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Shopping

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Students do a shopping simulation in order to have a chance to apply their math skills in a real life fashion. They decide how much money they have, what they want to buy, if they have enough money and how much change they should get back.

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money

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change, money, shopping, math
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Grade
K - 2nd
Subjects
Math
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Simulation
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