Education Resources Recommended by Andria Matzenbacher

Andria Matzenbacher is an economic education coordinator at the St. Louis Fed.

Andria's favorite resources are listed below.

For Pre-K to Kindergarten Classrooms

• Kiddynomics: An Economics Curriculum for Young Learners
  This set of lessons is designed to introduce young children to the economic way of thinking. Informed decision-making is a critical thinking skill that students can use throughout their school, personal, and work lives.

For Elementary School Classrooms

• Beatrice's Goat Lesson for Grades 3-5
  In this lesson, students learn what it means to save and use estimation to decide whether or not people have enough money to reach a savings goal. They also work through a set of problems requiring that they identify how much additional money people must save to reach their goals. Students learn what opportunity cost is and identify the opportunity costs of savings decisions made by Beatrice and her family.


• Explore Economics Video Series for Grades 2-5: Scarcity and Opportunity Cost
  This series of short videos introduce elementary-age children to economic concepts.

For Middle School and High School Classrooms

• The Amazing $2000 Pizza
  This video from the Continuing Feducation series emphasizes the importance of using creidt cards responsibly.


• The Art of Decisionmaking Online Course
  In this short course, your students will learn the economic underpinnings of the need to make decisions, why every decision bears a cost, and how to make informed decisions.


• Women in Economics Podcast Series
  In “Women in Economics,” we highlight the careers of women who have become prominent economists in this global profession.

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You can contact Andria at Andria.L.Matzenbacher@stls.frb.org.