Teach discounts and sales with a straightforward worksheet. After reviewing the concept, pupils solve word problems related to dollars and percentages. The second half of the sheet prompts learners to continue solving problems related to...

Students investigate buying purchases in bulk. In this buying in bulk lesson, students consider ways to cut costs and reduce waste in landfills by making bulk purchases.

Students calculate discounts, sale price, and sale tax. In this consumer math lesson, students visit mock stores which have items for sale. Students calculate the final prices of items.

Young scholars examine the different components that make up soil. Using data, they identify the components of soil in their local area and discover how scientists use the soil to see how it was formed. They also describe the soil...

Students, in groups, "shop" for eleven different items in a large mail order catalog. They locate the items and complete the order form. As a class, they discuss ways to find things more quickly.

Students role play a scenario between a creditor and debtor. In this consumer education lesson plan, students read the book Four Dollars and Fifty Cents, discuss the vocabulary introduced in the book and role play a  situation...

What is the whole story about Wal-Mart's success and its founder, Sam Walton? Discover the whole history of one of the biggest retailers of the Twenty-first Century here.