Help your students build real-life budgeting and money addition skills with this set of 24 functional “Add the Bills” task cards. Designed for special education, transition programs, and students working at a 2nd–3rd grade math level, this resource provides meaningful practice adding real‑world expenses such as rent, utilities, groceries, car bills, loans, and more.
Each card presents two common adult expenses with clear visuals and simple text. Students add the amounts to find the total cost, helping them practice practical life skills such as:

• Budgeting
• Understanding bills
• Money management
• Adulting and independent living skills

Teachers love using these cards for warm-ups, math centers, IEP goal practice, work systems, and paraprofessional‑led stations.
What’s Included ✔ 24 real‑world bill addition task cards
✔ Age‑respectful visuals (NOT babyish—ideal for teens & young adults)
✔ Mix of common household, transportation, medical, and personal expenses
✔ Supplemental activity ideas (budgeting practice, role‑playing, expense journals, sorting activities)
✔ Print‑and‑go format
✔ Perfect for both individual and small‑group instruction
Skills Targeted

• Adding money
• Functional math
• Life skills & independent living
• Transition readiness
• IEP goals for money skills
• Problem solving and reasoning

Why Teachers Love It This resource is created specifically for high school special education and mild/moderate intellectual disabilities. Students get repetitive, meaningful practice without materials that feel childish. Tasks are highly structured, visually clear, and easy for paraprofessionals to run independently