Macro, History, Theory & Policy
Open & Operating
Open & operating: the federal reserve responds to 911
FREE Video-Based Curriculum with Teacher Guide
Grade Levels 9 - 12 & College
Brought to you by the Federal Reserve, this free video-based lesson is designed for high school and college students to answer these important questions and provide teachers of history and economics a flexible format in which to introduce the Federal Reserve System. Covers key topics like…
- What is the purpose of a central bank?
- How did an extraordinary event challenge the infrastructure of the financial system?
- What role does the central bank play in responding to a crisis situation?
In Plain English
In Plain English: Making Sense of the Federal Reserve
FREE Virtual Tour DVD, Booklet and Activities
Grade Levels K-12
Need to learn-or teach someone else-about the Federal Reserve? Have no fear! Whether you’re a high school history teacher from Helena or a businessperson from Boise, Buck, our friendly tour guide, will show you around the Federal Reserve System, introducing you to who we are and what we do.
The Great Depression
the great depression: a curriculum for high school students
FREE CD & Curriculum (6 stand-alone lessons)
Grade Levels 9 - 12 & College
The Great Depression provides the opportunity to teach and learn a great deal about economics-whether you’re studying the economic reasons that the Depression took place, the factors that helped it come to an end or the impact on Americans who lived through it. This curriculum is designed to provide teachers with economic lessons that they can share with their students to help them understand this significant experience in U.S. history.
Each lesson includes:
- a list of economic concepts taught in the lesson,
- the economics and history content standards and the social studies strands addressed in each lesson,
- learner objectives,
- estimated time required,
- a list of materials required,
- a detailed set of procedures,
- an assessment,
- blackline masters for visuals, and
- handouts for the teacher to copy and distribute.
The Money Connection
Making Sense of the Federal Reserve
FREE Workbook and DVD
Grade Levels 4-6
Provided FREE by the Federal Reserve, The Money Connection is an activity-based workbook with a companion DVD that introduces 4th-6th grade students to economic concepts such as borrowing money, price increases, and scarce resources. Activities cover such topics as the path of a check, taking out a loan, living in a barter-economy.
AP Macroeconomics - “Morton Book”
AP Macroeconomics - Morton book
Comprehensive Lessons Workbook for the AP Exam
Teacher’s Manual - $54.95
Student Workbook - $22.95
Grades 9-12
Advanced Placement Economics (aka the Morton Books) teaches a college-level economics course that prepares high school students for the AP* Economics Exam. The Teacher Resource Manual introduces the key concepts, and the Student Activities booklets — Microeconomics and Macroeconomics — reinforce the principles with activity-based lessons.
Economics in US History
Understanding Economics in U.S. History
39 Activity-Based Lessons - $49.95
Grades 9-12
A new publication that contains 39 supplemental activity-based lessons. Each lesson uses a unique mystery-solving approach to teach U.S. economic history to high school students.
Sure to capture the attention of your inquisitive and energetic students, these activity-based lessons give you a new, refreshing way to meet your U.S. History content goals, and infuse eye-opening economics material at the same time.
Thinking Globally 
Thinking Globally: Effective lessons for teaching about the world economy
Workbook of 8 Lessons -$19.95
Grades 9-12
Thinking Globally is a user-friendly CD-ROM with eight lessons covering international topics such as globalization, international economic institutions, comparative advantage, economic growth and exchange rates.
Federal Reserve Education
The Federal Reserve Education website offers many interactive tools and resources for educators, students and parents. Classroom Guides, Videos and Much, Much more are available. Go there Now