This free digital course sponsored by the MassMutual Foundation program empowers students to analyze the economy and identify factors that impact the price of consumer goods. Through a story-based narrative and interactive exercises, students learn to make real-life decisions that require the understanding of key economic concepts.
Free Digital Lessons for
Students in Grades 6-8
Grade Level:
6-8
Languages:
English & Spanish
Length:
3 digital lessons, 10 mins each
Curriculum Fit:
Economics, Business or Social Studies, and Career Readiness
Standards:
Jump$tart Coalition’s National Standards for K-12 Personal Finance Education, National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, State Academic Standards
Lesson 1
Your Role in the Economy
Lesson 2
Government and the Economy
Lesson 3
Buying and Selling
Lesson 1
Your Role in the Economy
Students explore the role of consumers in the economy, name factors that lead to a good job market, and discover how a market economy works.
Lesson 2
Government and the Economy
Students acquire basic knowledge about trade, GDP, interest rates, the role of governments in the economy, and how taxes impact the larger economy.
Lesson 3
Buying and Selling
Students discover how trade works, explore domestic and international trade and how it affects the larger economy, and identify economic benefits of trade.
“We include EVERFI in our economics course because of its relevant and authentic application to students’ lives. Students grow as a result of this program in extremely positive ways – both in their understandings of financial literacy and their interest in the subject matter”
Social Studies Curriculum Director & Advance Placement Coordinator
“I liked how this course was interesting, and it gave you real-life events like Tina's cupcakes, the birthday, and the grocery store. This made the course fun to learn. I also liked that this course was interactive, we got to play a game and flip flashcards.”
“What I liked best about this course is learning about imported goods and why they cost so much money to import. I liked learning about inflation a lot too since it is currently very high right now in our country as well.”
