Curated OER
Grocery Store Math
In this math worksheet, students write down an estimated price of five grocery store items. Then, students find the actual price and calculate the difference.
Curated OER
Grocery Store Math- Home/School Activity
In this home/school consumer math activity, students examine ways to save money at the grocery store. They work with a family partner to write a menu and write a shopping list. They shop for the items noting the prices and using a...
Curated OER
Grocery Store Math
In this consumer math worksheet, students guess the price of several items located in the grocery store. Students then find the actual price of the items and calculate the difference between the estimated and actual price. Students...
EngageNY
Random Sampling
Sample pennies to gain an understanding of their ages. The 16th installment of a 25-part series requires groups to collect samples from a jar of pennies. Pupils compare the distribution of their samples with the distribution of the...
Federal Reserve Bank
Financial Fables: Shopping Wisely with Olivia Owl
Cover two subjects with one instructional activity! First, dive into English language arts; read an eBook, answer comprehension questions, and complete a cause and effect chart about the financial fable, Shopping Wisely with Olivia...
Curated OER
Grocery Shopping Trip 3
In this different types of coins worksheet, students participate in a grocery shopping trip where they cut out and paste from the bottom of the worksheet the correct coins in the correct places to purchase five different items.
EduGAINs
Making Savvy Consumer Choices
It's never too early to learn about grocery budgeting. Middle schoolers delve into the world of consumer math with a lesson plan that focuses on both healthy choices and real-world math applications. Groups work together to form a...
Illustrative Mathematics
Price per Pound and Pounds per Dollar
Help learners understand the concept of unit rate as it is applied to buying beans at a grocery store. The objective is to determine the unit rate in two ways, and then apply each ratio to an additional problem. The attached commentary...
Curated OER
Practice Shopping
In this money worksheet, students draw the specific coins that make up 9 different amounts of money. Students add together 4 sets of coins and cross out the coins needed to purchase 9 various items found in a grocery store.
Curated OER
Visiting the Arcade
Second graders take a trip to the arcade in an activity that engages them in problem solving with money. Composed of three word problems, youngsters are instructed to determine various combinations to represent a given value by using...
Curated OER
Thanksgiving Math
In this Thanksgiving themed math activity, learners calculate the answers to four word problems and then explain how they reached each answer.
Curated OER
Problem Solving in British Pounds
Compare the cost of four common food items at the grocery store! The value of these objects is represented in British pounds, but you could cross this off if it's too confusing for your elementary learners.
Beyond Benign
Truckin’ to Your Table
Food takes a trip to the table. Class members choose a meal from a menu and calculate the total cost of the meal including tax and tip. Using a food origin card, pupils determine how far each of the ingredients of a meal traveled to end...
CCSS Math Activities
Cereal
Your breakfast cereal is a good source of math practice. Young mathematicians apply ratios and percents to analyze the amount of protein and carbohydrates in two brands of cereal. They complete a instructional activity to answer several...
Curated OER
Problem Solving: Metric Conversion
Using a table, students solve 12 word problems about the weights of various foods at the grocery store. The solve addition and subtraction problems as well as convert kilograms to grams.
Curated OER
Extension: Money Math
In this money math worksheet, 4th graders write multiplication equations to solve a set of 6 word problems. Answers are included on page 2. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
California Education Partners
Miguel's Milkshakes
Moooove over, there's a better deal over there! The fourth segment in a series of eight requires individuals to determine the best unit cost for milk. Scholars calculate the least amount they can spend on a particular quantity of...
Curated OER
Grocery Shopping Trip 2- Coin Values
In this coin value worksheet, students cut out coins that are labeled with money amounts. They place the coins in the circles next to the pictures of grocery items. They make the coin values add up to the price that is given for the item.
Curated OER
Grocery Shopping Trip - Coin Values
In this coin value matching learning exercise, students cut out pictures of coins that show the monetary amounts on them. They place the coins on the learning exercise to show what is needed to pay for each grocery item.
Illustrative Mathematics
Bank Account Balance
Represent the ups and downs of a bank account. The two-part task points out that some types of graphs may better show discrete functions than others. Pupils analyze a graph on how well it represents the situation. They develop their own...
Curated OER
Family Letter and Activity: Cars, Trucks and Percents
In this math instructional activity, students will take home a letter to their parents explaining that they are studying Chapter 10: Ratio, Proportion and Percent. Then students will complete a homework activity in which they ask family...
Curated OER
Add Whole Numbers
In this addition practice worksheet, students practice their math skills as they solve 21 addition problems that require them to add 3 digit numbers, 4 digit numbers, and money. Students also answer 2 test prep questions.
Beyond Benign
Plastic Bags
Paper or plastic? Explore the environmental effects of using plastic bags through mathematics. Learners manipulate worldwide data on plastic bag consumption to draw conclusions.
Curated OER
Mr. Goldman's Good Idea
Shopping carts are a modern convenience that many people take for granted. Make sure your pupils do not fall into that category by completing the activities in this plan. There are ideas included for language arts, social studies, math,...