Looking for a fun activity that is self-checking, collaborative and practices calculating tips expressed as a percent on meals? This is a set of 15 problems that need to be cut apart, reassembled in the correct order and fastened together like a chain until the end is reached.

Each of the links has a problem giving the percent of the tip and the meal purchase as well as the cost of another meal. Students will need to calculate the tip and then find the answer on another strip. Students can either line up the strips in order before fastening together or attach as they go.

Students begin with the link marked start and continue until they are out of links. If students are struggling, teacher can let students know which is the last link. This is a great warm up to review before a quiz. Works well with partners or a group of 3.

Each of the links also have a letter, teacher can quickly identify student progress by using the check word/phrase . Or teacher can look at the links in order.

To finish the lesson, use the included exit cards, which can be randomly assigned to students to check their understanding. If students have never completed a paper chain before, then having a sample they can see (not look at to see the order) helps them understand what the finished product will look like.

I teach Consumer Math, also known as Personal Finance in high school to give seniors some real life math problems.

Included:

✂Answer Key

✂3 pages of student "chains"

✂18 exit cards

✂Teacher Directions

✂Worksheet for student calculations because showing work in Math Class is always good ☺

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