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What's on Sale?

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Students explore sale items.  In this money and percent math lesson, students work in groups to locate food ads in the newspaper.  Students identify sales and calculate final prices using percentage discounts.  Students complete a math worksheet with related story problems.

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money word problems, math applications, percents

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calculating percents, money story problems, newspaper math activity, percent, math
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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