Resources for Teachers

What's New Last update: December 22, 2009

• 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)
• Money, Money, Honey Bunny! (2.20 MB, 14 pages)
• Potato: A Tale from the Great Depression (202 KB, 14 pages)

Lesson Plans

• The Fed Today Video and Lesson Plans
• A Basket of Bangles: How a Business Begins
• What Is the Federal Reserve?
• Monetary Policy
• What Does the Fed Do?

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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.

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Professional Development for teachers

Upcoming Classes and Workshops

Making Sense of Money and Banking: A Course for Teachers
July 19-23, 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Registration Deadline: July 1, 2010

GDP and Pizza: A Professional Development Program
For Teachers
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Registration Deadline: July 27, 2010

Kids and Money Too: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Registration Deadline: July 29, 2010

It’s Your Paycheck: A Professional Development Program
For Teachers
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Registration Deadline: August 3, 2010

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Ongoing Programs

Keys to Financial Success: Help your high school students learn how to be financially savvy.

Publications & Exhibits

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• The First Bank of the United States: A Chapter in the History of Central Banking
• Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money
  Economy
• History of Central Banking
• Money in Colonial Times
• Symbols on American Money

Money in Motion Exhibit

Come to Money in Motion, where over 180,000 visitors have learned about money, banking, and the Federal Reserve System.

Learn how to schedule a class or group tour to the Money in Motion exhibit.