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Lesson 4: Pizza on a Budget
 Overview:
This lesson focuses on budgeting (economics) and basic operations (mathematics). The students participate in a mouth-watering budget activity while they use estimating skills and practice identifying costs and benefits. Using a budget work sheet, they work in small groups to plan a class pizza party. They review basicoperations skills using money as they make decisions about refreshments for the party.
Visuals:
 Visual 4.1 to 4.4 (PDF - 148 KB)
Student Activities:
Activities 4.1 to 4.4 (PDF - 155 KB)
You'll need:- Note: Visual 4.2 is the same as Activity
4.1, and both must be prepared ahead
of time. Write the names of two familiar
pizza locations and one supermarket that
sells pizza on Visual 4.2. Write the same
information on Activity 4.1 before making
copies. If you plan to have a pizza party,
you will need to make your own versions
of these materials with local pizza options
and prices for party items. Visual 4.3 is
the same as Activity 4.2, and Visual 4.4 is
the same as Activity 4.3.
- One copy of Activity 4.1 for each group of
students
- One copy of Activities 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 for
each student
Literature Connections:
Murphy, Stuart. Betcha!: Estimating. HarperTrophy, September 1997. (ISBN: 0-06446-707-4)
Murphy, Stuart. Coyotes All Around. HarperTrophy, 1st edition, September 2003. (ISBN: 0-06051-531-7)
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