Mathematics & Economics

Curriculum Introduction

The Minnesota Council on Economic Education (MCEE) is proud to present the revised and expanded Mathematics and Economics: Grades K-5 curriculum.  Math and Economics was developed in response to an increased need for an interdisciplinary curriculum within the K-5 grade levels. The curriculum revisions focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout all lessons with particular attention given to access to all learners and anti-bias considerations.  The result is a collection of K-5 MN academic standards-based (Social Studies-Economics 2011 & 2021 draft standards and Math 2007 standards) and national academic standards-based (National Economic Standards and Common Core Standards for Mathematics) lessons and pre/post assessments. 


Lessons are adaptable for use in daily, after school, or summer school classrooms.  Teachers have the content and pedagogy to successfully educate students using integrated math, economics, and personal finance standards.  Each grade-level unit contains lessons related to the following topics: 

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Lesson Collection

Pro tip: Each lesson plan is formatted as a Google Document. One of the advantages of the format is that following the prompt to make copies of lessons, teachers can edit them. The content was created using Google and downloads most easily to Google drives. 

English Version

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Children's Literature & Additional Resources

Glossary

Curriculum Print List

Kindergarten

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Versión en Español

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Literatura infantil y recursos adicionales

Glosario

Plan de estudios 

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Jardín de infancia 

Grado 1

Grado 2

Grado 3

Grado 4

Grado 5

Acknowledgements

MCEE would like to acknowledge the work of the revision team: Rachel Carpenter - St. Paul Public School District, St. Paul, MN, Dr. Cynthia Fitzthum - Director of Economic Education, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, Colleen Gray - MCEE Education Director, St. Paul, MN, Dr. Valerie Walker - Professor of Education, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, and Lisa Wiener - Raven Stream Elementary School, New Prague, MN

Special thanks to Genesia Williams, Graphic Artist and owner of Genesia Doing Things, St. Paul, MN

Special thanks to the districts that piloted the curriculum during the summer of 2022: St. Cloud Area School District, St. Paul Public Schools, Stillwater Area Public Schools, and Success Academy/St. Cloud Charter School