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The Game of Life - A Project for learning about jobs and expenses!
UPDATED VERSION NOW AVAILABLE (Summer 2025) Budgeting & Real Life Planning – A Project-Based Learning Resource Watch the Video Preview Here! What This Resource Offers: Engaging Real-World Simulation Students step into the role of an adult managing a household, career, and budget—learning firsthand how financial decisions affect daily life. Project-Based Learning at Its Best This is not a worksheet—it’s an experience. Students make choices, analyze consequences, and problem-solve in a realisti
4th - 8th
Economics , Financial Literacy, Money Math
CCSS
6.NS.B.3
, 7.EE.B.3
, 7.RP.A.3
+13
Grocery Store Math & Grocery Shopping Life Skills Special Education Activities
Teach your life skills students how to go shopping and use money in this real-life grocery shopping activity. Students will practice grocery store math skills including counting money, next dollar up skills, calculating discounts, using coupons, writing checks, and more real-world money skills. For effective independence in the community, life skills students need to be able to go shopping for themselves, and the grocery store is where they will need to shop most often. In this life skills
8th - 10th
Basic Operations, Informational Text, Money Math
Budgeting Worksheets Financial Literacy Project Life Skills Money Management
Looking for budgeting worksheets and financial literacy activities that actually feel meaningful… not just another page of random money questions? I’ve found that students understand budgeting so much better when they’re given realistic spending choices and a chance to make decisions for themselves. This Budgeting Worksheets Financial Literacy Project helps students explore real-life money management in a practical, hands-on way while building important life skills at the same time. Students wo
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Financial Literacy, Money Math
CCSS
3.MD.B.3
, 3.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.B.4
+8
Financial Literacy Unit for Teens - Consumer Math & Personal Finance
This personal finance package includes everything you need to teach financial literacy to middle school or high school students. This is set up with an option of either doing one huge consumer math and personal finance "fun" day in which students rotate through stations, OR a 1 - 2 week long unit spread throughout normal classroom periods. Please see the preview for more information about the options. As they progress through this material, students make college decisions, get paychecks, buy
7th - 12th
Financial Literacy, Math, Money Math
Household Budget Math Project: Elementary Financial Literacy Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6
This household budget project is a fun and realistic way to teach elementary students in 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and all the way up to 6th grade about simple household budgeting and elementary financial literacy! How to Use: Print a 10-page project booklet for each student. Assign each student a monthly budget amount (from $1,800 to $5,000). They choose one of three options (low-cost, medium, expensive) for each category: housing, food, transportation, electronics, & clothing. They
3rd - 6th
Family Consumer Sciences, Financial Literacy, Money Math
CCSS
3.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.B.4
, 5.NBT.B.5
+2
Checking Account Project: Write Checks, Balance a Checkbook, Use ATM Simulator
Teach Real-World Banking & Financial Literacy SkillsGive your students hands-on experience managing a checking account—perfect for middle school, high school, or adult education. This engaging project covers writing checks, balancing a checkbook ledger, using a debit card, and completing ATM transactions in both printable and Google Slides formats. Why Teachers Love It:Interactive, step-by-step activities that simulate real bankingBuilds life skills your students will actually use outside the c
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Family Consumer Sciences, Financial Literacy, Money Math
Life Skills Lesson - How to Write a Check / Cheque Presentation & Blank Template
Life Skills Lesson - How to Write a Check / Cheque Presentation & Blank Template: Use this practical, real-world lesson in your health, life skills, or financial literacy class to teach students how to confidently write a check. This resource walks students step by step through the process of filling out a check, explaining not just what to write, but why each part matters. With clear modeling, guided practice, and realistic scenarios, students learn a life skill they will actually use as adults
8th - 10th, Adult Education
Financial Literacy, Health, Money Math
Ultimate PRINTABLE AND DIGITAL Fast Food Menu Math BUNDLE
SpEd and life skills students need math that feels real; this is it. This ultimate bundle includes leveled fast food menu math activities for 7 popular restaurants, printable and digital, covering counting money, next dollar up, making change, and word problems. Three differentiation levels mean every student in your room works the same activity at their exact skill level... no separate prep required. -------- ⭐ -------- ⭐ -------- ⭐ -------- ⭐ -------- ⭐ -------- ⭐ -------- ⭐ -------- Practic
3rd - 12th
Applied Math, Math, Money Math
CCSS
2.MD.C.8
, 4.MD.A.2
, 3.NBT.A.2
+7
Personal Finance Unit - PBL Simulation - Print and Google™ Drive
Your students are about to find out what it really costs to live — and it's going to change how they think about money forever. This immersive project-based learning financial literacy simulation drops them straight into adult life, where the bills are real, the surprises are waiting, and the money has to last the month. Here's what students had to say: ♦ "My experience taught me that I don't want to be an adult yet." ♦ "I realized that adults spend a lot on food." ♦ "Since I got minimum
7th - 10th
Financial Literacy, Money Math, Other (ELA)
CCSS
6.NS.B.3
, 6.NS.C.5
, 7.EE.B.3
+9
Also included in: Personal Finance Unit - PBL Simulation - Money Crack the Code Bundle
Personal Finance Doodle Notes - Middle & High School Financial Literacy Workbook
The Personal Finance Doodle Note Book offers your middle or high school students the brain benefits of visual note taking all throughout their financial literacy coursework! The doodle notes include: taxesbudgetingcreditintereststocksbankinginsurancemortgagesinvestingloansnet worthand more! **NOW WITH GUIDED AUDIO LECTURES where online voice recordings walk your students through each lesson! This contains everything that teens need to know to transition into adulthood and become financially i
7th - 10th
Financial Literacy, Math, Money Math
Menu Math Printable Bundle | Fast Food Money Math | SpEd and Life Skills
Printable fast food menu math activities for SpEd and life skills classrooms: 7 restaurants, 3 differentiation levels, and answer keys included. Print, differentiate, and go. Your life skills students need math that connects to the real world... and you need a resource that doesn't require three separate prep sessions to reach three different skill levels. This printable menu math bundle does both. ⭐ WHAT'S INCLUDED⭐ Covers all 7 popular fast food restaurants your students actually recognize Thr
3rd - 12th
Applied Math, Decimals, Money Math
Game of Life: Real-World Math Project| Fun and Engaging For All
Fun and Exciting Game of Life: Real-World Math ProjectTeach students the value of money, the reality of budgeting, and the hard work behind everyday life—all while reinforcing real-world math skills!This Game of Life-style project is a fun, hands-on way to wrap up your year while helping students make meaningful connections to financial literacy, math standards, and life skills. Whether used as a cumulative review or enrichment project, students will take ownership of their own “life” by drawin
2nd - 8th
Math Test Prep, Money Math
CCSS
3.MD.C.7
, 3.NBT.A.3
, 3.OA.A.3
+3
Adding and Subtracting Integers Positive & Negative Numbers Real Life Math Game
Make practicing adding and subtracting integers meaningful with this engaging real-world integer math game! Students apply positive and negative integer operations to realistic money scenarios as they compete to earn the highest balance. This hands-on activity helps students connect integer operations to everyday situations while building confidence with positive and negative numbers.Perfect for 6th Grade Math and 7th Grade Math, this low-prep game encourages collaboration, mathematical reasonin
5th - 8th
Basic Operations, Math, Money Math
CCSS
6.NS.C.5
Functional Grocery Store Math | Real Food Prices, real barcode Money & Meal Cost
Students use realistic grocery store items with real photos, realistic prices, and working barcodes to practice the everyday skills they'll use in the community. Whether they're learning to identify healthy foods, compare prices, plan meals, or calculate change, this resource provides differentiated activities for a wide range of learners.One of my favorite ways to use this resource is during lunchtime, where students can build their own meals, calculate the cost, compare nutrition information,
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Classroom Community, Financial Literacy, Money Math
Next Dollar Up Task Cards Special Education Errorless Task Boxes Grocery Store
Empower your students with practical life skills using these engaging task boxes! Perfect for special education, these activities focus on the dollar up strategy, helping students build confidence with real-world math money skills. Key Features:6 Levels of Differentiation: From errorless task boxes to advanced “write it in” activities, there’s a level for every learner.596 Task Cards: Practice the next dollar up method with hands-on grocery store-themed activities.Real-Life Scenarios: Desig
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Financial Literacy, Money Math
Thanksgiving Menu Math | Adding and Subtracting Decimals | Money Math
Thanksgiving Menu Math | Adding and Subtracting Decimals | Money MathThis resource helps students practice real-world math skills in a fun Thanksgiving-themed way. The activities focus on identifying prices, calculating totals, making change, solving word problems, budgeting, and even working with decimal multiplication. Using practical examples with Thanksgiving foods, students strengthen their understanding of adding and subtracting decimal numbers while also building money management and fina
4th - 6th
Decimals, Math, Money Math
Financial Literacy Middle School Plan a Vacation Project PBL Budget Activity
Engage your middle school students with this exciting, real-world math and decision-making project! This interactive project based learning (PBL) assignment takes students on a journey to plan a 7-day, 6-night vacation within a $5,000 budget. Students will compare destinations, calculate travel and lodging costs, plan activities, and even budget for meals! This hands-on activity builds critical thinking, budgeting, and problem-solving skills. This project takes on average about 2 hours (a littl
6th - 8th
Family Consumer Sciences, Financial Literacy, Money Math
Also included in: Financial Literacy Middle School Personal Finance Projects No Prep PBL
Year Long Holiday & Seasonal Functional Life Skills Reading Math Budget Activity
Stop interrupting your functional life skill lessons for single-skill holiday and seasonal activities. Use resources that weave a wide variety of holiday and seasonal life skills naturally into functional math, reading, life skills, budgeting, and conversation starters activities! A collection of the most beloved functional life skills resources for high school and transition age teenagers and young adults means you CAN have holiday and seasonal activities WITHOUT sacrificing meaningful lear
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Applied Math, Money Math, Reading Strategies
Better Buy Comparison Digital Task Cards
This NO PREP, PAPERLESS digital activity helps students build essential consumer math skills by learning how to calculate the cost per unit. Students will divide the total price by the number of items or measurements included, then decide which product offers the better value. Featuring realistic products commonly found in grocery and department stores, this is an excellent foundational skill for comparison shopping. ✅ Supports special education and life skills classes ✅ Ready-to-use for
6th - 12th
Financial Literacy, Money Math
CCSS
6.RP.A.2
Also included in: Functional Math - Financial Literacy Full Year Bundle
Budgeting Worksheets 1 | Income vs Expenses | Life Skills Math
Budgeting Worksheets for Special Education students to practice income vs expenses, tracking money, and real-world financial skills using functional, realistic scenarios.Help your students build real-life money skills with structured, easy-to-follow budgeting practice. This NO PREP resource focuses on identifying income vs expenses, calculating balances, and understanding how money works in everyday situations. Perfect for middle school, high school, and transition students working on functional
7th - 12th, Adult Education
Economics , Money Math, Other (Math)
Also included in: Budgeting Worksheets Bundle - Life Skills Money Math Special Education
Shop the Classroom! Editable Math Classroom Sale Tags for Percent Change
Students shop your classroom, finding sales prices of 20 items that you choose! Place tags on your computer, the bulletin board, the pencil sharpener, etc. Students move from item to item calculating the sale prices. Included inside: - Editable sales tags - 2 activity sheets The tags are editable in PowerPoint, and you can type the prices before printing. Please note that in the photograph I chose to write prices and discount percentages by hand. The first activity asks students to find sale pr
5th - 8th
Financial Literacy, Money Math
Also included in: Consumer Math Activities Bundle | Financial Literacy | Personal Finance
Math Manipulative Clipart Mega Bundle for Counting Activities, Addition
This HUGE math bundle will be packed with 12 brand new sets of math manipulative clipart! These sets are so versatile, whether you are teaching basic math concepts like counting, number concepts, addition/subtraction, or are looking for graphics to use as game pieces, crafts projects and more!**Each set will include a variety of colored math manipulative pieces, students holding manipulatives and using them in the classroom.**This is a growing bundle and is available at a huge discount during th
PreK - 6th
Basic Operations, Money Math, Numbers
Calculating Simple Interest Personal Finance Digital Math Escape Room Activity
An engaging financial literacy escape room for reviewing simple interest. Students must unlock 5 locks by answering 20 simple interest questions presented in graphs, equations and word problems. Questions are grouped 4 per puzzle, resulting in five 4-letter codes that will unlock all 5 locks. Questions include:Identify the parts of the simple interest formula,Find the amount of interest accrued after x years,Find an account's value after x years,Find the number of years until an account has acc
8th - 11th
Algebra, Financial Literacy, Money Math
Also included in: Consumer Math Activities Bundle | Financial Literacy | Personal Finance
Calculating Tip Digital Task Cards
Teach students how to calculate tips using real-world restaurant receipt scenarios with this NO PREP, PAPERLESS digital activity. Students will practice finding tip amounts based on various percentages, both before and after tax, helping build essential consumer math and financial literacy skills. This differentiated resource is perfect for preparing students for community-based instruction (CBI) or real-life dining experiences. ✅ Practice tipping at 10%, 15%, 20% (before & after tax) ✅
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Financial Literacy, Money Math
Also included in: Functional Math - Financial Literacy Full Year Bundle
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About Middle School Money Math Resources
On TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers), Middle School Money Math Resources support students as they build practical math skills tied to budgeting, saving, spending, and financial decision-making. These resources are often used to connect classroom math to situations students recognize from everyday life. Teachers can use them to introduce money concepts in a way that feels relevant and approachable. They also give middle schoolers a chance to practice math with purpose, which can boost engagement.
Teachers can find task cards, lesson plans, worksheets, assessments, and project-based activities that focus on financial literacy and money math. Many sets include word problems, budgeting scenarios, and real-life decision-making tasks that help students apply skills instead of memorizing rules. These formats are helpful because they can be used in centers, small groups, review sessions, or independent practice. Answer keys and recording sheets are often included, making prep and grading easier.
In the classroom, a teacher might use these resources during a financial literacy unit or as a quick warm-up before a lesson on percentages, decimals, or budgeting. Instead of building materials from scratch, they can print a ready-to-use set and have students work through realistic money situations right away. This makes it easier to keep the lesson moving while still giving students meaningful practice. It is a simple way to save time and keep instruction focused on skills students will actually use.
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