Resources for Teachers

What's NewLast update: March 19, 2009

• Money, Money, Honey Bunny! (2,238 KB, 14 pages)
• Potato: A Tale from the Great Depression (202 KB, 14 pages)
• Moments in Money and Economics Podcast:
  Standards in Economic Education
• Tortilla Factory Lesson (275 KB, 10 pages)
• A Lesson to Accompany “Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy” (275 KB, 22 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 of San Francisco.

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Professional Development for teachers

Upcoming Classes and Workshops

Making Sense of Money and Banking: A 5-Day Course for Teachers
July 20-24, 2009 • Philadelphia, PA
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Personal Finance for the Middle School Classroom
August 4, 2009 • Philadelphia, PA
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The Great Depression: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
August 11, 2009 • Philadelphia, PA
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Money Matters for Kids: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
August 13, 2009 • Philadelphia, PA
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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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• Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money
  Economy
• History of Central Banking
• History of Currency Counting
• Money in Colonial Times
• Symbols on American Money

Money in Motion Exhibit

Come to Money in Motion, where over 140,000 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.

Intersections

Intersections is a periodic newsletter that provides information on economic education for K-12 teachers.

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