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Rounding

For Teachers 1st
First graders round to estimate greater sums. After a lecture/demo, 1st graders complete a web lesson on estimation. They practice rounding to the nearest hundred using a restaurant take-out menu.
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A McTrip Back In Time

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students pretend they are time-travellers and travel back to 1954 to a McDonald's Restaurant to see how prices have changed. They need to add and subtract money with regrouping.
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Let's Go Consumer Shopping

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders rotate through various centers designed to practice consumer math skills. They complete a task card at stations simulating consumer transactions that would take place at toy store, grocery store, restaurant or school store.
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Out to Lunch

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a menu. In this math lesson, 6th graders use mean, median and mode to determine the prices for the typical cost of an appetizer, entree, kid's meal, drinks and dessert. Students write a number sentence to show how...
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My Test Book: Probability

For Students 5th - 7th
In this math skills activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding probability. Students may view the correct answers.
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The Bigger Burger Problem

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Geometry/Algebra II activity, students use coordinate geometry to determine the location of a new restaurant to be located equidistanceform three high schools.  The one page activity has one problem with the solution. 
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I'll Have an Order of Subtraction Please!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore number values by completing consumer math worksheets. In this math functions lesson, students identify the use of a decimal in numbers and the place values that are represented when dealing with money. Learners complete...
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An Introduction to Data Reading and Computations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover data reading and computations. In this math lesson plan, students collect nutritional data about intakes of certain foods compared with daily recommended allowances. Students create their own data charts based on their...
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Word Problems Involving Multiplication and Division

For Students 3rd - 4th
Third graders use basic multiplication and division skills to solve 40 problems. There are also extension/challenge problems which require two steps.
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Systems of Linear Equations: Word Problems

For Teachers 10th - 11th
In this linear equation worksheet, student read word problems and write and algebraic equations. They use systems of linear equations to solve the problem. This one-page worksheet contains six problems, with answers.
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Shell Sort; Serving up Seafood

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete various small group activities to classify items and determine the types of combinations that can be made with these items. In the second lesson, students create menus for a restaurant to help them gain money sense and...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Giantburgers

For Teachers 8th Standards
What is a million between friends? This fast food chain claims to serves a certain percentage of Americans every day. The resource agrees, but depending on how you calculate it, you could be a million off. Let your fast food munchers be...
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Howard County Schools

Setting the Table

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
How many people can fit around a table? Depends on the size of the table, right? Explore patterns to generate an equation for the number of people that can fit around a table given its size.
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George's Place

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is another in the interesting series of lessons that uses money as a learning tool. This one is especially clever! During the lesson, pupils pretend they are eating at "George's Place" diner. Small groups are given one bag of play...
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Coordinate Plane and Number Line

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this graph and number line worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about points on a graph and points on a number line. Students answer 10 questions.
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Volume

For Students 6th - 7th
In this volume worksheet, students solve and complete 10 different problems that include determining the volume of books in a library and their weight. First, they complete the table with the weight, number of days and number of boxes...
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Common Core Sheets

Unit Fraction Word Problems

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A set of worksheets prompts learners to practice solving fraction-based word problems. Each problem involves the division of whole numbers by unit fractions. As they work, mathematicians begin to see how division relates to...
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Unstable Table

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Bothered by a wobbly table? Learn how to fix this problem using concepts of slope and continuity. Pupils first consider the problem in two dimensions and then progress to three dimensions. The solution is really quite simple.
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CCSS Math Activities

Sandwich Shop

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Eat up the task on systems of equations. Given information on the total number of sandwiches and the total income, learners write and solve a linear system of equations to find the number of each type of sandwich sold at a shop. They...
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Working Backwards

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept that to solve some problems, they may need to undo the key actions in the problem. This strategy is called working backwards asking the appropriate questions.
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Investigation: The Local Bagel Shop

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore economics by solving business math problems. In this ratio and proportion instructional activity, 6th graders examine different meals to be purchased at a coffee shop and compare which prices make which meals a...
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Make an Organized List

For Students 4th - 5th
In this problem-solving worksheet, students make an organized list to solve 5 mathematical word problems. Students show their work on the worksheet.
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A Marsh-ian Restaurant

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the marshland habitat. In this habitats lesson, 2nd graders view a video on marshlands and identify the plants and animals that live there. Students discuss the characteristics of the marshland habitat and the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Tax and Tip

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Finding out how to calculate tax and tip is a valuable skill that all young adults should be able to do without a calculator. Learners are given a bill and asked to calculate the tax, tip, and total amount. Calculations can be exact or...

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