Economics & Business Resources
Find economics and business resources made by Australian teachers — financial literacy, entrepreneurship and economic concepts activities.
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About Economics & Business Resources
Economics and business teaching resources help Australian primary teachers introduce students to fundamental concepts about how individuals, businesses, and governments make decisions about the allocation of resources. The Economics and Business sub-strand of the Australian Curriculum: HASS begins in Year 5, building student understanding of work, earning, spending, saving, and the role of businesses in the community.
TeachBuySell features economics and business resources created by Australian primary teachers. Browse activities covering needs and wants, goods and services, earning and spending, saving and budgeting, the role of businesses in the community, entrepreneurship projects, and financial literacy tasks. Many resources include real-world scenarios, simulation activities, and inquiry tasks that make economic concepts concrete and relevant for primary students.
Economics and business education builds practical life skills — understanding how money works, why businesses exist, and how economic decisions affect individuals and communities. The best economics resources use hands-on experiences such as running a class market, creating a business plan, or budgeting for a class event to make abstract concepts tangible. Whether you need a financial literacy unit for Year 5 or a mini-business project for Year 6, our collection provides engaging, real-world resources that develop economic understanding and entrepreneurial thinking.
Frequently Asked Questions
What year levels are economics and business resources designed for?
Economics and business appears in the Australian Curriculum from Year 5 onwards. Our resources are designed for Year 5 and Year 6, though some foundational financial literacy concepts can be introduced earlier.
Do economics resources include financial literacy activities?
Yes. Our collection includes budgeting tasks, saving and spending activities, earning and income concepts, and money management simulations that develop practical financial literacy skills for primary students.
Are there entrepreneurship or business simulation activities?
Absolutely. Browse class market simulations, mini-business plan projects, product design challenges, and entrepreneurship inquiry tasks that give students hands-on experience with business concepts.
Can economics resources connect to real-world contexts?
Yes. Many resources use real-world scenarios such as family budgets, community businesses, school fundraising, and consumer decisions to make economic concepts relevant and meaningful for students.
Do economics resources include inquiry-based learning tasks?
Yes. Many resources include economic inquiry frameworks that guide students through questioning, researching, analysing, and communicating about economic and business issues in their community and beyond.