What do these 6th grade economics and money worksheets cover?

13 printable 6th grade economics and money worksheets in 6 skill sets, in the order they appear on this page: needs, wants and choices; supply and demand; goods, services and trade; personal finance; business and taxes; and economic systems and inflation.

How do you explain supply and demand to a 6th grader?

Use one product and one table. Supply and Demand Curves uses lemonade at a school fair: as the price climbs from $0.50 to $3.00, cups demanded fall and cups supplied rise. Students plot both lines and find the equilibrium, where buyers want exactly what sellers offer.

Is there math on these economics worksheets?

Yes, on many of them. Students calculate simple interest, the share of a budget, profit and break-even numbers, a trade balance and percent increase, and work boxes give room to show each step. The formula or method is printed on the sheet.

Are the numbers on the sheets real?

Most are practice figures and the pages say so. Tarvia and Oakdale are labeled as fictional places, the inflation prices are labeled as made up for practice, and the credit card table is labeled as sample figures. Students learn the method without treating those numbers as real records.

6th Grade Economics and Money Worksheets

Ages 11-12 · 6 sub-topics · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Economics is the study of how people, businesses and governments use limited resources to decide what to make, buy and save. There are 13 worksheets for 6th grade here, each with an answer key. Supply and Demand Curves has students graph lemonade sales at a school fair, Opportunity Cost and Trade-Offs builds a decision grid, and Making a Monthly Budget follows Jordan's income and expenses. Needs, Wants and Limited Resources carries D2.Eco.1.6-8.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Grade6th Grade

TopicEconomics and Money

Market, Command and Traditional Economies

Grade6th Grade

TopicEconomics and Money

Frequently Asked Questions

These sheets cover needs and wants, scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, imports and exports, budgeting, simple interest, credit, profit and loss, taxes, economic systems and inflation. Each idea is explained on the page before students use it, so the sheets work without a textbook.

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