Mrs. K and the Food Festival

By: Mrs. Sari Kopitnikoff
from Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey

Category:
Real-World Learning

Subject(s) of entry:
Math

Pedagogy:
PBL - project based learning, 21st Century Skills

Grade(s) to which this was taught:
5, Elementary school, Middle school

Grade(s) for which this will be useful:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Elementary school, Middle school

To help students explore real-world uses of decimal arithmetic, and also to encourage team building and creativity, I introduce this 2-part challenge to my Math students. First, in groups, they create thematic pop up restaurants for their classmates. In the second part, each student is given a random guest amount and is directed to calculate total costs for their orders from each restaurant to plan for a catering event.

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