| Math word problems are a great way to get your | | | | bowl, brush, collar, jacket, dog house, fish bowl, |
| students to practice using math in everyday | | | | blanket |
| situations. Use these ideas and you will be able to | | | | Hairdresser - haircut, hair dye, shampoo, |
| create your own quickly and easily. | | | | conditioner, brush, ribbons, hair ties, hair dryer, hair |
| Shopping | | | | straightener |
| List the objects and their prices and ask how | | | | School - pens, pencils, crayons, scissors, books, |
| much the shopper has spent. | | | | glue, eraser, ruler, compass, pencil case, school |
| "Jake is having a party and plans to buy the | | | | bag |
| following: | | | | Getting paid for work |
| 6 bags of chips @ $3.00 each | | | | List the tasks completed and the rate of pay. |
| 5 bottles of lemonade @ $2.50 each | | | | Derick mows lawns. This week he mowed Mr |
| 1 dozen cupcakes @ 50 cents each | | | | Thompson's lawn for $20, Mrs Green's for $30, |
| 1 dozen sausage rolls @ 20 cents each | | | | Mr Jacobson's for $15 and Mr Abbot's for $20. |
| 1 box of birthday candles @ $2.00and 1 birthday | | | | How much did he make? |
| cake @ $10.00 | | | | This problem can be easily extended by adding a |
| How much will Jake spend? | | | | goal. |
| This type of problem can be easily extended by | | | | Derick is saving to buy a motorbike. How many |
| adding a limit of money. Jake only has $40. How | | | | weeks will he have to mow lawns to buy a $1000 |
| much more does he need? | | | | motorbike? |
| It can also be extended by including other people. | | | | Here are some other "getting paid for work" |
| Melissa and Adam said that they would help pay | | | | subjects to explore. |
| for the food. How much will the party food cost | | | | Delivering newspapers - 3 in James Road, 5 in |
| each person? | | | | Queen Street, 6 in Apple Lane, 10 in Makely |
| Here are some other shopping subjects to | | | | street, 3 in..... |
| explore: | | | | Feeding animals - cats $3 per day for 12 days, |
| Clothes - jeans, jumpers, t-shirts, socks, shoes, | | | | dog $4 per day for 5 days, Fish $3 per day for 6 |
| pajamas, hats, shoes, jackets, shorts, skirts, | | | | days...... |
| vests | | | | Baby sitting - $8 per hour for 3 hours on |
| Toys - marbles, yo-yos, balls, blocks, cars, | | | | Tuesday, 5 hours on Wednesday, 6 hours on |
| dinosaurs, dolls, jacks, games, skateboards, | | | | Saturday night, 2..... |
| bicycles | | | | Fast food restaurant - $15 per hour for 20 hours, |
| Food - fruit and vegetables, party food, barbecue | | | | had to buy shoes ($30), apron ($15) - how much |
| food, weekly shop, | | | | is left.... |
| Gardening - tools, potting mix, pots, fertilizer, | | | | Washing cars - $15 for small cars/$20 for station |
| seedlings, flowers, vegetables, shrubs, trees | | | | wagons/$30 for 4 wheel drives - 3 small cars, 5 |
| Pets - food, bedding, worming tablets, feeding | | | | station..... |