Econ Reads
Econ Reads is where story time meets real world smarts! This is your one stop shop for bringing economics, personal finance, and entrepreneurship into your classroom through books your students already love.
Dive into programs like Danny Dollar Academy and Owning the Dash, both designed with elementary and middle school learners in mind.
Got a classroom favorite your students can’t get enough of? Share your shelf with us! We’re building a collection of economics focused lesson plans for elementary and middle school teachers that connect with the books you are using every day. Just tell us what you’re reading, and we’ll work on creating standard-aligned resources to help you tie those stories to key financial and economic concepts like saving, spending, decision-making, and more.
Danny Dollar Academy
The Books
Danny Dollar Millionaire Extraordinaire:
The Lemonade Escapade
For 3rd-5th grade
Danny Dollar is a kid with a plan. He is out to become a millionaire, and nobody can stop him! Eleven-year-old Danny is a little kid with big dreams. He is on his way to financial fortune and fame, but blocking the road to success are Pablo and his crew, and what they have planned for him will embarrass him in front of the whole city. Will the local bullies get the best of Danny or will he have the guts to show everyone why he is “Dan, the Man with the Plan”? Throughout Danny’s adventures, he teaches readers about finance, banking, investing and entrepreneurship in a fun and relatable way.
Make Your Own Money:
How Kids Can Earn It, Save It, Spend It and Dream Big
For 6th-7th grade
Danny Dollar has inspired countless children around the world to make, save, and spend money wisely, and to dream big. Now the “King of Cha-Ching” returns to take kids on a how-to journey toward financial literacy, with tips and guidance for making money and minding their own businesses. With Danny as their money-savvy guide, readers get answers to questions like “What is money?”, “How do I make money?”, and “Why should I become an entrepreneur?” This blueprint for financial success provides creative and practical tips for earning money by starting a business, and even covers how to write a business plan, raise start-up money, and understand profit and loss.
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Owning the Dash
The Books
Owning the Dash Financial Literacy Kit
For Grades K-5
The DASH Financial Literacy Kit is a ready-to-go classroom resource designed to help elementary teachers, media specialists, and librarians bring financial concepts to life in fun, age-appropriate ways. Packed into one colorful, durable box, the kit includes six award-winning picture books, engaging lesson plans, video guides, discussion questions, and interactive tools like the Spending Shuffle card game. Whether you're teaching budgeting, scarcity, supply and demand, or delayed gratification, this kit makes it easy to weave financial literacy into your everyday classroom routines. Valued at $150, the Owning the Dash kit is your new favorite sidekick for turning money talk into meaningful learning.
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