Financial Literacy: Saving Up From a Part-Time Job Using Ratio Tables

Here's an integrated lesson that teaches key financial literacy skills while also allowing students to practice using ratio tables and graphing them.

Students get to choose an item they want to save up for that costs between $200-$300. They research the exact price and where they can buy it. Then, they use a ratio table to help calculate the sales tax on that item in their area.

Next students complete two ratio tables based on hourly wages they could get for a part-time job. They graph the data from the 2 tables to see that when you are making more money per hour, you can save up for an item faster. This is good practice for plotting ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.

After that, students create a new ratio table to see how many weeks they will have to work to save up for their item.

Finally, they reflect on what they have learned about ratio tables, graphing, saving up, getting a part-time job, or hourly wages.

A complete answer key is included!

Grades to Use With:

This lesson is designed to target the Common Core State Standards 6.RP.A.3.A and 6.RP.A.3.C

It is perfect for a grade 6 classroom, or could be used as review and/or to teach financial literacy in a grade 7 or 8 classroom.

It could be used for enrichment in a grade 5 classroom.

Finally. it could be used in high school special education classes.

What's Included:

5 Page PDF: Title Page, 3 Pages of Worksheets with Ratio Tables and Graphs included, Complete Answer Key

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