Aaron Sechrest

This is a zero-based budget that is laid out on a worksheet, with actual expenses given for each category. (There are two very similar activities included, I just changed the numbers.) I have set it up so that you overspend in two categories, and have two emergencies to pay for. The goal is to subtract the actual expenses from each category, and then pull money from non-essential categories to cover overspending and emergencies. I taught my students to use negative numbers to represent going ove

This product is designed to help students calculate the part, whole, and percent of percentage problems. It is organized into four parts to help with concept understanding. Part A: find the part. Part B: find the whole. Part C: find the percent. Part D: all mixed up. The answer key uses the fraction method, which I found my students understood better than the algebra method, but you can use either. I have this in a Word document also, so message me if you would like it.

This activity explains percentages using pie charts. Students are asked to find the part, the whole, and the percent using a pie chart. The division statements are notes to help the students know the increments to use in labeling each piece of the pie. I have a Word version of this document also. Email me if you would like it.