Economics+&+Personal+Finance

Economics - Elementary

 * Dragons Decide: A Free Enterprise Coloring Book- has 5 lessons to teach economics to K-3 students
 * Reconsidering Wants and Needs - students learn "real" decision-making skills to help them make better choices
 * Prioritizing Our Wants - step-by-step pullout activity
 * JMU Center for Economic Education - links to elementary lessons and more!

Economics - Middle

 * JMU Center for Economic Education - links to middle school lessons and more!

Economics and Personal Finance

 * Virginia Council on Economic Education - provide K-12 teachers and students with economic knowledge & financial skills
 * JMU Center for Economic Education - links to high school lessons and more!
 * Teaching Money Virginia - created to help Va’s high school teachers find quality resources to teach Va’s new economics & personal finance course
 * Virginia Jump$tart Coalition - nonprofit organization for improving financial literacy for Virginians

Additional Resources:

 * Center for Economic Education at Va Tech - K-12 economics curricula and activities
 * Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond-
 * Council For Economic Education-
 * Jump$tart Coalition- national coalition of organizations for improving the financial literacy
 * EconEdLink -
 * Economics America - national standards, resources and activities
 * Economics America Online Lessons - lessons for each standard and more
 * NAEP Economics Assessment- measures the economics knowledge and skills of students in grade 12