Author: Labman

Welcome to Math Day!

Price is Right!

Have you ever watched the price is right? Have you seen the game where they have to guess the price of an object? Our game is very similar. The object is to KEEP your money. Guess the right price and you keep your money. Guess the wrong price and give us your $! The math topic we are exploring is money. We want children to understand the value of money and the connections it has to everyday life. They also need to know how to make the correct amount of change.

Price is Right!

COME ON DOWN! YOU are the next contestant!

Come play the price is right with us!

Allison Fallati
Sarah Paduana
Ashley Sage

Step Right Up!

Can you guess the price?

Directions

First the students will be divided into 2 groups. Each group will receive a bag with $3.00 in it. There will be a mixture of bills and coins. There will be a variety of items. The items will be held up and two choices in price will be the presented. The groups will then work together to guess the right price. If they are right, they keep their money. If they are wrong, they have to give the difference from the price they guessed and to the actual price of the item to the banker. At the end of the game, the groups will count their remaining money and whichever group has the most, wins the game. However, all participants will receive the grand prize from showcase showdown.

Resources
These are activities to help you child in learning about money.
Website with activities
This activity reinforces counting of money for children. It presents an amount needed and the child must put together coins to make than amount.
www.apples4theteacher.com/java/counting/money.html
Website with songs and poems:
Songs are a really good way for children to remember money concepts. This website gives many different songs and poems for your child.
www.atozkidsstuff.com/money.html
Website with history of money:
For children to understand the value of money, it may help if they knew where it came from. This website provides a tutorial on where money originated in a fun way children can understand.
www.usmint.gov/kids/timeMachine/
This brochure is made for the parents of students for them to understand the purpose of math day. It is also made so that you are able to see what the children are learning, and what they need to learn. It provides you will activities to help reinforce the concepts that they are learning in school. Below is a sample question found on a NYS Standard Test:
Juanita has $3.00 to spend on food at the county fair. Prices for snack bar items at the fair are shown on the menu below.
Popcorn...............$.075
Hot dog...............$2.25
Ice cream bar.......$1.25
Lemonade............$.60
Fries......................$2.50
Write three different items Juanita can buy that total less than $3.00.
_____________ ______________ ______________
If Juanita buys the three items, what amount of money will she have left over?
Performance Indicator:
4.M.8: Make change, using combined coins and dollar amounts.

Allison Fallati
Sarah Paduana
Ashley Sage