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Budget Debate: How Would You Balance the Federal Budget?
Students examine how to balance the federal budget. In this American economics instructional activity, students read the provided article "Congress Debates Cutting the Budget." Students then collaborate in small groups to determine how...
Practical Money Skills
Budgeting Your Money
How do you make sure that your income doesn't disappear before you have a chance to save it? Use a creative budgeting activity to teach learners in both special education and mainstream classes how to keep track of their expenditures and...
Practical Money Skills
Shopping Wisely
Work on making good shopping choices with a fun economics project. Kids analyze the differences between brand names and generic products, bigger and smaller units for purchase, and different places they can shop for different items.