Kentucky Teacher Lessons
Personal Finance and Economics

sponsored byState Farm

 

The following are Kentucky Teacher-created Lessons that are aligned to Kentucky state standards - economics and/or personal finance.  Please feel free to use these lessons and share with your colleagues.  If you would like to have a lesson posted on our website, please submit to susan@econ.orgThanks to State Farm for the grant to allow us to present these to you!  You may also find these and more lessons on the KCEE CIITS server!

The top-rated lesson submissions were by Tonya Sandlin, Jayme Tracy, and David Sandlin.  Congratulations!  These teachers will be recognized at the KCEE Award Banquet in May.

Understanding Goods/Services and Wants/Needs 2-4
Understanding resources - capital, human, and natural 2-4
Understanding supply, demand, and scarcity 2-4
Triangular Slave Trade and Rice Krispies 4-6
Cookie Mining - production/profit 5-8
Monopoly "Our Way", Learning Economics through the Game of Monopoly
     Monopoly Handout
     Monoply Chance
     Monoply Tips
     Economics I Can
     Economics Vocabulary
     Alexander Open Response
     Monoply Project Grade Report
5-12
T-Shirt Travels (Economic Interdependence)
T-Shirt graph
6-8
Family Budget Project
      Copy of Budget.xls
9-12
EducationTraining Financial Benefits 9-12
Budgeting for the Future - Ms. Tracy's Game of Life
     Mrs. Tracy's Game of Life Scenarios
     Mrs. Tracy's Game of Life Journal
     Mrs. Tracy's Game of Life Personal Budget Form
     Mrs. Tracy's Game of Life PPT.
9-12
Stock Market Internet Scavenger Hunt 9-12
My Spring Break (budgeting) 9-12
Planning  a Trip 9-12
What Determines the Price of Stocks? 9-12
Create A New Business in your Community 9-12
I'm Going to Disney World! A Budget Simulation 9-12
Choosing A Franchise 9-12
Interest is the 8th Wonder of the world
     BCA OBS The Power of Interest PPT.
9-12
Economic History Sorting Activity 9-12
Global Economy Project 9-12
Lead On! Lesson Plan for Business Management & Operations 9-12
Comparison Shopping 9-12
Buying A House 9-12
Dangers of Debt 9-12
Planning a Trip 9-12
Family Budget  9-12
Owning A Vehicle 9-12
Human Relatons
     Human Relations PPT.
10-12
Warranties
     Warranties Handout
     Warranties PPT.
     Warranties Review
10-12
Stock market - Diversification of your portfolio
     Diversification PPT.
11-12