Jesse Winger

This activity was developed to support students in understanding important components of a paycheck. This activity was created for a high school special education program. In this activity, students learn about important terms related to a paycheck such as: gross pay, net pay, deductions and hourly rate. Students also get the opportunity to calculate their pay.

This activity was developed to demonstrate how subtraction is used in the real world. This activity was created for a high school special education program. In this activity, students will use Ikea’s website to furnish an apartment. They have $2000 to spend and must not go over budget. I like to use this activity at the start of a semester to see how well my students are able to complete subtraction questions involving money and navigate the internet.

This activity was developed to support students in understanding important components of a budget. This activity was created for a high school special education program. In this activity, students are given their monthly income. They then have to determine how much money will be spent on each budget item. Different monthly incomes are given to challenge the students budgeting abilities.

This activity was developed to have students learn about apartment features and furnishes. This activity was created for a high school special education program. In this activity, students are tasked with finding an apartment to rent on a website like Kijiji. After they have found an apartment it is time to shop for furniture from a store like Walmart. All of their information is added to Google Slide presentations which are eventually printed out. Students cut out their information and add it t

Dice Wars is a great game that can be used in most math classrooms. This game was created for a high school special education program. Each Dice War involves basic math operations. I have chosen to laminate my Dice War boards as we use them so often! Please find instructions for each Dice War below. Print out Dice Wars on legal sized paper.

In this activity students determine how many kilometres and hours it would take to travel to each Canadian destination. Students use Google Maps to complete this activity. This activity was created for high school students in a special education program.

This activity was developed to demonstrate how addition is used in the real world. This activity was created for a high school special education program. In this activity, students use a budget friendly online grocery store to purchase ingredients for their grandma’s chili recipe. I like to use this activity at the start of a semester to see how well my students are able to complete addition questions involving money and navigate the internet.