March Holiday Resources (the FEATURED stuff)

2 Lesson Plans - FEE's Learning Center, "Economic Marvels - The Economics of Girl Scout Cookies" and "Dollars and Dough: The Recipe for Girl Scout Pricing"

Perhaps I should have included this one last month, but since the Girl Scouts don't usually get started selling cookies door-to-door (or in front of grocery stores) until mid-February it seemed like a better fit here. These are two separate (but related) lessons - one tied specifically to a podcast from the "Economics of Everyday Things" series, and a second more traditional lesson based around a New York Times article on price increases for cookies. I've included a couple of screenshots here from each part, but obviously don't want to spoil the activity . . .

“Dollars and Dough: The Recipe for Girl Scout Pricing”, FEE Learning Center, Mar 2024, https://teachers.fee.org/courses/choice-worksheets. Based on this New York Times article: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mPfNY1R4KyDSibDQQbrTHShbxZUQW4pNY6oad6Woy2I/edit#heading=h.m0689psm49wr

“Economic Marvels #21: The Economics of Girl Scout Cookies”, FEE Learning Center, Feb 2023, https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ss019r85LNq6tROtXIXNcClSUmTiPDljV9rc1DksF2s/edit

Video (w/discussion questions) - NGPF Fincap Friday - "Fretting Over Online Betting"

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 2024 on the rise of online betting and its' potential impact on major sporting events like March Madness. There are several other lesson plans and articles in the larger resource list (both this month and on the Super Bowl last month) on sports betting as an economic issue, but this is a great 2-3 minute summary as a discussion starter or simply a current events topic. 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: Fretting Over Online Betting”, Next Gen Personal Finance, Feb 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEQYtvWPs_k (video) and https://www.ngpf.org/blog/consumer-skills/fincap-friday-fretting-over-online-betting/ (blog article)

K-6 Lesson Plan on "Using Children’s Literature to Teach About Economics and Enterprising Women" from the Council for Economic Education (updated Feb 2026)

I love using children's literature for other purposes in an elementary classroom (in fact, I just submitted a proposal on a related topic for the NCSS conference this fall) and this is a good example of putting together several reading selections for teachers to choose from. 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. Ruth Cookson just updated it this month to emphasize some of the vocabulary - I've included a couple of screenshots here of the lesson and some of the book covers contained within.

"Using Children’s Literature to Teach About Economics and Enterprising Women” (lesson plan), EconEdLink (from the Council for Economic Education), updated Feb 2026, https://econedlink.org/resources/using-childrens-literature-to-teach-about-economics-and-enterprising-women/

“Enterprising Women in History using Children’s Books” (webinar w/slides), EconEdLink (from the Council for Economic Education), Mar 2024, https://econedlink.org/webinar/enterprising-women-using-childrens-literature-to-teach-economics/

Unlike last month, not too concerned about timeliness on this one - most of the events (St. Patrick's Day, March Madness, etc..) are mid-month so you have a couple of weeks at least to look things over and decide what (if anything) to use. Very little for 2026 at this point - I think many PD providers are "taking a break" after all the work for February events. But I will try to update a few later in the month - at least if I see anything new and innovative . . .

Other Featured Articles on March Holidays

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

“Dyeing the Chicago River green is a St. Patrick's Day tradition. How did it start?”, NPR, Mar 2022, https://www.npr.org/2022/03/16/1086988193/st-patricks-day-green-chicago-river

“Red Cross Month Stats for Stories”, U.S. Census, Mar 2024, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/american-red-cross-month.html

“What Does an Accounting Firm Do for the Oscars?”, Investopedia, Jan 2023, https://www.investopedia.com/what-does-an-accounting-firm-for-the-oscars-do-4586515

“What We Need To Know About Time”, Econlife, Mar 2025, https://econlife.com/2025/03/facts-about-time/