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Restaurant Check for Taxes, Tips and Totals
Taco bout a fun activity! Students can use the internet to search for their favorite restaurant's menus. They will use this information to create restaurant checks for tables of 1 to 4. The checks include spaces for all types of meals, descriptions and prices. Students will have to add up all totals, increasing addition fluency. After students have a subtotal they will need to find the tax (based on the correct tax rate), tip amount (based on the percent given by the teacher) and grand total.
5th - 8th
Financial Literacy, Money Math, Numbers
Discounts, Percent Off, Sales Tax & Money Math | Grades 6–8
Students often ask, “When will I ever use this?” This real-world math bundle gives them the answer. Students apply percent skills in authentic everyday situations. They calculate discounts, percent off, sales tax, tips, and unit prices. They compare deals and make smart budgeting decisions. This bundle builds strong financial literacy skills for grades 6–8. It works for math centers, homework, projects, or review. I t is print-and-go and no prep.What’s Included:This bundle includes three complet
6th - 8th
Algebra, Financial Literacy, Money Math
CCSS
6.RP.A.3
, 7.RP.A.3
, MP1
4-Day Road Trip Budget Project | Real-World Math PBL | Distance, Percent, & Fina
Bring real-world math to life with this engaging, student-centered Project-Based Learning (PBL) activity. In this 4-Day Road Trip Project, students plan an exciting trip across the continental United States while applying essential math skills in a meaningful way. Students will choose two destinations in two different states, calculate travel distance, budget for expenses, and present their trip through writing and a creative presentation. This project combines math, research, financial literacy
6th - 8th
Financial Literacy, Money Math, Other (Math)
Math Restaurant Menu Project & Tip Calculation - Percent Project
Bring real-world math to life with this engaging and creative Restaurant Math Project! Students become restaurant owners as they design their own restaurant, create a menu, assign prices, take customer orders, calculate totals, and practice finding a 20% tip. This hands-on project combines creativity with essential math skills in a fun and meaningful way. What’s Included: • Full-color project directions poster • Black-and-white blank menu template • Black-and-white restaurant storefront color
3rd - 8th
Decimals, Financial Literacy, Money Math
6th & 7th grade Percent Digital Project- Real-World Practice- tax & tips
Tired of students asking "When will I ever use percents?" Give your 6th or 7th grade students the perfect answer with this engaging tax and tip practice that connects math to their everyday world! Watch your students light up when they realize they're learning life skills that actually matter. What's Included: ✅ 5 Interactive Student Slides - Digital engagement that keeps students focused ✅ Printable Student Work Pages - Organized area for students to show work ✅ Google Sheet Formulated
6th - 7th
Decimals, Math Test Prep, Money Math
CCSS
6.RP.A.3c
, 7.RP.A.3
Back to School Shopping Challenge – Percent & Budget Math Project (Print + Digit
Engage your students with this fun and practical real-world math project! Learners are given a $300 budget and must calculate discounts, make smart purchases, and reflect on their spending—all while practicing percent and decimal operations. What’s Included: Printable student shopping worksheet Editable Google Slides version Answer key with final totals Reflection questions for critical thinking Skills Covered: Percent discounts Subtracting from a total budget Estimating totals and decision
6th - 9th
Applied Math, Financial Literacy, Money Math
Christmas Budget Percent Project (Middle Level Holiday Activity)
Here is a holiday project to keep your classroom busy in the weeks leading up to Christmas break! This project is a review over percetanges and requires calculating them on every page of this activity. This activity also requires internet use, as students will be "Christmas shopping" for their selected people using the $1000 gifted to them by Mrs. Claus. This is sure to get a few laughs from your students, as they navigate real-life budgeting skills while shopping for silly items for their frien
6th - 8th
Decimals, Fractions, Money Math
Addition and Subtraction through Thousandths Decimal Word Problems | 4th Grade
This resource includes 16 decimal word problems that give students practice with adding and subtracting decimals through the thousandths in meaningful, real-world contexts. Problems include a mix of single-step and multi-step situations and require students to estimate, solve, and justify their thinking. Several problems ask students to estimate using strategies such as rounding or compatible numbers before finding exact answers. All numbers are limited to four digits, and decimals do no
3rd - 6th
Arithmetic, Decimals, Money Math
Percents in Real Life Project – Calculate Discounts, Tax, and Tip | Real-World
Engage students with this real-world math project where they calculate discounts, sales tax, and tips on various items. Perfect for practicing percent applications in a fun, meaningful way, this activity builds financial literacy and problem-solving skills. Ideal for grades 6–8.
6th - 8th
Applied Math, Financial Literacy, Money Math
CCSS
6.RP.A.3c
, 7.RP.A.3
Also included in: Percents Real Life Project & Foldables Bundle – Discounts, Tax, and Tip
Making a Menu Activity-Adding, Subtracting & Comparing Decimals, 5th & 6th
Practice Adding, Subtracting, & Comparing Decimals to two place values with Menu Practice! This project based learning performance task is great for real-world connection & assessment for 5th & 6th grade. Three Activities in One!Students create prices for a pre-chosen list of itemsStudents create their own menu with items & pricesStudents work with a partner to share their menus and answer questionsAll activities have supportive questions to have practice work with decimals. Most questio
5th - 6th
Basic Operations, Decimals, Money Math
CCSS
5.NBT.B.7
, 6.NS.B.3
Gym Real Life Application Math Project Standards Based Decimals Percents Rates
Run the gym, run the numbers! This engaging and creative math project-based learning places your students in the role of CEO of their dream gyms. Students will practice unit rates and create flyers that advertise the best competitive payment rates, design blueprints that match percent requirements for area, curate a snack menu for their gym cafe, and more. Customize this project to be a one-day activity or as long as a week-long project by picking the topic that matches the needs and interes
4th - 6th
Decimals, Money Math, Numbers
CCSS
3.MD.A.1
, 5.NBT.B.7
, 6.NS.B.2
+5
Video Presentation for Student Business Projects | Framework & Rubric
Are you thinking of running a student business project where students create their own small business? I love bringing entrepreneurship into my personal finance classroom as a 1-2 month project in our increasing income unit. Ending a business project can be a big ordeal with a business fair or Shark Tank style presentations, but it doesn't need to be! Congrats on reaching the latter stages of your student entrepreneurship project! It’s time for them to share all of their hard work with you, thei
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Business, Financial Literacy, Money Math
Also included in: The Real Business Project | Create Real-Life Student Businesses BUNDLE
The Bark Park - Maths Storybook Lesson (2nd and 3rd Grade)
Want to introduce percents of a number in relation to fractions and decimals, and enable your students to work out simple percentages? Calculating percentages can be really engaging when taught through the fun Maths adventure book “The Bark Park” by Lori Haskins Houran. A fun, practical fusion of reading comprehension and Maths, the children will be super engaged with this lovely book and accompanying lesson. The practical activity has a real-world sense of purpose as the children are tasked wit
2nd - 3rd
Math, Money Math, Reading
Percents Project | Financial Literacy | Summer BBQ Challenge Math 7 Rich Task
Looking for a practical way to teach and assess percent calculations and real-world cost comparisons? The Summer BBQ Grocery Challenge gets students thinking critically as they decide where to shop for the best overall deal.In this rich task, students compare prices for a summer BBQ grocery list across three different stores. They apply percent discounts, “buy one get one” promotions, and sales tax to determine total costs. After making their calculations, students choose the best-value store an
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Financial Literacy, Money Math, Other (Math)
Financial Literacy: Independent Math Activity, Gratuity, Discounts, Tax
This project is a great wrap up to combine Percent of a Number and Financial Literacy into one activity. The Projects three key aspects include: Part 1: Discounts, Subtotal, and Tax Part 2: Tips and Final Bill Part 3: Create your own Meal Exploration This project includes a detailed and printable 5 page menu to use to solve key questions and explore discounts and percents. Student find the activity engaging as they can relate it to real life circumstances.
7th - 9th
Applied Math, Financial Literacy, Money Math
6th Grade Real World Math Project Bundle | Ratios Percents Fractions Decimals
Transform your math classroom with this 6th Grade Math Project Bundle! Learn and practice skills with ratios, percents, fractions, decimals, and more! Each of the five included projects takes students on a unique adventure—dinosaurs, outer space, wilderness survival, and even running their own café—while reinforcing critical math skills in a way that feels exciting and real. ✨ What’s Included (5 Complete Projects):Dino Math Adventure: Exponents, Order of Operations, & Factoring This dino-themed
6th
Decimals, Fractions, Money Math
CCSS
6.NS.A.1
, 6.NS.B.2
, 6.NS.B.3
+12
Food Truck Challenge Project Based Learning PBL Real World Activity Grades 5-7th
Looking for a fun, real-world math mini project that practices decimals, percents, tip, tax, and budget skills—all while keeping your students engaged? The Taco vs Pizza Food Truck Challenge is a low-prep, high-engagement activity that blends project-based learning with consumer math—perfect for middle school students. In this creative mini PBL, students take on the role of food truck customers with a $15 budget. They’ll plan a meal (main dish, sides, drink), apply tax, tip, and coupons, a
6th - 8th
Decimals, Financial Literacy, Money Math
CCSS
6.NS.B.2
, 6.NS.B.3
, 6.RP.A.3
Percent Application Activity: "Build A Stuffy Workshop"
Build a Stuffy Workshop is an engaging, hands-on activity designed to strengthen students’ understanding of percent applications, including unit price (wholesale cost) and retail price. Students will select one of three stuffed animals and customize their creation by choosing four accessories. Throughout the activity, learners will calculate both the unit price of their selected items and the final retail price of their completed “Stuffy.” To support student success and independence, this resour
5th - 8th
Algebra, Money Math, Other (Math)
Thanksgiving Math Craft | Budget Planner Lapbook Activities | Grades 3–5 | Fun!
Thanksgiving Math Craft | Budget Planner Lapbook Activities | Grades 3–5 | Low-Prep | Fun!Make Thanksgiving learning meaningful and fun with this Thanksgiving Math Craft Budget Planner Lapbook! Students practice real-world money and math skills as they plan a Thanksgiving dinner within a set budget. Each level challenges students to use addition, multiplication, comparison, and decision-making while tracking expenses and staying within budget — a perfect blend of holiday fun and math reasoning
3rd - 5th
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Money Math
Percent of a Number Shopping Project- 6th, 7th grade, 7.RP.A.3, TEKS 6.5B, 7.4D
Are you looking for real-life application problems? Look no further! This shopping project involves determining percent discounts by calculating the percent of a number, and this activity will get your students solving, creating, and moving around the room! This Resource involves the following 3 Activities: 1. Practice with _________'s Shop of Amazing Trinkets - The Teacher's Shop advertisement has 5 items with 5 percent discounts. Students calculate the discount, and the total discounted price
6th - 8th
Money Math, Numbers, Other (Math)
CCSS
6.RP.A.3c
, 7.RP.A.3
Retail Store Percent Project
The Retail Store Percent Project is an engaging, student-centered math activity designed for 7th grade classrooms to strengthen understanding of percents, discounts, and real-world financial literacy. This project blends creativity with core math skills as students build their own retail store, set product prices, calculate percent discounts, and present their store through a polished PowerPoint and promotional flyer. Students begin by designing the storefront and creating a store logo, then de
7th
Applied Math, Decimals, Money Math
CCSS
7.NS.A.1
, 7.NS.A.2
, 7.EE.A.1
+3
Real-World Math Project Bundle- Percents, Equations, Proportions | 6th 7th Grade
Bring real-world math to life with this engaging project-based learning bundle! These hands-on middle school math projects cover everything from percents and equations to proportions, budgeting, and graphing—perfect for 6th and 7th grade students. Whether you're reviewing concepts, spiraling skills, or looking for an alternative assessment, these creative activities are sure to make math meaningful and fun. Included in this ultimate real-world math bundle are five seasonal and theme-based projec
6th - 8th
Algebra, Fractions, Money Math
CCSS
7.NS.A.2a
, 6.EE.A.2
, 6.EE.A.2a
+13
Vacation Budget Project HS | Real-World Math PBL & Financial Literacy Activity
Bring real-world math to life with this engaging Vacation Budget Project! Students plan a complete trip while practicing budgeting, financial literacy, research, decimals, percents, cost comparison, and decision-making. This project is perfect for helping students understand how math is used in real life. Students will choose a budget, compare destinations, research travel options, calculate flight or driving costs, compare lodging, plan food expenses, budget for activities, calculate taxes and
7th - 12th
Decimals, Financial Literacy, Money Math
7th Grade Math Project Based Learning PBL Snack Shop Challenge RealWorld Project
In this 5-day project-based learning unit, students become entrepreneurs as they are in charge of running the snack shop. They’ll apply key 7th grade math concepts— ratios and proportions, percents, rational numbers, equations, and probability—to solve authentic challenges like pricing snacks, scaling recipes, budgeting, and predicting customer behavior. Perfect for end-of-unit review, test prep, or a real-world math enrichment activity! No Prep- Ready to use 7th Grade Math Project Based Lear
7th
Money Math, Numbers, Other (Math)
CCSS
7.SP.A.1
, 7.SP.C.6
, 7.NS.A.1
+4
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