List of Lessons (Table of Contents)

The following is the list of lessons and topics that I intend to cover in this blog. The parenthetical references to standards apply to the National Voluntary Standards for Teaching Economics. I hope that readers will comment on this list of lessons. What could be deleted? What should be added? Do the titles communicate the subjects? Are the topics age appropriate for elementary school? I would love to hear from you.


Lesson 1: You Will Have to Make Choices About Things You Want (Standard 1)

Lesson 2: When You Decide What to Buy, Things Happen (Standard 1)

Lesson 3: People Use Resources to Make Products (Standard 1)

Lesson 4: People Are Resources, Too (Standard 1)

Lesson 5: Decisions Depend on Payoffs and Costs (Standard 2)

Lesson 6: Who Should Get the Products? (Standard 3)

Lesson 7: Rewards and Penalties Can Change How People Act (Standard 4)

Lesson 8: Hey, Do You Want to Make a Trade? (Standard 5)

Lesson 9: Good Things Happen When You Become an Expert at Your Job (Standard 6)

Lesson 10: Markets Set Prices (Standard 7)

Lesson 11: High or Low Prices Change How People Act (Standard 8)

Lesson 12: What Happens When Sellers Compete? (Standard 9)

Lesson 13: A Bank Will Help You Save Money (Standard 10)

Lesson 14: Just What Is Money Anyway? (Standard 11)

Lesson 15: People Go to Work to Earn Money (Standard 13)

Lesson 16: Where Do New Products Come From? (Standard 14)

Lesson 17: Here Are Some Ideas for Getting More Work Done (Standard 15)

Lesson 18: Governments Are Part of Economics, Too (Standard 16)

Lesson 19: Sometimes Economic Problems Come Up (Standard 19)

Lesson 20: The Government Can Help Solve Economic Problems (Standard 20)
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