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Econ Song Sheet (PDF). Songs for teaching elementary economic concepts.

 

Economics and Geography Lessons for 32 Children's Books. Created for Maryland teachers, many of these lesson can be used by any educator of grades 1-5. 

 

Money Management International Lessons. Lessons for teaching money management using children's trade books.

 

Trade Book Lesson Plans (PDF).  A bibliography of lessons that integrate economics and children’s literature.

 

Personal Finance and Children's Literature.  The Center for Economic Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis has developed lessons on spending, saving, and credit using children’s stories for the Money Management International.

 

Kids Econ Posters: Literature Connection. The Indiana Council on Economic Education offers a set of posters featuring economic concepts.  Choose the Literature Connection for trade books and discussion questions that can help teach economics vocabulary.  Two dozen Economic Songs are also posted.