VIRTUAL LIBRARY: K-12 Classroom Resources
The Barker Center for Economic Education maintains an online collection of resources for K-12 educators and students.
Barker Center Curricular Materials |
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 Supported by Wells Fargo & CEE |
Young learners (gr. 3-5) complete a series of interactive remote stations focused on building personal finance basics. This includes responsible money management, how to create a budget, saving and investing, borrowing responsibly, and owning a small business. Outside of offering these as remote modules, Center staff are available to organize themed stations on-site for a face-to-face learning opportunity where young learners win prizes! Click Here! |
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A free problem-based curriculum that blends the entrepreneurial mindset with the engineering design process to spark students’ (gr. 7-12) curiosity. What’s the best way to think of and engineer a new product? How does someone successfully launch and grow their business as an entrepreneur? Fun and engaging instructional activities to help learners engage in product design and research, marketing and sales, and financial planning are provided.
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Council for Economic Education Resources |
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EconEdLink is the go-to destination for free personal finance and economic lesson plans, interactive tools, professional development and more. |
Test Bank: Financial Literacy & Economic Education |
The Online Assessment Center is a free service where teachers can securely administer assessments, gain real-time data, and measure student knowledge and understanding of economic and personal finance concepts. |
Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics |
This guide for curriculum developers —department chairs, superintendents, teachers, education professors— was designed to teach our nation’s schoolchildren about basic economics and the economy. |
Other Classroom Resources |
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Freakonomics |
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Moving Economics Online |
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Everfi: Financial Literacy (videogame) |
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Federal Reserve Education |
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Learning for Justice |
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UC Economics Center: Smart8) Path (Gr. 1- |
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Teaching K-5 Economics |
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What gives a dollar bill its value? |
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-gives-a-dollar-bill-its-value-doug-levinson |
CLEVELAND FED: Lesson Plans |
https://www.clevelandfed.org/en/learningcenter/programs-and-resources.aspx |
Take Charge Today |
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Next Gen Personal Finance |
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EduTopia |
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Young Entrepreneur Institute |
https://www.youngentrepreneurinstitute.org/k-12-programs/pitch-challenge-overview |
Ohio Means Jobs: Career Education |
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TV for Economics |
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The Stock Market Game |
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Practical Money Skills (Applications) |
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/play/peter_pigs_money_counter |
Visa & the NFL's Financial Football Game |
http://www.financialfootball.com |
*Would you like to add a resources to the Virtual Library? Considerations can be sent, along with the title, url, and a 2-4 sentence abstract to barkercenter@uakron.edu