Teachers: Follow these step-by-step guides to teach your students about the economy.
November 18, 2022
Students will use the concept of historical significance to choose an iconic Canadian as a portrait subject for the Bank of Canada’s new $5 bank note.
A bank NOTE-able Canadian
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
History,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4
October 25, 2021
Examine the environmental impact of everyday items by assessing the life cycle of a universal product: money.
Assessing the life cycle of a bank note
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Geography,
Science
Grade level(s):
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4
October 31, 2023
Balance a monthly budget for a household and learn some financial saving and spending tips along the way.
Building budgets
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Business and careers,
Economy,
Financial literacy,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5 and CEGEP
May 17, 2021
Introduce your Grade 2 students to counting money and forming change combinations. Use these four sets of money math activities individually or in the order listed in this lesson.
Counting money and making change
November 18, 2022
Your students will research and choose their own iconic Canadian, theme, images and symbols to go on a new bank note.
Design your own bank note
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Arts,
History,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4
November 27, 2020
Explore Canadian money with young learners using our printable worksheets.
Exploring coins and bank notes
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Math,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Early childhood / Kindergarten,
Grade 01
October 5, 2018
Explore the design of Canadian bank notes.
For teachers: Designing a bank note that reflects Canada
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Arts,
Geography
Grade level(s):
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5 and CEGEP
February 11, 2021
Explore the history of money in Canada and around the world using an inquiry approach.
Money: Past, present and future
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Economy,
History,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4
September 26, 2019
All about inflation: what it is, what it means and how it's measured. Students will learn how the consumer price index is calculated and create their own student price index to measure the prices that matter most to them.
Price check: Inflation in Canada
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Economy,
Financial literacy,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5 and CEGEP
February 25, 2022
Help your Grade 3 students make change, understand fractions and represent money in different ways. Use these activities individually or in the order listed in this lesson.
Representing money in many ways: Addition, fractions and equivalents
November 18, 2022
Students will use a historical thinking approach to examine historical significance, continuity and change in Canadian bank notes.
The changing face of our money
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
History,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4
October 31, 2023
Introduce your students to foundational economic concepts using everyday examples.
Thinking like an economist
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Business and careers,
Economy,
Financial literacy,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5 and CEGEP
March 18, 2020
Introduce three basic economic concepts: consumers and producers, goods and services, and trade. Students will play a game to understand the benefits of trade.
Trade rules
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05
October 2, 2020
Take a trade mission to planet Plutopia to discover why trading without a common currency is hard.
Trading Planets
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Geography,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2
December 2, 2019
Use hands-on activities to explore comparative advantage, opportunity cost and specialization. Students will learn how these key economic concepts help countries benefit from trade.
Trading up: How countries benefit from freer trade
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Economy,
Math,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5 and CEGEP
