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.
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.
Three 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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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
1.1) Lesson objectives
1.2) What is Self-Awareness
1.3) Importance of Self-Awareness
1.4) What is Self-Regulation
1.5) What Self-Regulation Enables
Class Activities
2.1) Self-Awareness activity to identify likes and challenges with class discussion prompts
2.2) Self-Regulation activity to work in groups to create strategies to manage different triggers (Answer key is provided)
Worksheets
3.1) Self-Awareness Worksheet about Myself
3.2) Self-Awareness Worksheet to find out more about my classmate
3.3) Self-Awareness Worksheet to know more about my emotions
3.4) Self-Awareness Worksheet to find out more about what makes me comfortable
3.5) Self-Regulation Scenario Worksheet
3.6) Worksheet to identify positive and negative coping skills
Need to teach the life skill of personal finance to your students? In this resource bundle, we will provide you with teaching slides and activities to teach your students about insurance, credit & debit cards, checking and savings accounts, loans and simple and compound interest.
What’s included
Insurance
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the definition of insurance, different types of insurance and commonly used insurance jargon
2 crossword puzzles to test your students on their understanding of the different types of insurance and the insurance terms commonly used
A set of printable gamecards to calculate the payout made when an insurance claim is made
Loans
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the definition of a loan and the different types of loans
5 worksheets that can be printed or used digitally (crossword puzzle, loan sorting, budgeting, comparing loan periods and interest rates, calculating total interest, payment and monthly repayment)
A set of 6 printable gamecards to calculate the interest incurred from borrowing a loan and the monthly repayment amount
Credit and Debit Cards
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 (identifying different features of a debit card, comparing advantages and disadvantages of credit vs debit card, a worksheet to conduct market research and decide on the most suitable credit card)
Checking and Savings Accounts
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 Problems
24 questions on simple and compound interest
This is a teaching package filled with a bumper crop of teaching ideas and activities for you to choose from, and one that will save you lots of preparation time.
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.
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 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.
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!
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
Three 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
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.
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
Eight 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.
Four printable worksheets: Let’s plan ahead / Time blocking schedule / My daily schedule / Breaking down a task
Unlock the world of investing with our comprehensive Financial Literacy Bundle, designed specifically for middle and high school students. This educational package covers the three foundational pillars of investment: stocks, treasury bills, and bonds. Whether you’re a teacher looking to introduce students to the basics of financial markets or a learner eager to understand the fundamentals of investing, this bundle has everything you need to get started.
What’s Included:
Treasury Bills
What are treasury bills
Face value, discount price, maturity date
Difference between treasury bills, notes and bonds
Purpose of treasury bills for the government
How treasury bills work
How treasury bills differ from other investments
Types of treasury bills
A real world example
The treasury bill market
Impact of interest rates on treasury bills
Investment strategies with treasury bills
Five class practices to calculate: maturity, discount amount, profit, loss, t-bill yield
Printable worksheet for individual practice (questions on maturity, discount, profit, loss, yield)
Stocks
What are stocks
Why do businesses sell their stocks
Dividends
Examples
The stock market
Wall Street
Earning money from stocks
Rise and fall of stocks
Bulls and bears
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Mutual Funds
Five class based quiz questions with full solutions provided
Four independent worksheet questions
Calculate how many stocks a person bought
Calculate profit and loss of stock investment
Calculate percentage increase/decrease of stock value
Bonds
What is a bond
Difference between stocks and bonds
Purpose of bonds
Bond Market (Primary & Secondary)
Government bonds
Interest rates and inflation
Corporate bonds
Credit Ratings
Bond funds
Factors affecting bond prices
Investment strategies with bonds
Six class practices to calculate interest, principal and interest rates
A printable worksheet on credit rating
Two printable worksheets on calculating interest, principal, interest rates and gain/loss (8 questions in total)
Do you need to teach the concepts of positive and negative externalities? Transform your economics lessons with our comprehensive teaching package, perfect for 6th, 7th or 8th grade students!
This all-in-one resource includes a detailed lesson plan, an engaging instructional video, interactive in-class activity slides, and printable worksheets.
Our package is designed to make learning about positive and negative externalities easy and fun. Help your students grasp the key concepts with clear definitions, real-world examples, and hands-on activities. Elevate your classroom experience and make economics come alive with this must-have teaching resource!
What you’ll receive
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 consisting of an in-class activity to identify positive and negative externalities
Two different printable worksheets
4.1) Determine if a scenario brings about a positive or negative externality
4.2) Placing cases into positive or negatives externalities
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Our goal setting lesson is designed to empower students in grades 6 to 12 with the essential skills they need to set, plan, and achieve their goals effectively. In today’s fast-paced world, goal setting is a crucial skill that can unlock endless possibilities and pave the way for personal and academic success. Whether it’s improving grades, pursuing extracurricular passions, or planning for future aspirations, this lesson will provide students with the tools and strategies they need to turn their dreams into achievable objectives.
What you will receive
A deck of teaching slides containing the following sections
Lesson objectives
What is goal setting
Benefits of goal setting
How to set SMART goals
Creating accountability
Class Activities
Students will be given a set of crafted goals and will have to find the mistakes made in goal writing (ANSWERS provided)
Students will craft their SMART goals as a group and share their goal with their class
Printable Worksheets on the following topics
SMART goals
Accountability
Tracking my goals
Reflecting on my goals
Transform your classroom with this comprehensive Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Executive Functioning Worksheet Bundle! Designed specifically for teachers, this digital resource helps students build essential life skills like conflict resolution, goal setting, empathy, stress management, time management, self-awareness, and self-regulation. These ready-to-use worksheets are perfect for fostering a positive classroom environment while supporting students’ personal growth and success.
Your download will include a printable deck of worksheets and Google slides of the following:
Conflict Resolution
A worksheet to solve conflict
A worksheet to journal methods used to solve conflict
Goal Setting
Create your own SMART goals
Goal accountability worksheet
Tracking my goals worksheet
Reflecting on my goals worksheet
Stress Management
Worksheet to reflect on sources of stress and ways to cope
Helping seeking worksheet to manage stress
Time management
Let’s plan ahead
Time blocking schedule
My daily schedule
Breaking down a task
Empathy
Showing empathy to a friend
What empathy feels like
Showing empathy in various scenarios
Self-awareness & self-regulation
Myself
Classmates
Emotions
Positive and negative coping skills
Why Teachers Love It:
Versatile Use: Ideal for small groups, whole-class lessons, or individual interventions.
Aligned with SEL Standards: Supports key competencies like self-awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
Digital Convenience: Instantly downloadable and printable for easy implementation.
Empower your students with the skills they need to succeed both in and out of the classroom.
Download this SEL and Executive Functioning Worksheet Bundle today and start building confident, well-rounded learners!
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
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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
Three different printable worksheets
4.1) Circling the opportunity cost
4.2) Listing down a choice made and the opportunity cost involved
4.3) Creating a poster to illustrate an opportunity cost that was made
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As part of our Economics curriculum, The Teacher Lab has created this set of simple and compound interest mathematics problems. This set of word problems will complement the topics of banking and finance.
What’s included (24 questions altogether!)
10 Simple Interest Problems
Four questions to calculate interest earned
Two questions to calculate the principal amount
Two questions to calculate the time taken
Two questions to calculate the interest rate
10 Compound Interest Problems
Four questions to calculate interest earned
Two questions to calculate the principal amount
Two questions to calculate the time taken
Two questions to calculate the interest rate
Four 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
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
key vocabulary: mortgages, personal loan, car loan, home equity loan, credit cards, student loan, amortization, principal, interest, term, grace period, cosigner, default, origination fee
Five worksheets that can be printed or used digitally
A crossword puzzle to test your students on their understanding of the different terms used in the loan industry
A loan sorting worksheet
A budgeting worksheet to budget for a car loan
A worksheet to help you compare the impact of choosing different loan periods and different interest rates
A 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
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)
4.1) Ten multiple-choice questions on inflation
4.2) Ten multiple-choice questions on deflation
4.3) An inflation worksheet to find out the cost of prices in the past and at present
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