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Thinking sheet · Math and science
Art Supply Shop
You have $10 to spend at the art supply shop. Choose wisely, add it up and count the change.
- Grades
- 1–4
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Math and science
- Kids practice
- adding money, making change, budgeting
What kids do
“You have $10. What will you buy for your next masterpiece?”
- Price list
- What I’m buying
- Change from $10:
- Draw what you’ll make with your supplies
How to run it
- Tick the items first, then add.
- Change the budget for different levels: $5, $10, $20.
- Play money makes it hands-on.
Talk about it
- What did you leave out to stay under $10?
- Did anyone spend exactly $10?
- What would you buy with $20?
Take it further
Price a whole class art kit for a budget of $50.
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