment and home loss students made as part of an English class. This short lesson has some "warm up questions" ... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: lesson / video

During the 2009 financial crisis, everyone has heard about the trillions of dollars the federal government is spending to help fix the economy. In this report, NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman explains where all that ... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: lesson / video

Students will learn who is in the Group of 20 and the issues they face. Students will understand that the current economic crisis is a “global eventâ€� that impacts different nations in similar and different ways. more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: Lesson

FTE hot topics are single class period discussion guides including a student reading handout, discussion questions, and suggested answers. Spending less and saving more? We may be getting hit with an economic double whammy as we... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: discussion guide

President Obama went to Elkhart, Indiana last month to sell his stimulus package against a backdrop of despair. This short lesson has some "warm up questions" and "discussion questions" on this topic as presented in a video. more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: lesson / video

This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported February 20, 2009, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the month of January, 2009. Students read the BLS report, analyze the meaning... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

In May 2002, delegates from governments, international companies, and financial institutions met at a United Nations conference in Tehran to discuss the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Afghanistan's officials say that to create a v... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson examines the February 6, 2009, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of January 2009. This lesson introduces the basic concepts of... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the January 30, 2009, advance announcement of U.S. real gross domestic product (Real GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2008, reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current data and historic... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the January 28, 2009, press release by the Federal Open Market Committee on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals. This lesson is intended to guide students and teachers through an an... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This brief article provides an excellent overview of three decades of regulatory and market forces that contributed to the recession that started in 2008. It does not intend to be a complete explanation, not does it address every... more »
Grades: 9-12, Adult | Source: FTE | Type: discussion guide