Teachers: Follow these step-by-step guides to teach your students about the economy.
June 2, 2025
Saving and spending
Students will experience financial goal setting, planning and setbacks. They will plan for a character’s short- and long-term financial goals by using saving and spending strategies.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Math,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 05,
Grade 06
May 16, 2025
Entrepreneurship: Kids edition
Learn from the experiences of successful young entrepreneurs, then create your own business model and pitch your business.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Business,
Economics,
English language arts,
Financial literacy,
Math
Grade level(s):
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1
March 28, 2025
Budgets: Math for life
Students will use math skills to create a budget for a class event or activity.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Math
Grade level(s):
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06
January 22, 2025
Value for money: Determining unit price
Grade 4 students will learn how to calculate a product’s unit price and total cost and determine if something is a real deal.
October 11, 2024
Exploring payment methods
Grade 4 students will learn about different payment methods and how to decide which to use.
September 13, 2024
Five bucks: the economics of Treaty relationships
Explore treaties using art, artifacts and historical thinking.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Arts,
History,
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
September 9, 2024
Investing wisely
Make investment decisions based on what’s important to you and see how your spending and earning connects you to the global economy.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Business,
Economics,
Financial literacy,
Geography,
Health,
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
September 6, 2024
Tracing Canada’s place in the world
Use a data visualization tool to learn about how Canada’s place in the global economy has evolved.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Business,
Economics,
Geography,
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
June 18, 2024
Decoding Canadian economic data
Develop data literacy skills by interpreting charts of Canadian economic data.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Economics,
Financial literacy,
Math,
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
February 12, 2024
Connecting Canadian industries
Explore different industries in the Canadian economy and see how they are interconnected and evolving.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Business,
Economics,
Geography,
Social studies
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
October 31, 2023
Building budgets
Balance a monthly budget for a household and learn some financial saving and spending tips along the way.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Business,
Economics,
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
October 31, 2023
Thinking like an economist
Introduce your students to foundational economic concepts using everyday examples.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Business,
Economics,
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
November 18, 2022
A bank NOTE-able Canadian
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.
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
November 18, 2022
The changing face of our money
Students will use a historical thinking approach to examine historical significance, continuity and change in Canadian bank notes.
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
November 18, 2022
Design your own bank note
Your students will research and choose their own iconic Canadian, theme, images and symbols to go on a new 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
February 25, 2022
Representing money in many ways: Addition, fractions and equivalents
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.
October 25, 2021
Assessing the life cycle of a bank note
Examine the environmental impact of everyday items by assessing the life cycle of a universal product: money.
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
May 17, 2021
Counting money and making change
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.
February 11, 2021
Money: Past, present and future
Explore the history of money in Canada and around the world using an inquiry approach.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Economics,
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
November 27, 2020
Exploring coins and bank notes
Explore Canadian money with young learners using our printable worksheets.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Math,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Early childhood / Kindergarten,
Grade 01
October 2, 2020
Trading Planets
Take a trade mission to planet Plutopia to discover why trading without a common currency is hard.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Economics,
Financial literacy,
Geography,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2
March 18, 2020
Trade rules
Introduce three basic economic concepts: consumers and producers, goods and services, and trade. Students will play a game to understand the benefits of trade.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05
December 2, 2019
Trading up: How countries benefit from freer trade
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.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Economics,
Math,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
September 26, 2019
Price check: Inflation in Canada
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.
Content type(s):
Lesson plans
Subject(s):
Economics,
Financial literacy,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
October 5, 2018
For teachers: Designing a bank note that reflects Canada
Explore the design of Canadian bank notes.
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
