Math

• February 26, 2021

  Playing with Economy

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  There might be only a handful of basic game formats, but there is an infinity of variations—a surprising number of which require the skills we need to manage our daily economic lives.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economy, Financial literacy, Math, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 03, Grade 04, Grade 05, Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5 and CEGEP
• November 27, 2020

  Printable play money

  

  Practise counting and exchanging coins and bank notes with our printable play money.

  Content type(s): Activities and games Subject(s): Business and careers, Economy, Financial literacy, Math, Social studies Grade level(s): Early childhood / Kindergarten, Grade 01, Grade 02, Grade 03, Grade 04, Grade 05, Grade 06
• 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
• November 23, 2020

  Making sense of currencies

  

  Use this activity sheet to practice converting exchange rates.

  Content type(s): Activities and games Subject(s): Business and careers, Economy, Financial literacy, Math Grade level(s): Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4
• October 28, 2020

  The economics of suppertime

  

  Make grocery shopping an economic lesson by helping your kids prepare a meal plan, and shop for ingredients based on a budget.

  Content type(s): Activities and games Subject(s): Economy, Financial literacy, Health, Math Grade level(s): Grade 03, Grade 04, Grade 05, Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1
• October 5, 2020

  If I Had a Million Dollars…I’d Be Reasonably Well Off

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  When the Barenaked Ladies released “If I Had a $1,000,000,” they could have considered themselves reasonably rich. And today? Well, there’s this inflation thing…

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economy, 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 and CEGEP
• 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): Economy, Math, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5 and CEGEP