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Virginia Council on Economic Education
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Economic-Related Curricula and Lesson Plans
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EconEd Reviews      Review free on-line economics lessons!  Search for lessons by one or all of the following characteristics: economic concept, subject, grade level, standard, quality (number of stars in reviews), and sponsoring organization.

EconEdLink      a premier source of over 585 classroom-tested Internet based lesson plans for teachers and students provided by the Council for Economic Education.

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond     K-12 lessons and activities developed by the Richmond FED as well as a link to resources available throughout the Federal Reserve System.     Lesson Plans & Classroom Activities  

Martha's list of online economics lessons     Martha Hopkins, a former teacher consultant at the JMU Center for Economic Education, has been compiling a list of elementary, middle and high school level economic lessons available online.  Just follow the links to some great lessons!  

Let's Teach Students to Prioritize: Reconsidering "Wants" and "Needs" and four activities Prioritizing Our Wants, Step by Step four activities for elementary students entitled: (1) Dealing with Scarcity; (2) What's My Opportunity Cost?; (3) Comparing Costs and Benefits; and (4) Setting Priorities and Sharing Resources.  Written by Suzanne Gallagher and Shannon Hodges published in the Social Studies and the Young Learner, January/February 2010.


 

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