Curated OER
Dependents and Tax Credits
Students identify "count" and "non-count" nouns, and examine and discuss the Earned Income Tax Credit. They define key vocabulary words, complete various worksheets, read a newspaper article, and answer discussion questions.
Federal Reserve Bank
“W” Is for Wages, W-4 and W-2
Don't let your young adults get lost in the alphabet soup of their paychecks and federal income taxes. Using sample pay stubs and reproductions of government forms, your class members will identify the purpose of such forms as a W-4 and...
Curated OER
Earned Income Credit
Learners distinguish between tax deduction and tax credit, explain how the earned income credit affects the tax liability, apply requirements to claim the earned income credit, and describe factors that determine the amount of the earned...
Curated OER
Taxes
Fourth graders read Stone Fax and explore earning money, saving, credit and taxes. In this taxes lesson, 4th graders complete a worksheet to develop understanding of paying off debts, keeping a checkbook, calculating sales tax and...
Curated OER
Taxes in U.S. History: The Social Security Act of 1935
Students explain the history of the Social Security Act and the FICA tax. They describe what Social Security is and whom it is intended to help. They explain the purpose of the FICA tax.
Curated OER
Your First Job
Students determine that they are responsible for paying income taxes through withholdings on earned income. They examine the Form W-4.
Curated OER
The Wealth Tax of 1935 and the Victory Tax of 1942
Students explain that during the Great Depression and World War II, the Roosevelt administration implemented new, broader, and more progressive taxes in order to cover the costs of the New Deal programs and the war.
Curated OER
Stone Fox and Economics
Students read the novel Stone Fox and review economic concepts including income, goods, and services. They define the following terms: capital, credit, credit risk and summarize their reading by reading several chapters at a time. They...
Curated OER
Basic Budgeting
Students create a personal budget. In this creating a personal budget lesson, students create a list of 3 necessary things they need to survive. Students rank these things in order of importance and determine their...
Curated OER
Money Math
Students define human capital and income earning potential. In this algebra lesson, students analyze the relationship between income and capital resources. They calculate tax rates and understand how to read a tax table.
Curated OER
Hey, Mom! What's for Breakfast?
Students examine how he world eats breakfast. In this food choices lesson, students work in groups to list breakfast foods and their ingredients and find goods and consumers on the list. The, students use the Internet to complete a...
Curated OER
Saving Strawberry Farm
Learners explore U.S. History by analyzing the Great Depression. In this economic instability activity, students read fictitious accounts of a farm dealing with the loss of a Strawberry Farm and discuss the reasons behind the loss....
Internal Revenue Service
Irs: Earned Income Tax Credit (Eitc)
The IRS provides a collection of articles and factsheets regarding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Content includes an overview of the EITC, the way to find out if you qualify, information for employers, law changes and more.
Internal Revenue Service
Irs: Earned Income Credit Lesson Plans
This lesson plan will help students understand the earned income credit.
Internal Revenue Service
Irs: Tax Tutorial: Module 11: Earned Income Credit
This tax module explores what the earned income credit is and how taxpayers qualify for the credit.
Internal Revenue Service
Irs: Claiming a Child Tax Credit Lesson Plan
This lesson plan will help students understand the child tax credit and additional child tax credit.
Internal Revenue Service
Irs: Tax Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses Lesson Plan
This lesson plan help learners understand the tax credit for child and dependent care expenses.
Bankrate
Bankrate.com: Taxes
This site explores the basics of taxes including finding your tax bracket, income tax calculator, earned income tax, state taxes, states with no income tax, and capital gains.
Digital History
Digital History: The Clinton Presidency
Short, but comprehensive, synopsis of Clinton's two terms as president. Included in the article is the 1992 campaign, successful and controversial legislation, and the scandals that would eventually become part of his presidential legacy.