Shopping for Snacks Math Activity
- Grades
- Grades 2–3, Elementary
- Pages
- 3
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Math, Counting, Early Math, Money
- Topic
- Task cards, Math stations
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Standards
- 2.MD.A.8
Product description
From the author
The Shopping for Snacks Math Activity is a fun way for students to practice with counting money.
Students will cut apart the snack cards and place them in a small paper bag.
Partners should take turns picking food items. They should record their items and prices on the Shopping for Snacks record sheet.
Students then need to record the coins they would pay with and figure out the total cost of their purchase.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Read a price written in dollars-and-cents notation and copy it accurately onto a record sheet
Choose a set of coins that makes a given amount, including amounts over a dollar such as $1.60 and $1.90
Take turns in a partner routine, showing a partner how a purchase would be paid for rather than only writing the answer
Teaching tips
- Cut the twelve cards and place them in a small paper bag.
- Provide coins or coin manipulatives so partners can demonstrate payments.
- Check coin combinations before calculating the purchase total.
Skills covered
- Reading dollar-and-cent notation
- Selecting coins to match a price
- Adding a list of money amounts
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
How are the cards meant to be used once they are cut?
They go into a small paper bag. Partners take turns pulling out a card to decide what they will buy, show each other how they would pay for the item, and keep going until the record sheet is full.
What range do the prices cover?
The twelve cards range from $0.26 to $1.90. Six prices are below one dollar and six are above it.
Can children who find the addition hard still take part?
Yes - the Teacher Tips page says a calculator can be used to find the total depending on student ability, so the coin-choosing work carries on while the totalling is supported.
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Standards
Standards
- 2.MD.A.8
Core concepts
Core concepts
Counting money
Adding money
Coins
Decimal notation
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