Thanksgiving Meal

 

 

It is no shock to anyone that 6th graders are often self-absorbed. They rarely understand the value of a dollar or simple actions like grocery shopping. I therefore like to do a consumer unit around thanksgiving.  It is a great way to incorporate health (balanced meal), math (decimals), and reading (skimming and scanning and drawing conclusions).  The Thanksgiving Consumer Unit Worksheet has the students scour the sales ads to create a thanksgiving meal for a family of four.  I have included the differentiated worksheet that goes from simple subtraction to different sales tax and the purchase of furniture. The consumer unit takes about 3 30 min. blocks.