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A free, online course that helps students decide what path to pursue after high school.

Dollars & Sense is a budgeting game for middle and high school students. Students select a lifestyle and budget for expenses and unexpected events. 

Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Resource Type: Student Workbook

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This activity explores the importance of using net price as a way to compare post-secondary education options. Students calculate the net price of two schools, and compare the price of both schools.
Grade Level: High School
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Students participate in a simulation that creates a visual representation of the relationship between education and income. 

Grade level: Middle School, High School
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

In this video by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond an economist explores one of life’s major financial decisions ‘Is College Worth It?’

Grade Level: College, Adult
Resource Type: Video

This issue examines student loans and directs readers to information and tools for managing student loan repayment.

Grade Level: High School, College, Adult
Resource Type: Publication

This issue examines the decision to pursue higher education and directs readers to information and tools for evaluating their education options and potential payoffs.

Grade Level: High School, College, Adult
Resource Type: Publication

Econ Focus Reading Q&As are comprised of an article from our Econ Focus magazine accompanied by a quiz. This Econ Focus Reading Q&A is on leading indicators.

Grade Level: High School, College
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Econ Focus Reading Q&As are comprised of an article from our Econ Focus magazine accompanied by a quiz. This Econ Focus Reading Q&A is on helicopter money.

Grade Level: High School, College
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

This Reading Q&A comes from one of the Richmond Fed’s economic briefs, which are web-exclusive essays on current economic issues and trends. This Reading Q&A is on the economic effects of COVID-19.

Grade Level: High School, College
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Econ Focus Reading Q&As are comprised of an article from our Econ Focus magazine accompanied by a quiz. This Econ Focus Reading Q&A is on real interest rate.

Grade Level: High School, College
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Econ Focus Reading Q&As are comprised of an article from our Econ Focus magazine accompanied by a quiz. This Econ Focus Reading Q&A is on business cycles.

Grade Level: High School, College
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Fiscal Policy & Monetary Policy: What’s the difference? provides middle and high school students with the chance to examine quotes from the news to distinguish the differences between monetary and fiscal policy.

Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

This lesson incorporates the economic concepts of producer, consumer, and productive resources through active exploration.

Grade Level: Elementary
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Econ Focus Reading Q&As are comprised of an article from our Econ Focus magazine accompanied by a quiz. This Econ Focus Reading Q&A is on full employment.

Grade Level: High School, College
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

In this lesson, students participate in an exercise to experience effects similar to those that consumers experience when dealing with unstable prices.

Grade Level: High School
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

An infographic that describes the Federal Reserve's role in the economy and the ways it connects to your daily life.

Grade Level: High School, College, Adult
Resource Type: Infographic

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Fiscal Policy & Monetary Policy: What’s the difference? provides middle and high school students with the chance to examine quotes from the news to distinguish the differences between monetary and fiscal policy.

Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

This lesson explores the Fed’s role in key events from 1907-1935.

Grade Level: High School
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

This lesson highlights both consistency and change over time and is designed as a supplemental resource for students with a basic knowledge of the roles and functions of the Federal Reserve System.

Grade Level: High School
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Students review primary source documents to identify economic indicators, trends of the indicators, and the effects of those trends on the economy.

Grade Level: High School
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

My Money is an educational workbook for students in elementary school. Topics include money, coin equivalents, jobs, goods, services and barter. My Money is available in Spanish. View the workbook and the page in Spanish.

Grade Level: Elementary
Resource Type: Student Workbook

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A free, online course that helps students decide what path to pursue after high school.

Dollars & Sense is a budgeting game for middle and high school students. Students select a lifestyle and budget for expenses and unexpected events. 

Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Resource Type: Student Workbook

Request copies for your classroom

This activity explores the importance of using net price as a way to compare post-secondary education options. Students calculate the net price of two schools, and compare the price of both schools.
Grade Level: High School
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Students participate in a simulation that creates a visual representation of the relationship between education and income. 

Grade level: Middle School, High School
Resource Type: Lesson Plan

This issue explores the decision to rent or buy a home and directs readers to information and tools to inform their decision.

Grade Level: College, Adult
Resource Type: Publication

Engage your students with short PSA videos, paired with easy-to-implement classroom activities, to demonstrate economic and personal finance concepts.

Grade Level: High School
Resource Type: Video

This issue directs readers to their credit report and provides a road map for resolving credit report errors.

Grade Level: College, Adult
Resource Type: Publication