Economics and You Resource Book Grade 5-8
Make economics easy for students in grades 5 and up using Economics and You! This 64-page book features an in-depth, real-world simulation activity that reinforces economic and math concepts while introducing students to the consumer world. Students learn how to calculate interest, develop a budget, buy a car, and file taxes.
- Age Range: 10 - 14 years
- Grade Level: 5 - 8
- Paperback: 64 pages
This reproducible workbook introduces basic economic concepts including supply and demand along with scarcity and surplus, money value and interest, the federal reserve system, and inflation. A variety of activities are used in learning these concepts, such as case studies, graphic organizers, articles and puzzles.
The Economics and You resource book also reinforces the principles with extensive, real life simulation activities. The student randomly chooses a career card with their salary, and this is their career for the duration of the book. Using this information and other concepts they have learned, they will fill out an application for a checking account, learn how to use checks and balance their checking account, understand their bank statements, fill out a credit card application, use their knowledge of loans and interest to calculate monthly payments on buying a car, fill out tax forms, and role-play many other important, real-life situations.
By Carson Dellosa/Mark Twain Media
