Accounting and Economics Units for North Carolina EPF and CTE Business
North Carolina teachers looking for ready accounting and economics units can use the Accounting & Economics Fundamentals Bundle in two places: the markets half of Economics and Personal Finance, and CTE business courses that need real bookkeeping. Nine units cover journal entries, the income statement, the balance sheet, costing, marketing, market structures, supply and demand and the business cycle. Treat it as a starter set, not a finished course.
Check the nine unitsIn North Carolina, the Accounting & Economics Fundamentals Bundle ($109.99) works as a source of ready lessons for two jobs. Its supply and demand, market structures and business cycle units support the economics side of the required Economics and Personal Finance course, and its journal entries, income statement, balance sheet and cost accounting units give a CTE business class its bookkeeping core. It is not a full EPF course and has no NCSCOS or CTE course codes.
The resources
Accounting & Economics Fundamentals Bundle, Grades 10–12
9 resources in one download: $109.99 instead of $224.91 bought separately.
Start with the first resource; the others are optional add-ons. Open any cover for the full contents and price.
Accounting & Economics Fundamentals Bundle | Journal Entries, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Markets & Marketing | 9 Units | Grades 10–12
Career Readiness Curriculum Bundle | Personal Finance, Job Applications, Workplace Communication & AI at Work | 8 Units | Grades 9–12
Personal Finance Starter Bundle | Money Mindset, SMART Goals, Budgeting, Debt & Interest | Grades 9–12
Everyday & Financial Math Bundle | Percentages, Interest, Ratio and Business Maths | 3 Units | Grades 7–12
The real problem
One required course, two subjects, and a CTE inventory to match
Since the class that entered grade 9 in fall 2020, every North Carolina student takes Economics and Personal Finance, a one-year course required under S.L. 2019-82 (HB 924); the Class of 2024 was the first to graduate under it. It sits beside American History, World History, and Founding Principles of the United States and North Carolina: Civic Literacy as one of four required high school social studies courses. The name says it all: one teacher has to teach economics and personal finance in the same year, and most published material leans hard toward one or the other. On the career side, North Carolina's CTE Course Inventory sorts courses into Career Clusters, program areas and Programs of Study under Perkins V. Business, finance and marketing teachers in those programs need content on how a company actually records transactions and reports profit, which a personal finance text never gets to. The common result is a teacher splitting time between a markets unit for EPF and an accounting unit for a CTE section, writing both from scratch. Ready units that handle the business and markets side well free up time for the personal finance part, where students' questions are most immediate.
Why it fits
Where each unit earns its place
Read the bundle as two blocks: markets content for EPF, and accounting content for CTE business pathways.
- Supply and demand gives EPF students the price model the rest of economics builds on.
- Market structures shows how different kinds of markets work, a good basis for class debate.
- The business cycle unit links EPF economics to the growth and recession news students hear.
- Journal entries and the income statement start a CTE accounting sequence from the first transaction.
- Stocktaking, inventory and the balance sheet show students a full set of business records.
- Marketing basics and the marketing mix suit an introductory marketing or entrepreneurship course.
Getting started
Placing the bundle in a North Carolina schedule
Suggestions only. Your course standards, district pacing and Programs of Study come first.
- EPF: build a markets blockTeach supply and demand, then market structures, then the business cycle as one connected block within the economics part of the year. Use your own material for the rest of the economics standards.
- EPF: switch to personal financeMove to budgeting, saving, credit and debt with dedicated personal finance lessons. This bundle does not teach household money management, so plan that half separately.
- CTE: run the accounting cycleIn a business or accounting section, teach journal entries, the income statement, and stocktaking with the balance sheet in that order, since each unit relies on the one before.
- CTE: add costing and business mathFollow with cost accounting and the business maths unit on the rule of three and percentages. Students practice pricing decisions with numbers they now understand.
- Use marketing as a projectThe marketing mix unit can close a semester as a group project in which students plan the product, price, place and promotion for an idea of their own.
What to buy
Choosing for EPF, CTE or both
If you teach CTE business or the markets part of EPF, the Accounting & Economics Fundamentals Bundle ($109.99; $224.91 for the nine units separately) is the right starting point. For the personal finance half of EPF, the Personal Finance Starter Bundle ($59.99) includes a course launch lesson, money values, SMART financial goals, a money mindset quiz, handling money and debt, and percentages and interest. CTE teachers working on employability can add the Career Readiness Curriculum Bundle ($99.99), and the Everyday & Financial Math Bundle ($49.99) adds discounts, tax, simple interest and business math practice.
Honest limits
Before you build a course on it
The bundle is general accounting and economics content. It is not written for North Carolina, has no North Carolina standards or CTE course inventory codes, and is not a complete EPF or CTE course. Compare each unit with the course you teach and add North Carolina examples, personal finance lessons and your own assessments. The licence covers your own teaching; for a department or school, message Teach Lessons before sharing. Within 7 days, a bundle that is not a fit can be exchanged for store credit of equal value, not refunded in cash.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Is this bundle aligned with North Carolina's Economics and Personal Finance standards?
No. It is not aligned with, approved under or endorsed by the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, the CTE Course Inventory or the Department of Public Instruction. Several economics topics overlap with what an EPF course usually includes, but you need to check each unit against the current EPF standards yourself.
Can I teach the whole EPF course with it?
No. Economics and Personal Finance is a one-year course with two halves, and this bundle covers business accounting and markets, not personal money management. Pair its markets units with personal finance material, such as the Personal Finance Starter Bundle, and your own resources for the remaining standards.
Which CTE classes does it suit?
Introductory business, accounting, finance and marketing courses are the natural fit, because the units teach bookkeeping, costing and the marketing mix. Check the course descriptions in your Program of Study to confirm which units match, since the bundle carries no CTE course codes. Your CTE director can help with that check.
Do students need a spreadsheet or accounting program?
No. Nothing in the bundle requires software, and none is included. Students work with worksheets and slides on paper or in a digital classroom. If your CTE lab uses spreadsheets, you can have students rebuild an income statement there, but that is your own addition.
Can I start with a single unit?
Yes. Each of the nine units is sold separately and linked on the bundle page. Supply and demand or journal entries are sensible first purchases if you want to test the style. The full set costs $109.99 compared with $224.91 for all nine bought separately.
What do I do if our whole business department wants it?
Send Teach Lessons a short message before buying. The standard licence covers one teacher's own classes, and team or school use is arranged by message. Please do not upload the files to a shared public site. Asking first means the question is settled before anyone in the department opens a shared folder.
Free up time for the personal finance half
Open the product page to check all nine units and the parts list before you plan your markets or accounting block.
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