High school economics opportunity cost project showing student decision-making activity with budgeting and real-world life choice

How to Teach Opportunity Cost with Real-Life Decision Making

Why Opportunity Cost Can Be Difficult for High School Students It’s easy to teach students the definitions of economic terms, but the real issue isn’t whether students can memorize the definition. It’s whether or not they can apply it to their own lives. When I taught high school economics, I

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Introduction to Political Philosophers Writing Activity

If you’re a high school government teacher you might be wondering how to kick start your semester.  If this is you, a great place to start is with political philosophers because their ideas have shaped our modern political systems. In this blog post I’ll walk you through a Political Philosophers

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Fostering Future Entrepreneurs In Your Economics Class

According to a report by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), 40% of young people between the ages of 18-34 years old want to start their own business or pursue entrepreneurial avenues. What is Global Entrepreneurship Monitor? It is an organization that collects data on entrepreneurs, business owners, experts, and policy makers.

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Ideas On How To Make Teaching High School Economics Fun

I remember when I was told that I would teach high school seniors. I thought, “How cool! I’ll get the more mature students! We’ll have awesome class discussions. My students will LOVE my class!” Wow, I was wrong. Lol. That was not how my class went. My students didn’t love

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5 Engaging Government Activities for High School Students

When I became a 12th grade social studies teacher I dreaded teaching my government class (lol). For one, seniors can be super sassy, and two, many have senioritis especially after they’ve submitted their college applications. Everyday after school I wondered what I could do to liven up my class. Then

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Hi, I’m Crystal. I provide secondary history and social studies teachers with engaging resources that reduce lesson-planning stress and make teaching more enjoyable.