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Teaching students about budgeting can be difficult. Financial literacy is a skill that takes time to create. Our financial literacy budgeting activity teaches students about making good decisions about money for long term financial goals. Students create financial goals and deal with consequences in by experiencing 4 milestones that mimic various adult careers. Use this multi-day lesson as a independent, pair, or learning centre activity. 18-pages of engagement, print and teach! Lessons are a

You won't find a more comprehensive activity than this no-prep, real world activity! Students will learn to calculate the area of composite figures, calculate prices to fund renovations using rates, create a budget, and make a circle graph - all in one activity! Students will complete 5 types of renovations that require students to find the area of composite figures. They will need to know the formulas to calculate area of squares, rectangles, triangles, trapezoids, circles and parallelograms. T

Engage students in real-world applications of math with the Planning a Dream Vacation Project! This activity is an fun way to learn proportional relationships, budgeting, currency exchange rates, and graphing, all in one activity! Students will also have to create a presentation where they will show their math, and their dream vacation. This activity is versatile that it can be used in both print and digital classrooms. Included in this resource:Budgeting Planning Sheets (print and Google Slides

This resource contains 4 activities to teach students about foreign currency exchange. It is a fun way to engage students about learning about the world and why currency changes in value. In this resource, you will receive:5 activities: Transferring Money Around the World, Foreign Currency Match, Currency Note with Calculations, and a Web Quest related to TIME Magazine's "Hungry Planet" Photo EssayDigital version through TPT Easel for students to engage with completely onlineGoogle Slides presen

Connect the real world to math with this fun activity. Students will apply unit price and rates to compare deals at the grocery store. An extension involving deals with percentages is included for students looking for a challenge. Students will compare 3-4 different brands of items in each category (bread, soda, chocolate milk, laundry detergent, and olive oil) as they determine which product is the better deal while also considering different quantities and prices. **This product is Google Sl

This is the ultimate no-prep bundle of financial literacy activities to engage your middle school students in real-world applications of math. What you'll receive in this bundleCreating a Budget - Decimals, Percent, Financial GoalsComparing Prices at the Grocery Store - Unit Price/RateReading and Ordering from a Menu - Operating with DecimalsForeign Currency Exchange (includes a Photo Essay Web Quest)Planning a Dream VacationMystery Deal Digital Breakout - Grade 7-8 Financial LiteracyThe Budg

Engage your students in meaningful math conversations with this complete bundle of “Would You Rather?” resources!This bundle includes 5 themed sets of Math Talk task cards designed to spark critical thinking, promote discussion, and deepen understanding of key math concepts—all aligned with the 2020 Ontario Math Curriculum for Grades 7 and 8. What’s Included: Financial Literacy – Interest, budgeting, and consumer decisions Growth & Patterns – Linear vs. exponential growth, pattern recognition,

Learn or review tessellations and geometry through a unique and engaging activity! Islamic Tiles are known to apply intricate geometric skills. This resource contains three activities to explore this beautiful art form. In this resource you'll receive:Note on tessellations and Islamic tilesKey vocabulary sheets (2)Activity 1 (Tessellations Art Activity) - tessellations using geometric stencils (6-pointed rosette and 8-pointed rosette)Activity 2 (Paper Folding) - creating 6-pointed and 8-pointed

Make solving algebraic expressions engaging with these self-checking digital puzzles! Students will receive instant feedback as they reveal a piece of the puzzle with each correct answer. This no-prep task only requires you assign to Google Classroom! What you'll receive in this resource:2 puzzles (one for 1-step equations, one for 2-step questions)40 questions in total to practice isolating variablesAnswer Key for both puzzlesStudents will need access to technology and a gmail account. This c

Practice calculating percents (including greater than 100%) with this real world application of math! Students will read a note on sales tax, GST, and HST in Canada, practice calculating for taxes in two different ways, and Ontario 2020 Math Curriculum Expectation:Grade 5: F1.3 estimate and calculate the cost of transactions involving multiple items priced in dollars and cents, including sales tax, using various strategies. Grade 7: B1.7 convert between fractions, decimal numbers, and percent

Engage your students with real-world applications of money! These 10 products (8 lessons, 2 quizzes, and 1 digital puzzle) will get students to think about their current and future financial decisions using a combination of projects, quizzes, and digital activities. Ontario 2020 Math Curriculum Expectations:F1.1 identify and compare exchange rates, and convert foreign currencies to Canadian dollars and vice versaF1.2 identify and describe various reliable sources of information that can help wi

The Pythagorean Spiral is the engaging activity you need to help students apply the Pythagorean Theorem. Students will practice finding hypotenuses to form a spiral and art piece. Students then can add their own creativity to turn the spiral into an image of their liking. This resource includes: Brief background on the Pythagorean SpiralStep-by-step instructions and examplesMath recording sheetRubricInterested in more math activities? Check out my other products:Price Pursuit Price Matching Acti

This bundle is the perfect set to teach students the basics of budgeting! In this bundle includes 3 resources:Planning a Dream VacationBudgeting GameCreating a BudgetWhat will students learn with these activities?Create an itinerary for a future tripDetermine needs vs. wants when planning a budget Creating long-term financial goalsAltering a budget to save, and when income is reducedDetermining what is debt and what is income in a budgetand more!Got questions before you buy? email me at marwasma

Engage your students with real-world applications of circles and 3D shapes! Included are 8 lessons, 1 quiz, and 2 culminating activities for each section. Students will also have opportunities for multiple investigations to build conceptual understanding of topics. This unit provides teacher slides, lesson plans, and student sheets, all in one place! Ontario 2020 Math Curriculum Expectations:E2.1 describe the differences and similarities between volume and capacity, and apply the relationship b

Build your students' financial literacy skills with this engaging activity! Students will practice reading a menu and practice using decimals and percents on a cafe check. Scaffolding for various students, you will find this lesson will fit for your wide range of student abilities. Included in this activity:1 menu text Reading comprehension question sheet5 menus to order and calculate totals and taxesWant more financial literacy activities? Check out my other products:Shopping for a Deal Price

Introduce ordering numbers on a number line using students' experiences. This ordering integers activity engages students of all abilities as it incorporates students' interests and identities. This is great activity to use at the beginning of the year. Use in conjunction with language and art to make it cross curricular! What you'll receive in this resource: 2 vocabulary pages1 matching activity for real life integer scenarios activity with answer keyMy Life Line activity instructions, graphic

Looking to improve number sense in your math? Try these card games! Students will practice number sense concepts such as adding fractions, multiplying fractions, comparing decimals, and converting from fraction to decimal to percent! Great for minds on, math centres or even as formative assessment to meet students' needs. Adding Fractions - pairs of students use cards to create fractions, then add them together and simplify answersDecimal Doozy - pairs of students create decimals of different p

Get students to "work hard and play hard" with this carvinal-style culminating task! Students will apply their knowledge of theoretical and experimental probabilities by creating a carnival-style game using two independent events. Grade 6 Ontario Curriculum Expectations (2020):D2.1: Use fractions, decimals, and percents to express the probability of events happening, represent this probability on a probability line, and use it to make predictions and informed decisionsD2.2: Determine and compar

Engage your students with real-world applications of measurement! Included are 10 lessons, 1 test, and 2 art activities, and 2 projects. Students will also have opportunities for multiple investigations to build conceptual understanding of topics. This unit provides Google slides, lesson plans, and student sheets, all in one place! Ontario 2020 Math Curriculum Expectations:The Metric SystemE2.1 represent very large (mega, giga, tera) and very small (micro, nano, pico) metric units using models,

Engage your students with real-world applications of money! Included are 9 lessons, 1 quiz, culminating activity, and various projects that will get students to think about their current and future financial decisions. Ontario 2020 Math Curriculum Expectations:F1.1 describe some advantages and disadvantages of various methods of payment that can be used when dealing with multiple currencies and exchange ratesF1.2 create a financial plan to reach a long-term financial goal, accounting for income