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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wages, Salaries, and Such

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students investigate the economics of a job by computing wages based on days, weeks and years.  In this vocational lesson plan, students complete hourly wage worksheets based on employment information.  Students utilize average income...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Economic Activity and Markets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify and interpret that economic activity involves making choices in the face of scarcity, therefore making choices involves a cost. They also identify that individuals interact in markets by inducing one another,...
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Performance
Radford University

Exploring Equations through Life Goals

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What do I want to do when I grow up? Learners research job categories and determine a career within the category. Using the chosen job, pupils find the hourly wage and calculate future income based on percentage wages. Individuals then...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Folding Our Way to Productivity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students role-play workers producing origami cups. They participate in two production rounds, one without training and one with training. They observe how productivity increases through training and, as a result, how income increases.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

High Earners Can Still Struggle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of financial trouble. In this financial trouble lesson plan, students read an article about people who earn large salaries, but still have financial trouble. Students discuss ways to avoid and get out of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Earned Income Credit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students 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...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Your First Job

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners determine that they are responsible for paying income taxes through withholdings on earned income. They examine the Form W-4.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where Do We Get the Money We Spend?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the sources of income for people in their community. They examine why different jobs are paid different wages. They also classify productive resources in the economy.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Bolivian Leader to Halve Own Salary

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Bolivian Leader to Halve Own Salary," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is Taxed and Why

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students are exposed to the need for federal, state and local governments to tax constituents to provide goods and services for their residents. They identify the different kinds of taxes and give examples of the goods and services taxed.
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PPT
Curated OER

What's a Good Job?

For Teachers 12th
Upper graders almost always stress about life after high school. To ease the transition to adult life, discuss how to select a job to meet personal needs. Two writing prompts are included to help learners consider what they'd like to do...
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Unit Plan
University of Missouri

Money Math

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Young mathematicians put their skills to the test in the real world during this four-lesson consumer math unit. Whether they are learning how compound interest can make them millionaires, calculating the cost of remodeling their bedroom,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Desperation: The Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examined the feelings of hopelessness that can result from losing their income, much like one-third of Americans experienced during the Depression in a small group lesson of a mock household. Students create a household budget...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS

For Teachers 4th - 5th
The student will calculate wages of agricultural workers by the hour and by the piece.2. Share background material, and discuss the difference between gross pay and net pay and the difference between getting paid by the hour or the piece...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Savings and Earnings

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete several activities to learn about earning, budgeting, and saving money. In this saving money activity, 5th graders read a book about saving money and complete a 'Savings and Earnings' worksheet. Students work in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chapter 9: Social Stratification

For Teachers 9th - 12th
For this social stratification worksheet, students answer 12 fill in blank questions and 7 multiple choice questions regarding the division of society into categories.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

High Earners Can Still Struggle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of credit. In this credit lesson, students read an article about credit debt and financial trouble. Students discuss ways to avoid financial trouble. Students make a cause and effect chart for the people in...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Vocabulary Review - Money

For Students 5th
For this vocabulary review - money worksheet, 5th graders interactively complete 15 sentences by selecting the correct word about money and finances with immediate online feedback.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Various words: 94

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this fill in the blanks worksheet, learners choose the correct word to complete the sentences about transportation, eating, clothes, and more. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Website
Other

Uncle Fed's Taxes: Tax Topic 401, Wages and Salaries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Uncle Fed's Tax board explains withholding tax from wages and salaries. Mentions various forms that are used when filing taxes.
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Lesson Plan
Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Wage and Tip Income Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students understand that wage and tip income is taxable.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Wages and Me

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the reasons for differences in the wages for several occupations. Then students are guided through the Bureau of Labor Statistics website to find information about their potential careers and wage rates nationally and in...
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Unit Plan
Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Tax Tutorial: Module 2: Wage and Tip Income

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you understand how your tip income is taxed? This tutorial will explore the taxation of wages, salaries, bonuses, and tips.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Adventures in Math: Lesson 1: Money Matters

For Teachers K - 1st
The process of earning money is the cornerstone of financial literacy. In this lesson, students will identify key terms associated with earning money, explore ideas for earning money now, and evaluate various career options as sources of...