Understanding Economics Notebook Companion
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- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
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- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
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- Official category rule
- Source freshness
- Review due · Low
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Product description
The United States of America has an economy based on capitalism, but what exactly does that mean, and why is it important? These are questions our kids need to understand the answers to, and this Notebook Companion™ is the perfect way to help your 3<sup>rd</sup>-8<sup>th</sup> graders understand these important topics.<br><br>96 black and white pages | This is a digital only resource. | <a href="https://dsb-samples.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/understanding-economics-SAMPLE.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" rel="noopener">View Sample</a><br><br><i>Understanding Economics</i>, a Notebook Companion™ to <i>History Is Rich</i> by Honest History (sold separately), <strong>not only takes the stress out of teaching important economic concepts to our kids, it makes it fun!</strong><br><br><h3>Making Complex Concepts Easy to Understand</h3><br><i>History Is Rich</i> is broken down into eleven bite-sized chapters. Each one focuses on a different aspect of economics in American history, from the beginnings of exploration through the Industrial Revolution, Great Depression, and modern times.<br><br>It takes each concept such as money, banking, stocks, and bonds and <strong>explains them in ways kids can understand</strong>, using examples from their own lives. Since economic theories are still debated today, as they have been throughout history, <strong>questions are asked to help students think critically about what economic principles work and what principles do not.</strong><br><br>Our Notebook Companion™ provides open-ended questions about the facts students learn and provides them with a place to record their answers and sketch pictures to help them remember key concepts. Each chapter also includes bonus projects such as a dictionary of twenty-nine economic terms students can build as they complete the unit, writing prompts, and additional research projects.<br><br>An Answers Index makes checking work simple and easy for you!
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- Catalog
- FESUA_DailySkillBuilding
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- Search
- Link status
- Stepup product link
- Enrichment confidence
- Unknown
Official policy source
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- Publisher
- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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