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A/B Shop!
For this shopping list worksheet, students record the prices of picture words on a shopping list and total the cost. Students write nine short answers.
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My Shopping List
In this math worksheet, students create their own shopping list and then track the amount of money that is spent at the store in British Pounds.
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Using the Grocery Store as an Instructional Place for Math
The grocery store can be a great place to reinforce math lessons and get new activity ideas.
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Take an Imaginary Shopping Trip With Your Students
Take your students on an imaginary shopping trip to practice math and other skills.
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Clipping Coupons
Students explore the use of coupons to promote cost saving and help families remain within their monthly budget. In groups students create a shopping list using coupons provided by the teacher. They record the actual cost of the item as...
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Estimating the Cost of Shopping
In this math worksheet, students choose 20 items from a shopping list that includes the price of each food. Students estimate the cost of the list and then figure out the actual cost.
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Practical Problems Involving Decimals
After discussing decimals and "going shopping" in the classroom, young mathematicians are given four practical word problems that require them to estimate their answers, given specific information. The highlight of the lesson plan is...
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A Shopping Spree!
In this adding prices of items worksheet, learners choose items and add their totals using mental math, paper and pencil, and the calculator.
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Christmas Shopping
Students pretend to buy age/gender appropriate Christmas presents using a given budget for a specified number of people.
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Let's Shop! Holiday Math
In this math worksheet, students read a list of available gifts and their cost, then try to spend a total of 10 dollars without going over that amount. Students add up the items they select as they go, then find the total.
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Test Your Speaking And Listening Skills: A Fair Price?
In this consumer awareness instructional activity, students look at a shopping list and write what is a fair price for each item and how much is the maximum they would be willing to pay. Students discuss their lists and may visit stores...
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Shopping
Fifth graders simulate a shopping experience. Students are given a specified amount of money and they must spend it. Students choose five items they wish to purchase and determine if they can afford the items.
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A Method of Front-End Arithmetic
Teach the class how to add using front-end addition. They are given a shopping list and use it to practice adding from the largest place value to the smallest. Computational math and shopping, what fun!
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How Do You Spend Your Money?
Fifth graders examine ways to save and spend money. They look at ways that people earn, save, and spend money using chapters from Tom Birdseye's Tarantula Shoes. They add and subtract decimals to fill in a worksheet entitled, "Is It a...
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The Big Buck Adventure: Part 2
Students go on a pretend shopping spree. For this money lesson, students complete a Shopping Spree activity sheet where they pretend they have won $100 and can spend it on a fake shopping spree. Students use the Internet to shop and...
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Wise Shoppers
Students complete several activities to learn about currency and the functions of money. In this money functions lesson plan, students complete activities to learn what are the functions of money. Students calculate item prices with...
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Shopping for a Party
Second graders produce a budget for a party. In this money management lesson, 2nd graders create a budget for an imaginary party they will have based on a $20.00 limit. Students observe a video clip in class discussing budgets.
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Shopping for Candy
Students explore counting money. In this money counting and gingerbread house construction lesson, students use a calculator to determine how much and what type of candy they can buy given 25 cents. Students construct gingerbread houses...
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Mental Money
Students access prior knowledge to round numbers and add decimals. In this mental math lesson plan, students share the book Betcha and calculate estimates for three jars based on the book. Students calculate money answers based on coins...
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Grocery Races
Fifth graders apply their knowledge of math in a grocery shopping trip. In this math lesson, 5th graders use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to help them with their shopping. The teacher sets up a mock supermarket in...
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Adding and Multiplying Decimals
Students review the process needed to add and multiply decimals. They work in pairs and use grocery store sale papers to plan a meal for 20 people. They multiply the price of the items to calculate a total cost.
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Let's Shop - Asking for Things in Shops!
In this ELL oral communication learning exercise, students complete a quick check on asking for things in a shop. They fill a gift list for 6 family members, and make a store guide. Teacher guide included.
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Thanksgiving Dinner
Students plan a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. In this Thanksgiving lesson, students compare and contrast the first Thanksgiving to Thanksgiving celebrations today. Students plan a traditional Thanksgiving dinner and research the costs...
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My Test Book: Addition and Subtraction
In this online interactive math skills worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that require them to add and subtract using whole numbers and decimals. Students may submit their answers to be scored.