Economics: A Christian Worldview – Homeschool Co-op Teacher Resources and Downloads
This page provides supporting materials for the Economics Teacher’s Guide for homeschool co-op instructors, including downloadable PDFs, classroom activities, and grading tools!
Downloads and links are arranged to match the classroom layout in the Teacher’s Guide.
These resources are designed to save time, reinforce key concepts, and support effective classroom instruction. Of course, you may use any/all you think are best for your class and you have the time to do during your co-op days.
Additional resources and updates may be added periodically. Please check back for new materials!
For questions or support, email Scott Clifton at this address (replace the # symbol with @):
scott#homeschoolpartners.net
Weekly Materials
Co-op Day 1:
$100 Life Auction
Co-op Day 2:
Crossword Puzzle 1
Justice or Overreach?
Home Economics Throwback
National Milk Committee
Normal Economics, or God at Work? 1
Quiz 1: Instructions • Version A • Version B • Blank Template
Spot the Assumption!
Stewardship Scenarios
Co-op Day 3:
Crossword Puzzle 2
Economics Tic-Tac-Toe
Equal Rights, or Something Else?
God and Riches (Discussion Guide)
Human Nature in Action
Normal Economics, or God at Work? 2
Problem A, Meet Problem B
Quiz 2: Instructions • Version A • Version B • Blank Template
Rights Violation, or Just Business?
Short Answer & True/False Review Questions
Is Capitalism Selfish? (Discussion Guide)
“Capitalism Is Selfishness” (Film Link)
“Is Capitalism Moral?” (Film Link)
Snappy Answers to Economic Questions 1
Word Search 1
Co-op Day 4:
“Bison and the Tragedy of the Commons” (Discussion Guide)
“Bison and the Tragedy of the Commons” (Film Link)
Private Property Analysis
Crossword Puzzle 3
Quiz 3: Instructions • Version A • Version B • Blank Template
Rumble in the Marketplace: Austrian vs. Keynesian
“President Obama and ATMs” (Discussion Guide)
“President Obama and ATMs” (Film Link)
“God Providing Finances Testimony” (Film Link)
Snappy Answers to Economic Questions 2
Test 1: Instructions • Test 1 • Blank Template
The Bible and Wealth Scenarios
“The Department of Everything” Challenge
The Tragedy of the Commons Children’s Tale
Co-op Day 5:
Fraud, Force, or Freedom?
Marxist & Capitalist Views of Profit (Discussion Guide)
“Marx’s Labor Exploitation Theory” (Film Link)
Profit or Not? & Myth vs. Reality: Profit Edition
“5 Socialism Myths, Part 1” & “The Trabant” (Discussion Guide)
“5 Socialism Myths, Part 1” (Film Link)
“The Trabant Was an Awful Car Made by Communists” (Film Link)
Tackle It, or Too Far?
The Magic of Markets
The Magic of Markets (Simplified Version)
The Magic of Markets – Student Bag Rating (Excel Spreadsheet)
Co-op Day 6:
“How Fully Private, No-Insurance Hospitals Help the Common Man”
Economics Connect Four 1
Economics-tionary 1
Phony Choice, Myth, or Reality?
Quiz 4: Instructions • Version A • Version B • Blank Template
“5 Socialism Myths, Part 2” (Discussion Guide)
“5 Socialism Myths, Part 2” (Film Link)
Snappy Answers to Economics Questions 3
“Socialism Is Force” (Discussion Guide)
“Socialism Is Force” (Film Link)
Space Aliens and Bad Economics
“Krugman Calls for Space Aliens to Fix U.S. Economy” (Film Link)
Test 2: Instructions • Test 2 • Blank Template
Why Would Anyone DO That?
Why Would Anyone DO That? – PowerPoint Slides
Co-op Day 7:
The Broken Window Fairy Tale
“Hans Hermann-Hoppe Rips Paul Krugman on Money Printing” (Discussion Guide)
“Hans Hermann-Hoppe Rips Paul Krugman on Money Printing” (Film Link)
Price, Supply, and Demand Simulator
“Bad Government Brings Bad Inflation” (Discussion Guide)
“Bad Government Brings Bad Inflation” (Film Link)
“Biden’s Economic Advisor Tries and Fails to Explain How Money Works” (Film Link)
Spot the Economic Fairy Tale
Co-op Day 8:
Crossword Puzzle 4
“I, Frozen Peas” & “I, Copy Paper”
“How Frozen Peas Are Made” (Film Link)
“How Paper Is Made” (Film Link)
Quiz 5: Instructions • Version A • Version B • Blank Template
“Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman on Bloomberg TV – April 30, 2012” (Discussion Guide)
“Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman on Bloomberg TV – April 30, 2012” (Film Link)
“The Cantillon Effect” (Discussion Guide)
“The Cantillon Effect” (Film Link)
Short Films on “Price Gouging” (Discussion Guide)
“Kamala Harris Says She Will Ban ‘Price Gauging'” (Film Link)
“The Myth of ‘Price Gouging'” (Film Link)
Co-op Day 9:
“Why Jobs Don’t Justify Government Spending”
“Local Government Privatization 101”
“Sandy Springs, Georgia: The City That Outsourced Everything” (Film Link)
Impossible Monopoly Questions
Quiz 6: Instructions • Version A • Version B • Blank Template
Seen vs. Unseen Headline Detective
“Monopoly – Milton Friedman” (Discussion Guide)
“Monopoly – Milton Friedman” (Film Link)
“Public Works: Peter Schiff vs. Paul Krugman (Potholes & Teachers)” (Discussion Guide)
“Public Works: Peter Schiff vs. Paul Krugman (Potholes & Teachers)” (Film Link)
Short Films on Bureaucracy (Discussion Guide)
“The Problem with Bureaucracy” (Film Link)
Test 3: Instructions • Test 3 • Blank Template
Co-op Day 10:
“Monopolies Are Good When Government Creates Them?”
Crossword Puzzle 5
“Who Pays Tariffs?” (Film Link)
“Who Pays Tariffs?” & Sugar Quota Fact Sheet (Discussion Guide, Handout)
Tariff Truth, Twist, or Trash?
Co-op Day 11:
Connect Four 2
Newspaper Headline and Story
Quiz 7: Instructions • Version A • Version B • Blank Template
The Invention Problem
Who’s Afraid of Saving?
Co-op Day 12:
Quiz 8: Instructions • Version A • Version B • Blank Template
“Union Violence” (Discussion Guide)
“Union Violence” (Film Link)
Minimum Wage Films (Discussion Guide)
“California Dreamin’: Minimum Wage Hikes Lead to Fewer Jobs and Higher Prices” (Film Link)
“How Minimum Wage Laws Discriminate” (Film Link)
Minimum Wage Films (Discussion Guide)
“Classic Stossel: Minimum Wage” (Film Link)
“Pelosi’s Double Standard on the Minimum Wage” (Film Link)
Test 4: Instructions • Test 4 • Blank Template
What Happens Next? (Part 1)
Co-op Day 13:
Economics-tionary 2
“Privately Owned Roads Would End Congestion”
“He’s Filled 600 Potholes in Memory of His Son” (Discussion Guide)
“He’s Filled 600 Potholes in Memory of His Son” (Film Link)
“Richard Ankrom’s L.A. Highway Sign” (Discussion Guide)
“Richard Ankrom’s L.A. Highway Sign” (Film Link)
Snappy Answers to Economics Questions 4
Co-op Day 14:
“The Luxury Tax Myth”
Economics Bible Verse Rewrites/Poems
“How a ‘Luxury Tax’ Crashed the Boat Industry and Killed 25,000 Jobs” (Discussion Guide)
“How a ‘Luxury Tax’ Crashed the Boat Industry and Killed 25,000 Jobs” (Film Link)
Quiz 9: Instructions • Version A • Version B • Blank Template
Socialism and Medical Care
“Health Care Is a Mess…But Why?” (Film Link)
“The Worst Thing About Health Care Is Socialism” (Film Link)
What Happens Next? (Part 2)
Word Search 2
Co-op Day 15:
Bonus Time 1
Bonus Time 2
Chapter X for Five-Year-Olds
The Mother of All Economics Crossword Puzzles
Connect Four 3
Economics Hangman 1
Economics Hangman 2
Natures of Rulers, Natures of People
Snappy Answers to Economics Questions 5
Test 5 (Final): Instructions • Final Test • Blank Template
Co-op Day 16:
Economics-tionary 3
The RPS Trade Game
Excel Grade Calculators – These make grading simple and flexible. Both automatically calculate final averages and allow you to customize category weights.
Economics Grade Calculator – One Tab
Economics Grade Calculator – Four Tabs (Homework, Participation, Quizzes/Tests, Final Exam)