P.O. Box 3447
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone (501) 682-4230
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P.O. Box 3447
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone (501) 682-4230
Contact Us

Economic Education Kits

Economics Arkansas Economic Education Kits provide teachers with classroom-ready resources that make economics, personal finance, entrepreneurship and career development engaging and hands-on. Certified Arkansas K–12 educators may request one of the available kits below for use during the 2026–27 school year.

A limited number of each kit is available, and submitting a request does not guarantee that a kit will be awarded.
 

 

Important Dates

Kit Request Window: September 25 - October 2, 2026

Award Decisions Announced: October 16, 2026

 

 

Before You Request a Kit

Explore the available kits below and choose the one kit that best fits your students and classroom goals. When completing your request, you will be asked how many students you expect to reach and how you plan to use the kit to support classroom instruction and student learning.

 

 

Explore Available Kits

 

  • Recommended Grades: 9-12

    Support Banking and Finance instruction with ready-to-use resources that make financial concepts approachable and engaging while reinforcing banking, money management, credit, saving, investing and financial decision-making.

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  • Recommended Grades: 9-12

    Bring economics beyond the worksheet with hands-on materials that get students building, creating, collaborating and explaining their thinking as they explore economics, personal finance and entrepreneurship.

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  • Recommended Grades: 4-5

    Put economics learning into action with a fun, team-based experience that challenges students to collaborate, solve problems and apply what they know through hands-on production activities.

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  • Recommended Grades: K-5

    Discover economics in 12 nominees for the 2026–2027 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award. This kit pairs engaging children’s books with ready-to-use booktalks that help educators spark meaningful conversations about economic concepts.

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  • Recommended Grades: K-12

    Make checking for understanding more engaging with fun, low-prep formative assessments designed for economics instruction. This kit gives educators flexible ways to gauge student learning, reinforce economic concepts and keep students actively involved.

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  • Recommended Grades: 7-12

    Build on The Stock Market Game™ experience with student-friendly resources that deepen understanding of financial markets, investing and personal finance while helping students connect classroom concepts to their simulated portfolios.

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  • Recommended Grades: 4-6

    Build on The Stock Market Game experience with student-friendly resources that deepen understanding of financial markets, investing and personal finance while helping students connect classroom concepts to their simulated portfolios.

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  • Recommended Grades: K-5

    The “Owning the Dash Kit” is a complete children’s financial literacy package designed to teach kids ages 5–10 real world money skills in a fun, interactive way.

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  • Recommended Grades: 3-6

    Tap into students’ love of pets with a hands-on entrepreneurship unit where students research real businesses, design a prototype storefront and pitch a pet-focused business idea for their community.

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  • Recommended Grades: 3-6

    Turn a simple rock into a business opportunity with Rock Stars of Business, a hands-on unit where students brainstorm, design, and pitch creative business ideas inspired by everyday materials.

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  • Recommended Grades: 5-8

    Discover how entrepreneurs turn problems and consumer wants into opportunities as students explore successful businesses, develop solutions and practice the decision-making skills behind bringing an idea to life.

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  • Recommended Grades: K-4

    This fun monster themed unit will leave your students with a great understanding of economic wants, decision-making, allocation of scarce resources, and the realization that economics isn’t scary after all!

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  • Recommended Grades: 3-6

    Bring snowy stories & entrepreneurial thinking to life with this wintry unit featuring three picture books, classroom supplies, & ready-to-use activities that guide students in designing their own snow-inspired business ideas.

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  • Recommended Grades: 6-8

    Help students explore career possibilities, evaluate their choices and connect education to their economic future while building the decision-making, communication and teamwork skills they’ll need along the way.

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How Kit Requests Are Reviewed

A limited number of Economic Education Kits are available each school year. When reviewing requests, Economics Arkansas considers several factors to help kits reach educators and students across the state, including:

  • EA Affiliate Partner School or District status
  • Grade level and subject area taught
  • Number of students expected to be impacted
  • How the kit will be used to support classroom instruction
  • Geographic distribution across Arkansas
  • School need, including Title I status 

EA Affiliate Partner Schools & Districts receive priority consideration. Submitting a request does not guarantee that a kit will be awarded.

IS YOUR SCHOOL/DISTRICT A PARTNER? CLICK HERE

 

 

Ready to Request a Kit?

Choose the kit that best fits your students and classroom goals, then complete the Economic Education Kit Request below.

 

If You Receive a Kit

Economic Education Kits are provided for use at the school receiving the award. If you change schools or leave the district, the kit and any reusable materials must remain at the school.

 

 

Thank You to Our Partners

 

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Thank You Donors

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