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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.
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)