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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
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
French Macaron Real Life Math: Percent, Ratios & Business Math (Grades 6-9)
Introducing the French Macaron Real Life Math: Percent, Ratios & Business Math (Grades 6-9), the perfect solution to engage your 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, and 10th Grade Mathematics students. This "no prep" resource allows teachers to seamlessly integrate real-world problem-solving, boosting student engagement and saving valuable planning time. What's Included:5 engaging, print-ready worksheets with 12 real-world math problems focusing on French macarons.A captivating story th
5th - 10th
Algebra, Economics , Money Math
CCSS
6.RP.A.1
, 7.RP.A.1
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
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
7th Grade Math Dream Car Project
This project uses percents, proportions, and number operations to teach kids about how to finance for a vehicle. They also build skills on calculating yearly gas cost using the cars MPG!
6th - 8th
Applied Math, Financial Literacy, Money Math
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
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
Adding Decimals in Real Life - Independent Work Grades 6–6
Help students strengthen important middle school math skills. 📌 Topics Included: • Adding decimals • Budgeting problems • Improper fractions and mixed numbers • Multiplying fractions • Percents of whole numbers ⭐ Perfect For: • Spiral Review • Intervention • Math Centers 📦 What’s Included: • Printable PDF Worksheets • Algebra & Math Practice Activities • Answer Keys • Teacher License Explore more grade 6 math and algebra resources in the store.
6th
Decimals, Money Math, Numbers
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
Dream Business - Percent Project
In this project, students will become entrepreneurs. They will design their own small business – like a clothing store, cafe, tech shop, etc – and use percent skills to bring their business to life. They will make financial decisions, adjust prices, and calculate profits using real-world percent math. Included in your purchase: Project Description Handout for students with rubricTask worksheets for tasks 1-3Sample Project Slides (pdf)
6th - 8th
Financial Literacy, Money Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
7.NS.A.2d
, 7.RP.A.3
House Hunter Project | Real-World Math Activity | Google Slides
Make real-world math meaningful with this engaging House Hunter Project! Students take on the role of future homeowners as they search for houses, compare loans, calculate interest, and determine the true cost of buying a home. This project is perfect for teaching financial literacy, critical thinking, and real-life math skills in a fun and interactive way. 📊 What Students Will Do: Search for 2 real homes online (Zillow, Homes.com, etc.) Compare home prices and features Calculate loan in
7th - 10th
Algebra, 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
Percent Proportions Word Problems -Taxes Lesson - Real World Activity -6th grade
Percent Proportion + Taxes Project—perfect for helping students connect classroom skills to adult life! In this interactive resource, students step into the role of an adult and make important financial decisions while practicing percent proportion skills. They will research and “purchase” a new car, choose a home, and explore a future career, applying math to realistic scenarios every step of the way. Students will: Research real items online (car, home, and career)Calculate sales tax on a
6th - 7th
Financial Literacy, Math Test Prep, Money Math
CCSS
6.RP.A.3
, 6.RP.A.3c
Going to the Movies Math Project Based Learning PBL Real World Grades 5-7th
Take your students’ real-world math skills to the next level with this Deluxe Movies on a Budget Activity, designed for grades 5–7 and perfect for an engaging review of budgeting, decimals, percent, and consumer math. This upgraded version provides more choice, more challenge, and more opportunities for students to apply math authentically—just like they would in real life. Students must plan a trip to the movies while staying under budget, comparing prices, applying coupons, calculating tot
5th - 8th
Decimals, Financial Literacy, Money Math
CCSS
6.NS.B.2
, 6.NS.B.3
, 6.RP.A.3
Zero-Dollar Startup: How to Start a Business for Free or Cheap
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. Starting a business or side hustle can be an expensive endeavor, BUT it doesn't need to be! The concepts of a lean startup or zero-dollar startup are perfect for teen businesses since they challenge students to build a business, from the ground up, using the funds of the bus
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Business, Financial Literacy, Money Math
Also included in: The Real Business Project | Create Real-Life Student Businesses BUNDLE
7th grade -Percent project- Tax, Percent Change, Commission, Simple Interest
Hook Your Students with Real-World Percent Problems! Transform percent practice from boring worksheets into an engaging digital experience! This interactive activity challenges 7th graders to solve real-world percent problems through scenarios they actually care about-vacation & cars! Practice includes: calculating tax, profit, commission, discounts, percent change and simple interest for vacations and cars. Watch as your students develop confidence with percents while having fun! Wha
7th - 8th
Decimals, Financial Literacy, Money Math
CCSS
7.RP.A.3
Five Math Performance Tasks for Go Math! Grade 6 for....anytime!
In my humble opinion, the performance tasks in the Go Math! series are not that strong, relevant, or well-worded for kids. They don't look much like the "real deal" for state tests either. I put together 5 performance tasks here that cover several areas from different chapters ranging from percents to graphing to absolute value, coordinate planes to integers and statistical questions. This would be great for review, spiral review, or test prep for state testing. It's a "greatest hits" that would
6th
Applied Math, Math Test Prep, Money Math
CCSS
6.SP.A.1
, 6.SP.A.2
, 6.SP.A.3
+8
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