| Resources for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom
While the Dallas Fed tailors its Economic Education program for high school and college audiences, we invite you to view other Federal Reserve District Banks’ resources for elementary and middle school audiences. For questions concerning these publications, please contact the corresponding district.
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Abraham Lincoln and the Five Dollar Note  (FRB St. Louis) Grades 5 – 8
Uses a puzzle activity to identify leadership characteristics that Abraham Lincoln possessed. Students review the changes in the redesigned $5 note and consider how Lincoln’s leadership characteristics contribute to why he is pictured on the $5 note. |
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Banking
Basics (FRB Boston) middle and high school
Provides an overview of the banking system for young
people. Topics include check clearing, currency
circulation, methods of payment, electronic banking
and the role of the Federal Reserve. Designed for
students with an understanding of the U.S. banking
system. |
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Great Minds Think: Kid’s Guide to Money (FRB Cleveland) ages 9 – 12
This free, self-directed activity book teaches the basic concepts of financial decision making in an informative, fun way. |
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Historical Figures Bookmarks (FRB Richmond) K – 6
Each bookmark includes brief biographies and fun facts about figures on coins or in the history of economics, banking and the Federal Reserve System. Activities to accompany bookmarks are also available. |
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In
Plain English (FRB St. Louis) Grades 8 – 12
A guide to the Federal Reserve System, introducing
who we are and what we do. Includes DVD, booklet
and other features. |
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Katrina's Classroom: Financial Lessons from a Hurricane (FRB Atlanta) middle and high school
A four-part video-based curriculum designed to teach middle and high school students some of the most important aspects of financial responsibility. Students will meet three families who survived Hurricane Katrina and, because of previous financial planning, are in the process of rebuilding their lives. Told from the perspective of a young person, each story generates powerful insights about the need for financial responsibility. |
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The Money Connection (FRB San Francisco) Grades 4 – 7
A lively, two-part video with accompanying teacher's guide and classroom poster that introduces money and banking concepts, and the Federal Reserve System. |
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My Money, Part 1 (FRB Richmond) Elementary school
My Money is an educational package for students in elementary school. Lessons include "What Is Money?" "Money Equivalents," and "Jobs, Money, Goods and Services." |
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Piggy Bank Primer, Student Activity Book (FRB St. Louis) Grades 1 – 3
Piggy Bank Primer, Teacher’s Guide (FRB St. Louis) Grades 1 – 3
A student activity book and companion teacher's guide. Through a story and activities, students are introduced to economic concepts such as saving, spending, budgeting, wants, goods, services and opportunity cost. |
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Wishes and Rainbows (FRB Boston) Elementary school
Comic book children's story about the introduction of colored flowers into a town that has never seen color. Designed to stimulate students' imagination as they explore the economic problem of scarce resources, various methods of allocation, and how societies react to alleviate such problems. |
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Federal
Reserve System Publications Catalog
(FRB New York)
View, order and/or subscribe to public
information materials for students, teachers and
the general public. |
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