This math project can be used to practice subtraction from 1000. Students are "gifted" $1000 and are asked to spend some of their money on different items. Students will have to research how much what they want to buy costs, choose a charity to donate some of their money to, write a thank you letter to the great-aunt that "gifted" them money, and keep a budgeting sheet that tracks their spending.
These math task cards can be used during Thanksgiving week as a fun way to have students practice all types of basic addition and subtraction word problem skills. These problems are meant for Kindergarten or 1st grade students.