Economics: Interactive & Engaging Classroom Resources For Beginners

Bring economics to life with this bundle of digital resources, designed to support introductory learners, GCSE and A-Level students, or anyone new to economic thinking.

Interactive Economic Schools of Thought Timeline

Step through the centuries with a vibrant, clickable timeline that presents:

Major economic schools (Classical, Keynesian, Monetarist, Behavioural, MMT, etc.)

Key figures like Adam Smith, Keynes, and Friedman with bios and quotes

Core ideas, real-world policies, and interactive quizzes

Filter by era (Classical, Modern, Contemporary) for tailored journeys through history
Ideal for building contextual understanding and historical economic awareness.

Global Economic Shocks Timeline

Explore the most significant global events that shaped the modern economic landscape.
Students can click into:

Events like the 2008 Financial Crisis, COVID-19 shock, and 1970s Stagflation

Understand the macroeconomic effects, policy responses, and long-term impact

Enhance synoptic understanding across themes like growth, inflation, unemployment, and fiscal/monetary policy
Great for teaching real-world application and cause-effect relationships in macroeconomics.

Wants and Needs Simulator

The HTML simulator you’ve built acts as an engaging, interactive introduction to economics by allowing learners to experience the trade-offs, constraints, and consequences of everyday financial decisions in a game-like environment. Players are given a fixed monthly budget and must decide how to allocate it across essentials such as food, housing, and transport, while balancing lifestyle wants like entertainment, fashion, or social activities. As they make these decisions, the simulator dynamically updates their remaining budget, quality-of-life score, and overall financial health, making abstract economic ideas visible and concrete.