Welcome to The Teacher Lab, your one-stop destination for high-quality teaching resources designed to empower educators in the fields of English, Mathematics, and Economics.
At The Teacher Lab, we understand how time-strapped teachers are, and we're here to support you every step of the way. Our carefully curated collection of teaching resources is crafted to enhance your teaching experience, engage your students, and foster a love for learning.
Welcome to The Teacher Lab, your one-stop destination for high-quality teaching resources designed to empower educators in the fields of English, Mathematics, and Economics.
At The Teacher Lab, we understand how time-strapped teachers are, and we're here to support you every step of the way. Our carefully curated collection of teaching resources is crafted to enhance your teaching experience, engage your students, and foster a love for learning.
Engage 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students with our comprehensive Foreign Exchange lesson package! This digital product includes interactive teaching slides, class practice questions, and printable worksheets designed to simplify the complexities of foreign exchange rates, currency conversions, and the global economy. Perfect for social studies and economics lessons, this resource helps students grasp essential financial concepts while meeting curriculum standards. Ideal for educators looking to enhance their classroom with ready-to-use materials that make learning about foreign exchange both fun and educational!
Your download includes:
23 pages of slides covering the following content:
Introduction to exchange rates
Exchange rates systems (fixed, floating, managed)
How rates are determined
Exchange rate movement
Forex
Impact of exchange rates on the economy
Exchange rate calculation
Impact of central bank
Practical applications of exchange rates
4 class based practices with full solutions provided
2 independent worksheets
look at a forex chart and calculate exchange rates
foreign exchange problems of a business owner, global shopper, investor
Say goodbye to all those late nights trying to come up with new lesson ideas. We’ve done the work for you! This is an absolute classroom time saver! Download your copy today and see the difference it makes in your classroom.
Unlock the world of investing with our comprehensive Financial Literacy Bundle, designed specifically for middle and high school students. This educational package covers the three foundational pillars of investment: stocks, treasury bills, and bonds. Whether you’re a teacher looking to introduce students to the basics of financial markets or a learner eager to understand the fundamentals of investing, this bundle has everything you need to get started.
What’s Included:
Treasury Bills
What are treasury bills
Face value, discount price, maturity date
Difference between treasury bills, notes and bonds
Purpose of treasury bills for the government
How treasury bills work
How treasury bills differ from other investments
Types of treasury bills
A real world example
The treasury bill market
Impact of interest rates on treasury bills
Investment strategies with treasury bills
5 class practices to calculate: maturity, discount amount, profit, loss, t-bill yield
Printable worksheet for individual practice (questions on maturity, discount, profit, loss, yield)
Stocks
What are stocks
Why do businesses sell their stocks
Dividends
Examples
The stock market
Wall Street
Earning money from stocks
Rise and fall of stocks
Bulls and bears
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Mutual Funds
5 class based quiz questions with full solutions provided
4 independent worksheet questions
calculate how many stocks a person bought
calculate profit and loss of stock investment
calculate percentage increase/decrease of stock value
Bonds
What is a bond
Difference between stocks and bonds
Purpose of bonds
Bond Market (Primary & Secondary)
Government bonds
Interest rates and inflation
Corporate bonds
Credit Ratings
Bond funds
Factors affecting bond prices
Investment strategies with bonds
6 class practices to calculate interest, principal and interest rates
1 x printable worksheet on credit rating
2 x printable worksheets on calculating interest, principal, interest rates and gain/loss (8 questions in total)
Looking for an engaging way to teach high school students about treasury bills and how to invest in them? This comprehensive T-bills lesson package is designed specifically for 9th to 11th graders and provides everything you need to help students understand more about Treasury Bills.
**What’s Inside:
Your download will include a deck of teaching slides with the following content:**
What are treasury bills
Face value, discount price, maturity date
Difference between treasury bills, notes and bonds
Purpose of treasury bills for the government
How treasury bills work
How treasury bills differ from other investments
Types of treasury bills
A real world example
The treasury bill market
Impact of interest rates on treasury bills
Investment strategies with treasury bills
5 class practices to calculate: maturity, discount amount, profit, loss, t-bill yield
Printable worksheet for individual practice (questions on maturity, discount, profit, loss, yield)
Perfect for:
High school economics or finance teachers looking to enhance their curriculum.
Homeschoolers who need structured, high-quality lessons on bonds.
Students preparing for exams or seeking to build a strong foundation in finance.
This lesson package offers clear explanations and practice materials that make learning about treasury bills easy and fun for high school students. Ideal for both in-person and virtual classrooms, this resource is designed to align with curriculum standards and keep your students engaged.
Looking for an engaging way to teach high school students about bonds and the world of finance? This comprehensive Bonds Lesson Package is designed specifically for 9th to 11th graders and provides everything you need to help students understand bonds, their types, and how they fit into the financial system.
**What’s Inside:
A deck of slides with the following content:**
What is a bond
Difference between stocks and bonds
Purpose of bonds
Bond Market (Primary & Secondary)
Government bonds
Interest rates and inflation
Corporate bonds
Credit Ratings
Bond funds
Factors affecting bond prices
Investment strategies with bonds
6 class practices to calculate interest, principal and interest rates
1 x printable worksheet on credit rating
2 x printable worksheets on calculating interest, principal, interest rates and gain/loss (8 questions in total)
Perfect for:
High school economics or finance teachers looking to enhance their curriculum.
Homeschoolers who need structured, high-quality lessons on bonds.
Students preparing for exams or seeking to build a strong foundation in finance.
This lesson package offers clear explanations and practice materials that make learning bonds easy and fun for high school students. Ideal for both in-person and virtual classrooms, this resource is designed to align with curriculum standards and keep your students engaged.
Get this must-have lesson package today!
In this fun and interactive lesson about the stock market, your students will learn about how the stock market works and how to calculate their profit or loss from buying a stock. This lesson package includes PDF teaching slides, class quizzes, a worksheet and Google Slides.
Your download includes:
33 pages of teaching slides covering the following content:
What are stocks
Why do businesses sell their stocks
Dividends
Examples
The stock market
Wall Street
Earning money from stocks
Rise and fall of stocks
Bulls and bears
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Mutual Funds
5 class based quiz questions with full solutions provided
4 independent worksheet questions
+calculate how many stocks a person bought
+calculate profit and loss of stock investment
+calculate percentage increase/decrease of stock value
All teaching materials, quizzes and the worksheet are also available on Google Slides!
Say goodbye to all those late nights trying to come up with new lesson ideas. We’ve done the work for you! This is an absolute classroom time saver! Download your copy today and see the difference it makes in your classroom.
Need to teach the life skill of personal finance to your students? In this resource bundle, we will provide you with teaching slides and activities to teach your students about insurance, credit & debit cards, checking and savings accounts, loans and simple and compound interest.
What’s included
Insurance
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the definition of insurance, different types of insurance and commonly used insurance jargon
2 crossword puzzles to test your students on their understanding of the different types of insurance and the insurance terms commonly used
A set of printable gamecards to calculate the payout made when an insurance claim is made
Loans
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the definition of a loan and the different types of loans
5 worksheets that can be printed or used digitally (crossword puzzle, loan sorting, budgeting, comparing loan periods and interest rates, calculating total interest, payment and monthly repayment)
A set of 6 printable gamecards to calculate the interest incurred from borrowing a loan and the monthly repayment amount
Credit and Debit Cards
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages, disadvantages, similarities and differences between a credit and debit card. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of credit and debit cards.
3 different printable worksheets (identifying different features of a debit card, comparing advantages and disadvantages of credit vs debit card, a worksheet to conduct market research and decide on the most suitable credit card)
Checking and Savings Accounts
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages and disadvantages of a checking account and a savings account. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of checking and savings accounts
3 different printable worksheets
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a checking account
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a savings account
A worksheet to practice writing checks
Simple and Compound Interest Problems
24 questions on simple and compound interest
This is a teaching package filled with a bumper crop of teaching ideas and activities for you to choose from, and one that will save you lots of preparation time.
Say goodbye to all those late nights trying to come up with new lesson ideas. We’ve done the work for you! This is an absolute classroom time saver! Download your copy today and see the difference it makes in your classroom.
Have you been tasked to teach marketing to your student and don’t know where to start? This bundle will provide you with the teaching materials needed to teach the different types of advertising channels, the elements of advertising, types of marketing promotions and templates for your students to create their own marketing plan.
What’s included:
Advertising Channels
Teaching slides and quizzes
Channels taught include: print, television, radio, online, outdoor, direct mail, mobile, product placement and influence marketing
Elements of Advertising
Teaching slides and quizzes
Elements of advertising taught include: headline/tagline, visual elements, copy/text, branding, call to action, unique selling proposition, target audience, emotional appeal, storytelling and repetition
Marketing Promotions
Teaching slides and quizzes
Marketing promotions taught include: discounts & coupons, loyalty programs, contest & giveaways, referral programs, bundling & cross-selling, free samples & trials, sponsorships & partnerships, cause-related marketing, trade-in or upgrade programs
Analyzing Advertisements and Worksheet Templates
5 different advertisements to analyze
Scaffolded templates to create a marketing plan
In this lesson package on the traits of successful entrepreneurs, your students will learn more about what traits are needed for an entrepreneur to be successful. Is it their creativity, their resilience, or a combination of many traits? Harness the power of these carefully curated slides to ignite a spark of entrepreneurship in your students.
What’s included
A 14-page deck of Google Slides with vibrant visuals and concise yet informative text
Traits covered: creativity, self-confidence, being resilient, being a risk-taker, strong work ethic, being a continuous learner
Real-world examples of entrepreneurs who have shown each trait
A PDF worksheet to list down the different traits of a successful entrepreneur
If you are looking to teach your learners on what it takes to be an entrepreneur, look no further! This deck of slides is a no-prep resource that you can use right away in the classroom. Use them as standalone lessons or integrate them seamlessly into your existing curriculum.
Introducing our comprehensive banking package! This package will empower you with the resources needed to teach the topic of checking and savings accounts, as well as the art of calculating simple and compound interest.
If you would like your students to learn more about the features of checking and savings accounts as well as how the interest on these accounts is calculated, you’ve come to the right place.
What’s included
Checking and Savings Account
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages and disadvantages of a checking account and a savings account. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of checking and savings accounts
3 different printable worksheets
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a checking account
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a savings account
A worksheet to practice writing checks
Simple and Compound Interest
10 Simple Interest Problems
4 questions to calculate interest earned
2 questions to calculate the principal amount
2 questions to calculate the time taken
2 questions to calculate the interest rate
10 Compound Interest Problems
4 questions to calculate interest earned
2 questions to calculate the principal amount
2 questions to calculate the time taken
2 questions to calculate the interest rate
4 questions to compare the interest collected based on simple and compound interest rates
These 24 word problems are packaged in the following formats:
Printable PDF file
PDF form filling file for students to fill up digitally
Google Slides
In this bundle, you will be equipped with the resources to teach your students about checking accounts, saving accounts, credit cards, debit cards, simple interest & compound interest.
What’s included:
Credit and Debit Cards
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages, disadvantages, similarities and differences between a credit and debit card. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of credit and debit cards.
3 different printable worksheets
A worksheet to identify the different features of a debit card
A worksheet to state the advantages, disadvantages, similarities and differences between a credit and debit card. (An answer key is provided)
A worksheet to conduct research and make a decision on the most suitable type of credit card based on one’s needs.
Checking and Savings Accounts
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages and disadvantages of a checking account and a savings account. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of checking and savings accounts
3 different printable worksheets
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a checking account
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a savings account
A worksheet to practice writing checks
Simple and Compound Interest
10 Simple Interest Problems
4 questions to calculate interest earned
2 questions to calculate the principal amount
2 questions to calculate the time taken
2 questions to calculate the interest rate
10 Compound Interest Problems
4 questions to calculate interest earned
2 questions to calculate the principal amount
2 questions to calculate the time taken
2 questions to calculate the interest rate
4 questions to compare the interest collected based on simple and compound interest rates
This is a teaching package filled with a bumper crop of teaching ideas and activities for you to choose from, one that will save you lots of preparation time.
Say goodbye to all those late nights trying to come up with new lesson ideas. We’ve done the work for you! This is an absolute classroom time saver! Download your copy today and see the difference it makes in your classroom.
Do you need to teach your students to analyze advertisements and for them to create their own? This resource will provide you with advertisements for your students to analyze and step-by-step templates for them to create their marketing plans.
Don’t wait! This is a set of teaching materials on marketing that will save you lots of preparation time! Get yours today!
Do you need to teach your students about different types of marketing promotions?
This resource will provide an explanation of the different types of marketing promotions which businesses use. This resource also includes a multiple-choice quiz to test your students on what they have just learnt.
The marketing promotions taught include:
discounts & coupons, loyalty programs, contest & giveaways, referral programs, bundling & cross-selling, free samples & trials, sponsorships & partnerships, cause-related marketing, trade-in or upgrade programs
If you need a set of teaching slides with quizzes on this topic, don’t wait, this is the resource that will help you save lots of preparation time!
Do you need to teach your students about the elements of advertising?
This resource will provide an explanation of the different types of elements of advertisings and the persuasive writing techniques used to make people purchase a product. This resource also includes a multiple-choice quiz to test your students on what they have just learnt.
The elements of advertising taught include:
headline/tagline, visual elements, copy/text, branding, call to action, unique selling proposition, target audience, emotional appeal, storytelling and repetition
If you need a set of teaching slides with quizzes on this topic, don’t wait, this is the resource that will help you save lots of preparation time!
Do you need to teach your students about different marketing channels?
This resource will provide an explanation of the different types of marketing channels that are available in the market. This resource also includes a multiple-choice quiz to test your students on what they have just learnt.
The marketing channels taught include:
print, television, radio, online, outdoor, direct mail, mobile, product placement and influence marketing
If you need a set of teaching slides with quizzes on this topic, don’t wait, this is the resource that will help you save lots of preparation time!
Are you looking to teach your students how to calculate the interest incurred from a loan? Or do you need a resource to help your student calculate a monthly loan repayment amount? In this lesson package, your students will learn more about the different types of loans, commonly used terms when dealing with loans (amortization, principal, interest) etc and how to calculate the interest and monthly repayment amount of a loan.
What’s included
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach:
the definition of loan
the different types of loans
secure vs unsecure
fixed vs variable interest rate
mortgages, personal loan, car loan, home equity loan, credit cards, student loan
commonly used terms (amortization, principal, interest, term, grace period, cosigner, default, origination fee)
5 worksheets that can be printed or used digitally
1 crossword puzzle to test your students on their understanding of the different terms used in the loan industry
1 loan sorting worksheet
1 budgeting worksheet to budget for a car loan
1 worksheet to help you compare the impact of choosing different loan periods and different interest rates
1 worksheet to calculate total interest, total payment and monthly payments
A set of 6 printable gamecards to calculate the interest incurred from borrowing a loan and the monthly repayment amount
In this lesson package on insurance, your students will learn more about the different types of insurance that are available in the market and the meaning of commonly used insurance terms. They will also learn about the documents needed to make a claim. Through a card game activity, your students will learn how to calculate the payout made when an insurance claim is made.
What’s included
A ready-made deck of slides to teach:
the definition of insurance,
the different types of insurance (life, health, disability, critical illness, homeowners, renters, auto, travel and pet)
the insurance jargon that is commonly used in the industry (insurance, coverage, premium, claim, deductible, exclusions, coinsurance)
2 crossword puzzles to test your students on their understanding of
the different types of insurance
insurance terms commonly used (Eg: deductible, premium, coinsurance etc)
can be used digitally or printed
A set of printable gamecards to calculate the payout made when an insurance claim is made
Targeted age group: Learners should be able to solve simple subtraction problems.
In this lesson package on credit cards and debit cards, your students will learn more about how credit and debit cards work. Through hands-on activities, your students will learn how to make comparisons between the two cards and make wise financial choices when it comes to using a credit or debit card.
What’s included
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages, disadvantages, similarities and differences between a credit and debit card. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of credit and debit cards.
3 different printable worksheets
A worksheet to identify the different features of a debit card
A worksheet to state the advantages, disadvantages, similarities and differences between a credit and debit card. (An answer key is provided)
A worksheet to conduct research and make a decision on the most suitable type of credit card based on one’s needs.
Don’t wait, add this product to your library of teaching resources today!
In this lesson package on checking and savings accounts, your students will learn more about the features of these accounts. Through hands-on activities, your students will learn how to make the best choice when selecting a bank to open a savings or checking account with.
What’s included
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages and disadvantages of a checking account and a savings account. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of checking and savings accounts
3 different printable worksheets
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a checking account
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a savings account
A worksheet to practice writing checks
Don’t wait; add this product to your library of teaching resources today!
As part of our Economics curriculum, The Teacher Lab has created this set of simple and compound interest mathematics problems. This set of word problems will complement the topics of banking and finance.
What’s included (24 questions altogether!)
10 Simple Interest Problems
4 questions to calculate interest earned
2 questions to calculate the principal amount
2 questions to calculate the time taken
2 questions to calculate the interest rate
10 Compound Interest Problems
4 questions to calculate interest earned
2 questions to calculate the principal amount
2 questions to calculate the time taken
2 questions to calculate the interest rate
4 questions to compare the interest collected based on simple and compound interest rates
These 24 word problems are packaged in the following formats:
Printable PDF file
PDF form filling file for students to fill up digitally
Google Slides
This lesson package is perfect for your entrepreneurship lesson! This download comes with a step-by-step kid friendly business template for your budding entrepreneurs.
What’s included:
A 7 page business plan template worded in kid friendly language
Hosted on Google Slides (Can be used digitally or printed)
The 7 pages include the following templates
Idea generation and thinking about the unique selling point
Checking for demand
Designing the first draft and getting feedback
Calculating profit and loss
Marketing plan
Reflection questions
If you are looking for a business template for your young learners, look no further! This kid friendly template can be used right away and easily integrated into your business lesson.
