Life Skills Math Series   Item #: RE1681   Interest Level: Gr. 5–Adult   Reading Level: 0   Components: Reproducible Activity Books Sale Price: $9.99 « Back to product page

This life skills program will help students master math skills that are essential to everyday life!

A really practical application of math. Each book includes activities such as reading comprehension, filling out forms, using a glossary, and answering math word problems. The multi-step word problems cover adding and subtracting money, multiplying and dividing money, figuring percentages, working with large numbers, and more.

Students will gain hands-on experience practicing the math they will use in the real world. The realistic activities in this series will teach students about paying bills, keeping a transaction register, filling out a credit card application, shopping online, using a debit card, making and keeping to a budget, shopping for the best buy, and so much more! Each book includes an answer key.

Checkbook Math
After learning how to write a check, students are challenged with real-life finance word problems. First, they must solve a math question. Next, they are required to write a check for the correct amount, record the transactions, and keep track of the balances.

Everyday math is put to the test with each of the 26 lessons in this learning unit.

Credit Card Math
Students get hands-on experience filling out application forms. Step-by-step instructions explain account statements and how to make purchases in stores and online. Detailed illustrations and high-interest comprehension activities ensure an in-depth understanding of what it means to responsibly use a credit card.

Essential consumer math skills are highlighted through lots of practice with real-life word problems. Students are asked to add, subtract, multiply, and/or divide money; figure percentages; round to the nearest hundredth; fill in graphs and pie charts, and much more!

Bank Account Math
Students practice applying their math skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percents, fractions, and decimals. They also gain valuable, practical knowledge about the important survival skill of handling money and using a bank account, debit card, withdrawing and depositing money, and more. This 64-page book includes a glossary and an answer key.

Bargain Math
Early knowledge of the wisdom of shopping wisely helps to establish valuable, lifelong consumer habits. Introduce students to the many ways they can judge a purchase to determine if it is the best possible choice. The math word problems will help reinforce the lessons presented and promote awareness of the advantages to smart shopping. 64 pages.

Budget Math
Introduce students to the vital role that money handling plays in all areas of a person’s life, while reinforcing basic math skills through a variety of problem-solving exercises.  Comprehension, logical thinking, and sequential decisions are required to find answers to word problems relating to situations regarding making and using a budget. 64 pages.