Interactive
Curated OER

My Test Book: Calculating Percents

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this online interactive math skills activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that require them to calculate percents. Students may view the correct answers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Catalog Shopping

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Job Applications and Specifications

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students can navigate job choices, understand the application process, and find characteristics of a company they many be interested in. Students research the Family Dollar Company and find out about the coporation, types of jobs...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My World Wide Tour of Spanish Speaking Countries

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students organize a two week travel plan through Spanish speaking countries all over the world. plan their flight schedules, accommodations, and tours of cultural events. Students compute the total cost of their trip.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

‘Tis The Season . . .To Do Math

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Dreidels, Christmas trees, shopping, and snowflakes--what do they all have in common? Mathematics.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Money Simulation (mini economy)

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students participate in a local, classroom economy in both the resource and products market. They track all transactions and learn economic principles and concepts.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Closed Economy Expenditure Model Test

For Students 10th - 11th
In this economics learning exercise, students answer questions relating to consumption, investment, and expenditures in a model of a closed economy.  The eight page learning exercise contains forty multiple choice questions. ...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identifying Correct Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze the importance of recognizing whether or not they have been given correct change. They brainstorm ideas for determining whether or not they have received correct change. Students model and practice dialog to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

North Carolina Symbols: T-Shirts or Calendars

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders draw a symbol or point of interest of North Carolina to be used to make a calendar or T-shirt. They draw an image in pencil and follow it through to a finished product.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Percent Applications

For Students 4th - 6th
In this percent applications worksheet, students complete a total of 10 problems that involve calculating percentages. A reference web site is given.