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• April 28, 2020

  Bank of Canada: Educational resources

  

  The Bank of Canada also has some educational resources we think you may find helpful.

  Content type(s): External resources Subject(s): Economy Grade level(s): Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5 and CEGEP
• April 28, 2020

  Money and Monetary Policy in Canada

  

  Money and Monetary Policy in Canada is a web resource to help educate Canadians on the mechanics of their economy and the Bank of Canada’s role in it. It’s written in fun, clear language and supplemented with helpful illustrations, meeting the needs of multiple levels of high school curricula.

  Content type(s): External resources Subject(s): Business and careers, Economy, Financial literacy, Geography, 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 and CEGEP
• April 28, 2020

  Bank of Canada: The Economy, Plain and Simple

  

  It’s right there in the title—The Economy, Plain and Simple: Plain language. Complex concepts made as simple as possible—thanks to the efforts of our economists and a supporting cast of communications professionals. The results are short, quick reads, with engaging visuals, all on a mobile-friendly platform—so you can read them on the go.

  Content type(s): External resources Subject(s): Business and careers, Economy, Financial literacy, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5 and CEGEP
• April 22, 2020

  Retired Cash

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  In January 2021, 17 of our old bank notes will lose their legal tender status—what does that mean?

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• April 15, 2020

  Money slime

  

  Use slime to learn how to recognize and count coins.

  Content type(s): Activities and games Subject(s): Social studies Grade level(s): Early childhood / Kindergarten, Grade 01, Grade 02, Grade 03, Grade 04
• April 3, 2020

  Avatar market

  

  Practice making financial decisions by buying clothing and accessories for avatar puppets.

  Content type(s): Activities and games Subject(s): Financial literacy, Social studies Grade level(s): Early childhood / Kindergarten, Grade 01, Grade 02, Grade 03, Grade 04
• March 30, 2020

  The Fisher, the Photographer and the Five

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  There’s little doubt that the BCP45 is lovingly preserved today partly thanks to being immortalized on this beautiful blue five-dollar bill.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• 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
• January 15, 2020

  Where Futurists Feared to Tread

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  Among the laser pistols, hover cars and androids of science fiction, there’s an elderly elephant in the room: money.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• January 2, 2020

  Wrap-up, 2019

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  The Bank of Canada Museum set some very ambitious goals at the end of 2018. We have managed to achieve more in one year than we had since we opened in 2017.

  Content type(s): Blog posts