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 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 Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages for Year 5 and 6 students - the perfect resource to help your students gain more knowledge on the customs and traditions of Christmas!
What you’ll receive:
Our 3 reading passages include a rich variety of text types, such as a narrative, an information report, and a procedural text. These passages are thoughtfully designed to captivate young readers’ interests and expand their literary horizons. The titles of the three passages are:
The Magical Christmas Tree
Christmas Traditions
DIY Holiday Ornaments
Each passage is accompanied by three types of questions: two true/false questions, three multiple-choice questions, and five open-ended questions. These questions are designed to challenge students’ comprehension abilities and encourage critical thinking.
Teachers and parents can rest easy knowing that every question comes with a detailed answer key. This makes it effortless to assess students’ progress and provide constructive feedback.
Flexibility is key, and we’ve got you covered! These reading comprehension passages can be printed for in-class use or utilized digitally on Google Slides.
For an enriched learning experience, we have provided the files to the audio narration for each of the 3 passages.
Order our Christmas Comprehension Passages today and watch your students grow in their reading comprehension skills!
These differentiated worksheets come in three different stages to help your student tell the time.
Worksheet 1: Students will match the clock to the correct time.
Worksheet 2: Students will fill in the blanks with the correct time.
Worksheet 3: Students will draw the hands of the clock to show the correct time.
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 an additional license for any additional teachers.
In this lesson package on credit cards and debit cards, your students will learn more about how credit and debit cards work. Through hands-on activities, your students will learn how to make comparisons between the two cards and make wise financial choices when it comes to using a credit or debit card.
What’s included
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages, disadvantages, similarities and differences between a credit and debit card. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of credit and debit cards.
3 different printable worksheets
A worksheet to identify the different features of a debit card
A worksheet to state the advantages, disadvantages, similarities and differences between a credit and debit card. (An answer key is provided)
A worksheet to conduct research and make a decision on the most suitable type of credit card based on one’s needs.
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In this fun and interactive lesson, your students will learn the concepts of inflation and deflation through a real world simulation, an engaging video and hands-on worksheets. In addition, there is also a ready-made deck of teaching slides for you to teach this topic.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, inflation simulation, direct instruction and assessments.
A video that can be used to introduce or consolidate the lesson.
Ready-made PDF teaching slides
Worksheets in both printable and digital formats (For the digital format, students will type in their answers using the PDF file provided)
10 multiple-choice questions on inflation
10 multiple-choice questions on deflation
An inflation worksheet to find out the cost of prices in the past and at present
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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
This lesson package is perfect for your entrepreneurship lesson! This download comes with a step-by-step kid friendly business template for your budding entrepreneurs.
What’s included:
A 7 page business plan template worded in kid friendly language
Hosted on Google Slides (Can be used digitally or printed)
The 7 pages include the following templates
Idea generation and thinking about the unique selling point
Checking for demand
Designing the first draft and getting feedback
Calculating profit and loss
Marketing plan
Reflection questions
If you are looking for a business template for your young learners, look no further! This kid friendly template can be used right away and easily integrated into your business lesson.
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
Empower your students with the essential skills of self-awareness and self-regulation through our comprehensive lesson package. Designed for educators who prioritize holistic student development, this package includes a variety of resources to engage learners and foster personal growth. Our lesson resource is available both in PDF format and on Google Slides.
What you will receive
A deck of teaching slides containing the following sections
Lesson objectives
What is Self-Awareness
Importance of Self-Awareness
What is Self-Regulation
What Self-Regulation Enables
Class Activities
Self-Awareness activity to identify likes and challenges with class discussion prompts
Self-Regulation activity to work in groups to create strategies to manage different triggers (Answer key is provided)
Worksheets
Self-Awareness Worksheet about Myself
Self-Awareness Worksheet to find out more about my classmate
Self-Awareness Worksheet to know more about my emotions
Self-Awareness Worksheet to find out more about what makes me comfortable
Self-Regulation Scenario Worksheet
Worksheet to identify positive and negative coping skills
In this lesson package on the traits of successful entrepreneurs, your students will learn more about what traits are needed for an entrepreneur to be successful. Is it their creativity, their resilience, or a combination of many traits? Harness the power of these carefully curated slides to ignite a spark of entrepreneurship in your students.
What’s included
A 14-page deck of Google Slides with vibrant visuals and concise yet informative text
Traits covered: creativity, self-confidence, being resilient, being a risk-taker, strong work ethic, being a continuous learner
Real-world examples of entrepreneurs who have shown each trait
A PDF worksheet to list down the different traits of a successful entrepreneur
If you are looking to teach your learners on what it takes to be an entrepreneur, look no further! This deck of slides is a no-prep resource that you can use right away in the classroom. Use them as standalone lessons or integrate them seamlessly into your existing curriculum.
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
Improve your students’ reading comprehension with our collection of high-quality comprehension passages! This download provides you with 18 comprehension passages for your students to complete. This works great as a filler for independent students and also as a small-group teaching session for weaker students. These passages also serve as a great way to test your students’ reading fluency.
Your download will include 10 multiple choice comprehension passages and 8 open ended comprehension passages. All passages come with an answer key.
The 18 passages are about:
Lucy the bear
Bob’s pet rabbit
Chloe and her older sister
Jane’s goldfish
A day at the beach
Mrs Puddy at the supermarket
The first day of school
A poor farmer
Matthew and his cat
Sara my neighbour
A rainy day
My Dindy the bus conductor
Mrs Hop’s shopping trip
The big orange tree
An old man
Bob and his family
Father’s dinner
Sheila at the florist
Our passages are designed to challenge and engage your students while also helping them develop their reading comprehension skills. Try our reading passages today to see the difference it makes in your classroom!
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 an additional license for any additional teachers.
Introduce your students to the world of equivalent fractions with our comprehensive and interactive teaching slides and practice questions. This product teaches pupils how to make equivalent fractions either by multiplying or dividing. Engaging visuals are included in this product to show pupils what the different equivalent fractions look like.
By purchasing this product, you will be provided with a deck of slides that consists of the following teaching points:
Examples of equivalent fractions with pictorial representations
Different ways to make equivalent fractions (use of multiplication or division to make equivalent fractions)
24 practice questions to determine the numerator of an equivalent fraction (answers provided)
3 practice questions to identify equivalent fractions (answers provided)
summary on how to create an equivalent fraction
With our teaching slides, you’ll have all the tools you need to help your students achieve success in understanding equivalent fractions. Don’t hesitate. Gift your students a fun and enjoyable lesson on equivalent fractions!"
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 an additional license for any additional teachers.
Introducing our all-in-one teaching package for mastering the simple present tense! This download comes with a deck of teaching slides, game-based practice questions and a printable simple present tense worksheet.
Teaching Slides
This deck of slides will show your students the different scenarios when the simple present tense is used. Students will also learn how to use the simple present tense of a verb.
Game-based practice questions
Students will answer a series of questions that require them to use the simple present tense. To make the lesson more engaging, students will be given the opportunity to open any one of the six presents after answering a question. You, the teacher, can modify the game by selecting who should open a present first. Remember to warn your students that each present contains a different amount of points to collect! With this game-based quiz, your students will be engaged throughout your lesson as you practice their simple present tense with them! Audio and visual effects have also been infused into the deck of slides to make sure your students are kept excited and engaged throughout your lesson.
Printable Simple Present Tense Worksheet
This printable worksheet will allow your students to practise their simple present tense on their own and allow you to spot the gaps in their learning.
This teaching package will save you from all those late nights of having to prepare for your upcoming lesson. With this download, you will be able to walk straight into your classroom with all the resources you need to teach the simple present tense.
Terms of use
This is a Single Use License product. By purchasing this license, you agree not to share, resell, copy, or alter this product in any way. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
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.
In this fun and interactive lesson, your students will learn to describe what scarcity is and identify the opportunity cost incurred when making a choice. Through hands-on activities and engaging worksheets, your students will learn about the concepts of opportunity cost and scarcity in a fun and age-appropriate manner.
What’s included
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices, a consolidation component and independent practices
A video that can be used to teach or consolidate the lesson
PDF slides with questions to practice the concepts of opportunity cost as a group
3 different printable worksheets
Circling the opportunity cost
Listing down a choice made and the opportunity cost involved
Creating a poster to illustrate an opportunity cost that was made
Don’t wait, add this product to your library of teaching resources today!
Introduce the concept of goods and services to your K to 2nd grade students with our comprehensive teaching package. In this teaching package, you will receive a lesson plan with accompanying teaching slides, a video link, riddle cards, task cards and worksheets for you to use during your lesson. This is a teaching package filled with a bumper crop of teaching ideas and activities for you to choose from, one that will save you lots of preparation time.
Your download includes:
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices, a consolidation component and independent practices
12 printable riddle cards to let you or your students quiz each other on the different service providers
18 printable task cards to let your students differentiate between a good and a service.
A video link to engage your students and consolidate the concepts taught
8 different sets of worksheets for use during the independent practice stage:
Drawing out goods they see
Matching service providers with the things they use
Identifying if an item is a good or service
Sorting occupations into those that provide goods or services
Deciding if a purchase is a good or service
Deciding on a good or service to provide for the future
Identifying the goods and services that they have purchased
Say goodbye to all those late nights trying to come up with new lesson ideas. We’ve done the work for you! This is an absolute classroom time saver! Download your copy today and see the difference it makes in your classroom.
Introduce the concept of needs and wants to your K to 2nd grade students with our comprehensive teaching resources. In this teaching package, you will receive a lesson plan, a video link, teaching slides, printable task and word wall cards and worksheets for you to use during your lesson. This comprehensive teaching package contains a bumper crop of activities, which will save you lots of preparation time.
Your download includes:
A well-crafted lesson plan consisting of lesson objectives, an introduction, guided practices, a consolidation component and independent practices
24 task cards for you or your students to quiz each other on the concept of needs and wants
12 pages of teaching slides providing definitions and examples
A video link to engage your students and consolidate the concepts taught
3 word wall cards
4 different sets of worksheets for you to use during the independent stage
drawing out their needs and wants
identifying if an item is a need or want
Don’t wait; add this product to your library of teaching resources today! This holistic lesson package will help you save time and allow you to feel confident that your students are engaged and meeting their learning objectives!
Do you need to teach your students about the elements of advertising?
This resource will provide an explanation of the different types of elements of advertisings and the persuasive writing techniques used to make people purchase a product. This resource also includes a multiple-choice quiz to test your students on what they have just learnt.
The elements of advertising taught include:
headline/tagline, visual elements, copy/text, branding, call to action, unique selling proposition, target audience, emotional appeal, storytelling and repetition
If you need a set of teaching slides with quizzes on this topic, don’t wait, this is the resource that will help you save lots of preparation time!
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