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.
Do your students want to understand the economic impact of tariffs, quotas, and embargoes? This lesson package will cover the definition of each of the above trade barriers, provide real-world examples and teach students the advantages and disadvantages of each trade barrier.
By purchasing this lesson package, you will get a lesson plan, teaching slides, a video created by our team (hosted on YouTube) and printable handouts and worksheets for your students.
*The lesson plan, slides, handouts and worksheets will be downloaded as a PDF.
Use our package to help your students enhance their economic knowledge and prepare for their examinations. Our comprehensive package will ensure your students walk away liking this subject even more!
Do your students want to understand the problems of barter trade and why we use money to buy things? This lesson package will cover the definition of barter trade, the problems faced and why money is used today.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices, a closure component and independent practices
A video that can be used to teach or consolidate the lesson. (hosted on YouTube)
A deck of teaching slides with a story provided to teach the concept of barter trade
A set of barter trade cards for students to take part in a barter trade simulation
Case study cards - identifying the problems faced
3 different printable worksheets
Barter trade evaluation worksheet
Comparing barter trade vs. money
Identifying if a scenario is one where barter trade or money is used
*The lesson plan, slides, cards and worksheets will be downloaded as a PDF.
If you are looking for a lesson package that contains a variety of instructional methods, look no further! Our video, simulation cards and worksheets will ensure that every child is gainfully engaged throughout your lesson. In addition, with our detailed lesson plan, we provide the ideas and teaching resources needed for you to conquer each part of the lesson. Use our package to help your students enhance their economic knowledge. Our comprehensive package will ensure your students walk away liking this subject even more!
In this fun and interactive lesson, your students will learn how to spend wisely and the importance of saving and budgeting. Through hands-on activities and engaging worksheets, your students will learn about the concepts of saving and budgeting.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices, and independent practices
A video that can be used to teach or consolidate the concepts of budgeting, spending and saving.
Printable group activities in the form of PDF worksheets for students to practice the concept of saving
Ready-to-print play store for students to practice spending within a budget
Printable worksheets to practice budgeting for breakfast and a birthday party
Budgeting worksheet: Students will write down what they earn and how much they plan to spend, save and donate.
Savings worksheet: a template for students to track their savings on a monthly basis
Don’t wait, add this product to your library of teaching resources today!
In this fun and interactive lesson about earning money, your students will learn the concepts of wages, rent, interest and profit. This lesson package includes a board game, an engaging video and a hands-on worksheet. In addition, there is also a ready-made deck of practice slides for you to assess your students.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices and an independent practice.
A video that can be used to introduce or consolidate the lesson.
A printable board game that comes with a set of play money
Ready-made practice slides with questions and answers
A Printable worksheet with answers
All files will be downloaded in PDF format.
Don’t wait, add this product to your library of teaching resources today!
Do you want to teach your students about the different types of unemployment? This lesson package will cover cyclical, structural, frictional, seasonal and classical unemployment. Real world examples will also be provided to help students understand when this is observed in a real-world setting.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices, and independent practices
A video that can be used to teach or consolidate the lesson. (hosted on YouTube)
A deck of of practice slides to assess or guide learning
3 different printable worksheets
Identifying the type of unemployment based on a given scenario
Drawing out a storyboard to illustrate the different types of unemployment
Calculating the unemployment rate based on a given set of data
In this fun and interactive lesson, your students will learn to how to plot the supply and demand curves and identify the equilibrium price. Through hands-on activities and engaging worksheets, your students will learn about the concepts of supply and demand in a fun and age-appropriate manner.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, direct instruction, guided practices and independent practices
A video that can be used to teach or consolidate the lesson.
PDF worksheets with numbers provided to practice plotting the demand and supply curves
A PDF template for students to plot their own demand and supply curves based on the data they collect
In this fun and interactive lesson, your students will learn about the features of the traditional, command, market and mixed economy. They will also learn about the advantages and disadvantages of each type of economy and get to know which type of economy is used by which community or country. Through video activities and engaging worksheets, your students will learn about economic systems in a fun and age-appropriate manner.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices and independent practices
A video that can be used to teach or consolidate the lesson. (hosted on YouTube)
Four different printable worksheets
Listing the characteristics of each system
Making a table to compare the advantages and disadvantages of each system
Reading different scenarios and identifying the type of economic system
each country belongs to
In this fun and interactive lesson, your students will learn to how to plot the supply and demand curves and identify the equilibrium price. Through hands-on activities and engaging worksheets, your students will learn about the concepts of supply and demand in a fun and age-appropriate manner.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, direct instruction, guided practices and independent practices
A video that can be used to teach or consolidate the lesson.
PDF worksheets with numbers provided to practice plotting the demand and supply curves
A PDF template for students to plot their own demand and supply curves based on the data they collect
In this fun and interactive lesson, your students will learn the definitions and examples of natural, human and capital resources. Through hands-on activities and engaging worksheets, your students will learn about the concept of factors of production in a fun and age-appropriate manner.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices and independent practices
A video that can be used to teach or consolidate the lesson. (hosted on YouTube)
PDF slides with questions to identify the different types of resources in a given picture
Resource cards to quiz each other to identify the different resources
4 different printable worksheets
Tick the category that a resource falls under: natural, human or capital
Match the resource to the category that it falls under
Identify and color by resource type
List down the resources needed to create an item
Introducing our comprehensive teaching resource on the history and characteristics of money. This teaching resource will explain to your students the types of money that were used in the past, the difficulties faced and the characteristics that modern day money should have: acceptability, durability, divisibility, portability and stability.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices, a closure component and independent practices
A video that can be used to teach or consolidate the lesson. (hosted on YouTube)
PDF slides with real world pictures of money in the past
4 different printable worksheets
What I Know, Want to Know and Have Learnt
Listing down the characteristics needed
Comparing the characteristics of money in the past
Stating the disadvantages based on the type of money that was used in the past
So why wait? Invest in your students’ education today and help them develop the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the world of economics!
In this fun and interactive lesson, your students will learn about the different community helpers in their community; what they do and the tools they use. Through hands-on activities and engaging worksheets, your students will learn more about economics in a fun and age-appropriate manner.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices and independent practices
A video that can be used to teach or consolidate the lesson. (Hosted on YouTube)
PDF slides showcasing real-life pictures of the different community helpers
Game cards to identify community helpers, where they work and the tools they use
5 different printable worksheets
Identifying community helpers
Identifying the tools community helpers use
Identifying the types of buildings where community workers work (x2 - one matching and another listing activity)
Writing a letter of appreciation to a community helper
With a wide variety of instructional strategies used, this is one lesson package that can engage the varied needs of your students. Don’t wait; add this product to your library of teaching resources today!
Do you want to teach your students about the different types of unemployment? This lesson package will cover cyclical, structural, frictional, seasonal and classical unemployment. Real world examples will also be provided to help students understand when this is observed in a real-world setting.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices, and independent practices
A video that can be used to teach or consolidate the lesson. (hosted on YouTube)
A deck of of practice slides to assess or guide learning
3 different printable worksheets
Identifying the type of unemployment based on a given scenario
Drawing out a storyboard to illustrate the different types of unemployment
Calculating the unemployment rate based on a given set of data
Introducing our comprehensive teaching package for prepositions! This preposition unit will teach your students how to use the most frequently occurring prepositions (to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).
This unit consists of the following:
A detailed lesson plan on how to conduct the lesson and how to use the various resources
Teaching slides (PowerPoint needed)
definition of on/in/with/for/to/from/by/off/out/of
sentence examples of the above prepositions
The following resources are included to enable you to check for understanding.
An interactive multiple choice quiz of 9 questions (Eg: The cat is on/in/to/off the chair.)
8 preposition cards (Clip or circle the correct sentence in each box.)
Create a sentence (Choose the given preposition and noun to create a sentence)
Preposition dice activity (Roll a die and create a sentence)
This unit is designed to meet the Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten and Grade 1. With this package, you’ll have everything you need to make prepositional instruction fun and easy for your students. Don’t wait; order now and see the difference it makes in your students’ understanding of prepositions!
This product is copyright The Teacher Lab and is for single classroom use only. It may not be placed on any public or shared database or website. Please purchase additional license for usage by any additional teacher.
Introducing our cutting-edge teaching slides on computer addiction and netiquette! This PDF provides a teaching tool for teachers to teach pupils the following:
What is cyberwellness?
What is netiquette? 4 ways to show netiquette online
Group case study on netiquette
Individual assignment to demonstrate netiquette
A story to introduce the topic of addiction to the cyber world
Symptoms of addiction
Ways to prevent yourself from becoming addicted to the cyber world
Group case study on cyber addiction
Individual assignment to prevent cyber addiction
As technology continues to advance, it’s more important than ever for students to understand the potential negative effects of excessive computer use and the importance of proper online behavior. Our slides are designed by experts in the field and cover the signs and symptoms of computer addiction and the basics of netiquette. These slides are perfect for use in classrooms, workshops, and other educational settings and will help your students develop the skills and knowledge they need to use technology responsibly.
Empower your students with essential time management skills through our lesson package designed for year 4 students and above. This time management package will empower your learners with the tools they need to manage their time effectively and thrive in school and beyond.
By purchasing this lesson package, you will receive a deck of slides containing the following:
Definition of time management
Benefits of time management
Estimating time activity
Common time wasters
Strategies for effective time management
8 different scenarios for students to determine if it is a case of good or bad time management. The scenarios can be completed as a class or in groups. Answers are provided for each scenario.
4 printable worksheets: Let’s plan ahead / Time blocking schedule / My daily schedule / Breaking down a task
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!
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 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.
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
Review the concepts of scarcity, opportunity cost and the production possibility frontier with these engaging worksheets for your A level students!
These worksheets will test your students’ understanding of scarcity and opportunity cost in a clear and concise way. Students will learn to identify and calculate opportunity costs, understand the trade-offs involved in making economic decisions, and apply these concepts to real-world scenarios.
Formats: PDF
What’s included
24 Multiple-Choice Questions
Identifying and calculating opportunity costs
Interpreting the points on a PPF curve
Identifying the central problems of economics
2 short answer questions
4 essay questions based on scenarios in the United Kingdom
Answers to every question
