Resources for Teachers

The Philadelphia Fed promotes economic and financial literacy and a greater understanding of the role of the Federal Reserve System through its educational programs.

We provide teachers with resources that will help them better understand important economic concepts and issues.

What's New Last update: June 3, 2011

Enhanced Material on the Bank’s Keys to Financial Success High School Program Added
It’s Not Your Mother and Father’s Monetary Policy Anymore: The Federal Reserve and Financial Crisis Relief
The Second Bank of the United States: A Chapter in the History of Central Banking (3.80 MB, 14 pages)>
Uncle Jed’s Barbershop (207 KB, 15 pages)
A Lesson to Accompany “The First Bank of the United States: A Chapter in the History of Central Banking”
(354 KB, 45 pages)
The Goat in the Rug (144 KB, 14 pages)
Ten Mile Day (213 KB, 13 pages)
The First Bank of the United States: A Chapter in the History of Central Banking (2.99 MB, 20 pages)

Lesson Plans

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Online Learning

A Day in the Life of the FOMC: information about the FOMC and the inner workings of the Federal Reserve's monetary policymaking body.
Federal Reserve Education: links to instructional materials and tools that can increase your understanding of the Federal Reserve, economics, and financial education.
Resource Guide Plus: the Fed's online ecoonomic education resource guide gives teachers the opportunity to browse and order Fed materials and to share ideas for using Fed resources in the classroom.
The Great Depression: online image gallery, activities, and lessons about the Great Depression
Treasure Hunt: an online economics quiz produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.