Later February Holiday Resources (the FEATURED stuff)

Virtual Interactive - Marginal Revolution University, "Valentine's Day Edition: Change in Demand vs. Change in Quantity Demanded Interactive Practice"

One of the things I have always liked about Marginal Revolution University (MRU) is 1) their ability to develop activities that help students practice the more difficult parts of economics; and 2) their ability to come up with great real-world examples to apply to those activities. Here is a great example - perhaps not as well known as their Christmas activities, but to be honest semester breaks are also less useful for most teachers doing review. Mid-February, on the other hand, is a great time to have students reviewing something like Change in Demand vs Change in Quantity Demanded (guessing they will need to understand and apply that difference on exams and/or AP tests in 2-3 months). And while you "might" get them to review it because it is "good for them" - how much better to have a tech-focused simulation that reviews the right answer and makes sure students are entertained in the process? I've included a couple of screenshots here, but obviously don't want to spoil the activity . . .

Valentine's Day Edition: Change in Demand vs. Change in Quantity Demanded Interactive Practice”, Marginal Revolution University (MRU), https://mru.org/teacher-resources/active-learning/valentines-day-edition-change-demand-vs-change-quantity-demanded

Video (w/discussion questions) - NGPF Fincap Friday - "The Business of Love"

If you are not already familiar, Fincap Fridays is NGPF's weekly series, with 3-5 minute videos covering financial literacy current events topics. Beyond the video, NGPF also provides a Kahoot quiz (can also be found in a no-tech version) and extended resources on the topic. This is a video from February 2025 on the business aspects of Valentine's Day - how much gets spent, how it gets marketed, and how businesses fulfill the supply chain challenges to put it all together for a single day. Just as a note, I think that last one often gets overlooked - you can buy and hide Christmas presents early, but try buying your flowers or chocolate early and you might have a disaster on your hands! Below I have links to the Youtube version of the video, as well as a link to the blog article (which will lead you to the other resources mentioned above).

“Fincap Friday: The Business of Love”, NextGen Personal Finance (NGPF), Feb 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbRmq8zVPD0&t=1s (video) and https://www.ngpf.org/blog/fincap-friday/fincap-friday-the-business-of-love/ (blog article)

K-6 Lesson Plan on a "Valentine’s Day Capital Resources Activity" from the Council for Economic Education (updated January 2026)

This is a great example of taking an activity you might already do in a classroom, and simply modifying it a bit to integrate some educational vocabulary for a lesson, rather than just making it "fun time". I also wanted to include this simply because we don't always get featured K-6 lessons for economics (just to note, there is a separate 7-12 version of a Valentine's Day Capital Resources activity available as well - I put the links for both below). This lesson was up on EconEdLink 2 or 3 years ago, but Ruth Cookson just updated it this month to emphasize some of the vocabulary and clean up a few things in the lesson itself. I've included a couple of screenshots here but I think this one is self-explanatory . . .

"“Valentine’s Day Capital Resources Activity (for K-6)”, EconEdLink (from the Council for Economic Education), Jan 2026, https://econedlink.org/resources/valentines-day-resources/

“Valentine’s Day Greeting Card Production for 7-12”, EconEdLink (from the Council for Economic Education), Jan 2026, https://econedlink.org/resources/valentines-day-greeting-card-production/

Not a lot of brand-new stuff to feature for Valentine's Day yet - that's always the risk with putting these lists out early enough that teachers can use the resources in their classrooms (rather than putting it out on Thursday the 12th and expecting you to "drop everything" to make a new lesson for the next day). Anyway, there are several from previous years I can feature, along with some good new resources for other holidays . . .

History/Civics Lesson Plans - iCivics, "Presidents' Day Activities & Lesson Plans"

I know this is simply a collection of the resources iCivics has on individual Presidents and the Executive Branch in general, but it is nice to have them all together at a time of year when teachers might be focusing on it. Whether you are an elementary teacher focusing on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays, or a secondary teacher using the opportunity to target something about presidential powers, it is a nice collection of resources. I also included in the main list resources from other groups like the Center for Civic Education (whose collection is definitely HS focused) and a lot of government-produced material from the National Archives and Library of Congress.

“Presidents’ Day Activities & Lesson Plans”, iCivics, https://vision.icivics.org/presidents-day-activities-lesson-plans/

New Articles on Other Holidays (Mardi Gras, Lunar New Year, Groundhog Day)

This last portion is just an opportunity to feature a few new articles you might not find (or go looking for) in my much-longer list of later-February holidays. In each case I will just give you a quick pic below, and then the links below that:

““Will Trump's tariffs affect Mardi Gras throws this year? Here's what New Orleans krewes say”, NOLA.com, Jan 2026, https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/mardi_gras/china-tariff-mardi-gras-2026/article_85203df6-53c5-4335-ac6a-7228106f33dd.amp.html

“Lunar New Year 2026”, History Channel, updated Jan 2026, https://www.history.com/articles/chinese-new-year

“Valentine’s Day Shopping Statistics”, Capital One Shopping Research, Jan 2026, https://capitaloneshopping.com/research/valentines-day-shopping-statistics/

“Groundhog Day History”, Visit Pennsylvania, Jan 2026, https://www.visitpa.com/blog/post/history-groundhog-day/