Turn your classroom into a fall-themed business lab with this 10-page, black-and-white “Autumn Apprentice” worksheet set. Students run pretend seasonal businesses (pumpkin spice stand, hayride service, pie bakery, and more) and tackle real financial-literacy math: percent, decimals, unit rates, profit/loss, break-even, graphing, inventory, and data analysis. Each worksheet has 1 themed illustration prompt, clear instructions, and 10 accurate questions; the final item often asks students to justify a decision using evidence.

What’s Included:

Worksheet 1: Pumpkin Spice Stand Profits
Skills: Revenue, cost, profit; percent increase; linear profit model; graphing
Task: Compute revenue/cost/profit, analyze pricing vs. quantity, write a profit equation and graph profit vs. cups sold.

Worksheet 2: Hayride Service Budget
Skills: Revenue/expense, profit margin, break-even algebra, percent change
Task: Calculate daily profit, find break-even riders using an equation, test price changes, argue sustainability.

Worksheet 3: Pie Bakery Math
Skills: Multi-item totals, percent of cost (COGS), price changes, bar graphs
Task: Compute revenue and ingredient costs (50%), evaluate price increase impact, graph revenue by pie type, choose a product to promote.

Worksheet 4: Fall Market Receipt Analysis
Skills: Order of operations with money, tax, rounding, change due, pie chart
Task: Analyze a receipt, add 7% tax, round totals, compute change, and identify the largest spending category.

Worksheet 5: Profit Trend Graphs
Skills: Line graphs, average, percent change, prediction from trend
Task: Plot weekly profits, compare weeks, compute changes and averages, forecast Week 5, summarize trend.

Worksheet 6: Salary & Bonus Challenge
Skills: Payroll totals, percent bonuses, averages, scenario adjustment, feasibility
Task: Compute daily/weekly payroll with bonuses, adjust for absence, evaluate profit feasibility against weekly revenue.

Worksheet 7: Cost Comparison Table
Skills: Unit price, wholesale thresholds, percent savings, equations
Task: Compare suppliers, compute costs at different quantities, model cost = price × pounds, recommend best option for small vs. large orders.

Worksheet 8: Inventory Restock Challenge
Skills: Stock tracking, averages, percent sold, demand increase, bar graph
Task: Track starting/ending inventory, set reorder points, simulate 20% demand rise, decide future order size with justification.

Worksheet 9: Loss Leader Dilemma
Skills: Promotions, discounted revenue, profit comparison, percent profit loss, target profit equation
Task: Evaluate BOGO 50% promo against costs, compare profit with/without discount, model profit to hit a target, decide to keep or cancel the promo.

Worksheet 10: End-of-Season Business Report
Skills: Profit verification, profit margin, percent increases, comparative graphs, strategic recommendations
Task: Verify P&L, model revenue/expense changes, graph revenue vs. expenses vs. profit, write a data-driven decision for next season.

How It Helps Students:

• Applies math to authentic business scenarios (financial literacy made concrete)
  
• Builds fluency with decimals, percent, rates, and equations in context
  
• Develops data interpretation (tables, line graphs, bar/pie charts) and evidence-based decision making
  

How It Helps Teachers:

• No-prep, ready-to-print black-and-white pages
  
• Perfect for centers, homework, intervention, or enrichment
  
• Consistent layout across pages; final items prompt written justification for quick formative assessment
  

Solves Key Pain Points:

• Integrates multiple Grade 6 domains into one cohesive resource
  
• Balances procedural practice with real-world reasoning and communication
  
• Supports mixed ability levels with scaffolded computation and open-ended decisions
  

This resource includes typographically styled fractions and exponents, along with auto-formatted elements, designed to expose students to a variety of visual representations. By incorporating both digital and traditional formats, students encounter mathematical expressions in ways they may not often see in standard textbooks. This approach enhances flexible thinking and supports adaptation to various digital tools, platforms, and real-world scenarios. It encourages a deeper conceptual understanding and strengthens students’ confidence with diverse mathematical notations.

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