Lesson Plan
Giving Gifts: All About Decimals
Teach your students about keeping on budget with this fun holiday-based lesson. Students will add decimals in a real-life application as they choose gifts for friends and family without breaking the bank.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to solve decimal addition problems in a real-world setting.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Explain to students that today for math they will be creating a holiday shopping list for their family and friends.
- Before starting the activity, tell students that you would like to review the addition of decimals.
- Display and hand out the Add Up Your Money! worksheet.
Beginning
- Ask about students' background knowledge on holiday gift-giving by having students do a think-pair-share about their own cultures' customs of gift-giving.
Intermediate
- Define any unknown words in students' home language (L1) and in English (L2), using student-friendly terms and images. Some words to include are "gift," "budget," "decimal," and "addition."