Bring real-world math to life with this engaging Restaurant Menu Math Project! Students become restaurant owners as they design a menu, set prices, and solve meaningful math problems using decimals.

This hands-on project is perfect for end-of-year review, performance tasks, or math enrichment. Students will apply their understanding of decimal operations, problem solving, and financial literacy in a fun and creative way.

What’s Included:

• Student directions page with step-by-step project overview
• Restaurant creation page (name, theme, logo design)
• Menu design pages (4+ categories, 5+ items per category)
• Combo meals & discount page (calculate savings)
• Customer order task pages (multi-step word problems & budget challenge)
• Tax & tip calculation page (real-world application)
• Higher-level thinking tasks (open-ended + error analysis)
• Final menu design pages (includes folded or single-page options)
• Reflection page (student thinking & real-world connection)
• Math check page (review understanding)
• Teacher rubric for easy grading
  

Skills Covered:

• Adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals
• Multi-step word problems
• Financial literacy (tax, tip, budgeting)
• Mathematical reasoning and explanation
• Real-world application of math
  

Why Teachers Love This:

• Highly engaging and creative project
• Encourages deeper thinking and problem solving
• Built-in differentiation opportunities
• Easy to implement (just print and go!)
• Perfect for projects, assessments, or centers
  

Perfect For:

• 4th - 6th Grade Math
• End-of-Year Activities
• Project-Based Learning
• Math Review or Spiral Review
• Enrichment or Early Finishers
  

🖨Format:

Printable PDF
No Prep – Just Print & Go!

Teacher Tip:

Have students present their restaurant or “order” from each other’s menus to increase engagement and discussion!