31 Business Education Resources to Elevate Your Lesson Plan

Let’s talk business! The best educators do more than just teach; they’re resourceful and collaborative--just like the educators who curated this list of 31 exceptional, free tools designed to deliver what matters most: engaged and happy students.

Whether you want to refresh your curriculum or spark new classroom discussions, these teacher-approved picks are sure to elevate your teaching. For example, Next Gen Personal Finance offers ready-to-use, student-friendly personal finance curriculum and activities; Investopedia breaks down complex business concepts for easy classroom use; Factile turns review sessions into interactive Jeopardy-style games; and Smart Sheet provides free, customizable Excel templates for real-world business projects.

With these resources, you’ll find fresh inspiration and practical solutions to help your students connect classroom learning to the real-world business concepts you seek to teach.

Better Lesson
Quality lesson plans, easy to sort by subject, topic, and grade level. 
(Audrey G. K-5;6-8)

Biz Kids
Website and educational program that focuses on teaching financial literacy and entrepreneurship to kids and young adults. Provides teaching resources and interactive content. 
(Christina M. 6-8;9-12)

Cengage/Mindtap
The site organizes and runs our accounting class. This allows us to run everything digitally. 
(Matthew M. 9-12)

Currency Academy
Elementary money and finance resources. 
(Audrey G. K-5;6-8)

Diffit for Teachers
This tool helps teachers simplify complex content, making it easier for students to understand. 
(Richard A. 9-12)

Discovery Education
Discovery Education encourages students to actively engage and explore, fostering critical thinking skills through interactive lessons and multimedia content. 
(Debbie G. 9-12)

EconEd
Similar to NGPF, EconEdLink is great for finding free resources like lessons, videos, assignments, and quizzes for all topics of economics. They pull from a variety of reliable sources, most of which are very effective in delivering the information and give you a different option for content delivery besides lectures. 
(Michael M. 9-12)

Edia
Edia offers customizable lesson practice and adaptive review assignments. Students receive videos and examples tailored to their needs, helping them better understand business and math concepts. 
(Walter Z. 9-12)

Empowered Hub
I have used many activities to get my students out of their seats, working in groups, moving around the room, or thinking creatively. 
(Ryan M. 9-12)

Entrepreneur
A comprehensive site for teaching entrepreneurship, offering a wealth of articles, case studies, and resources to supplement the textbook and bring real-world business concepts into the classroom. 
(Richard A, Business Education. 9-12)

EVERFI
The site offers free courses organized in modules on different financial topics (FINLIT, Cryptocurrencies, etc.). The site also provides assessment tools on each module and issues a certificate of completion. 
(Mauricio T. 9-12)

Factile
Factile makes learning fun by allowing teachers to create interactive online Jeopardy-style quiz games. It’s perfect for reviewing content, demonstrating learning, or using it as an exit ticket. 
(Ronald J. 9-12)

Forbes
Great calculators and other resources, including articles and business news for current events. 
(Nikolas D. 9-12)

FTE
They have a ton of simulations and games for economics. 
(Jonathan L. 9-12)

HubSpot
HubSpot provides templates for business projects and offers helpful YouTube videos for introducing marketing and business concepts. 
(Emmanuel P. 9-12)

Hands-on Banking
Lots of small topics, so you can pick and choose to incorporate them into a larger lesson. Contains a video and questions for each topic. 
(Heather S. 9-12)

Investopedia
It teaches you every concept related to business, finance, or economics. 
(Jonathan L. 9-12)

Izzit.org
Izzit.org offers engaging resources for entrepreneurship classes, including short videos like "Steve Forbes on Achievement," learning modules, and 45+ premade lessons that can be customized for your classroom. 
(Christopher D. 9-12)

Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
Jump$tart provides resources to improve financial literacy from pre-K through college, including standards, lesson plans, assessment tools, and professional development for educators. 
(Tony Z. 9-12)

Kahoot
Kahoot is a dynamic tool for mid-unit and study guide review, keeping students engaged through fun, team-based competition. (Bill K. 9-12)
 

Knowledge Matters
Knowledge Matters offers short, interactive lessons and simulations in various business disciplines, including entrepreneurship and sports management. Each module includes reading, math, and a final simulation where students run a business. 
(Walter Z. Business Education and Math, 9-12)

Marginal Revolution University
The site is specialized in Economics and provides a series of free resources (videos, interactive practices, news, and chapters) for different grade levels. 
(Mauricio T. 9-12)

Morning Brew
Morning Brew features daily articles that help students connect financial literacy concepts to real-world events and everyday life. (Mark W. 9-12)

National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
NEFE provides comprehensive, research-based curriculum materials, lesson plans, and interactive tools to teach essential financial concepts such as budgeting, saving, investing, and credit. Resources are engaging, free, and designed to help students make informed financial decisions. 
(Tony Z. 9-12)

Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF)
This site has great resources for activities, projects, games, and lesson plans for a variety of personal finance topics. They also have lesson plans broken down by unit for trimester, semester, and full year-long courses. 
(Sloane G. 9-12)

NOTEBOOK LM
An excellent AI-powered site that provides creative ideas for lesson activities tailored to specific topics, helping teachers plan engaging and effective lessons. 
(Bill K. 9-12)

Small Business Administration (SBA)
The SBA website offers comprehensive information on starting, managing, and funding a business. It’s an essential resource for students learning about entrepreneurship and business operations. 
(Richard A. 9-12)

Smart Sheet
Smart Sheet provides a variety of ready-made business Excel templates, saving time and making it easier for students to organize and analyze business data efficiently. 
(Syed Fabha A. 9-12)

Practical Money Skills
This site provides resources for teachers of all grade levels on money. Teachers can utilize the lesson plans and activities in their classroom. 
(Anna D., 9-12)

Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT)
TPT is a platform for sharing and accessing lessons, activities, worksheets, and even complete courses-many of which are free of charge. 
(Debbie G. 9-12)

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