6th Grade Economics Unit Social Studies Lessons, Videos, Activities & Worksheets
Teach Real-World Economics with Ease! Help your students make sense of how the economy works with this complete 6th Grade Economics Lesson Bundle — a ready-to-use resource packed with lesson plans, teaching slides, videos, printable worksheets, and student handouts.
From tariffs and trade barriers to supply and demand, taxes, inflation, and entrepreneurship, your students will explore how global economies function and how individuals make economic choices. Perfect for middle school social studies and financial literacy units, this bundle transforms abstract concepts into engaging, hands-on lessons with zero prep time required.
What’s Inside the Bundle
Economic Systems
Full lesson plan with objectives, guided and independent practices
Instructional video (YouTube link provided)
4 printable worksheets:
List characteristics of each system
Compare advantages and disadvantages
Identify systems through real world scenarios
Tariffs, Quotas & Embargoes
Complete lesson plan and teaching video
Real world trade examples with picture slides
Printable handouts summarising key concepts
2 worksheets:
identify types of trade barriers
apply knowledge through multiple choice questions
Supply and Demand
Guided lesson plan and teaching video
worksheets to plot demand and supply curves with data
blank graphing template for student collected data
Changes in Supply and Demand
Video lesson and guided practice slides
2 worksheets:
identify shifts in demand/supply
multiple choice review
Inflation and Deflation
Simulation activity and 10 MCQs each on inflation and deflation
Printable and digital worksheet options
Cost comparison activity (past vs present prices)
Ready made PDF slides and video lesson
Taxes
Guided lesson plan and video
Hands-on activities: determine who pays for goods and services
2 worksheets:
Identify tax types
Analyse a pie chart on tax spending
Entrepreneurship
Teaching slides with real world entrepreneur case studies
Traits of successful entrepreneurs
Worksheets and editable business plan template
Inspire students to design their own product or service idea
Skills Covered
Global trade and economic interdependence
Supply, demand and price relationships
Identifying trade barriers (tariffs, quotas and embargoes)
Understanding inflation, deflation and taxes
Comparing economic systems
Developing entrepreneurial thinking
Perfect For
6th Grade Economics or Social Studies Units
Financial Literacy or Business Education Classes
Small group or independent work
Homeschool or distance learning
Sub plans or enrichment programmes
Why Teachers Love This Resource
Aligned with Middle School Social Studies Standards
No-prep, ready-to-teach lessons, videos, and worksheets
Covers real-world examples to build understanding
Promotes critical thinking and application
Saves hours of planning time — everything you need in one bundle
Give your students the tools to understand how economies grow, change, and connect — from trade and taxes to innovation and entrepreneurship.
Download the 6th Grade Economics Lesson Bundle today and make middle school economics meaningful, modern, and fun!
