Introduction
Hey there! Do you remember the names of the U.S. coins and bills? Do you remember each of their values? Do you remember how to count a group of coins or bills and coins? Can you add and subtract amounts of money? If you said no to one of these questions, this WebQuest is for you! Money is needed in the real world to buy things you want and things you need.
Before you go shopping you will need to know how much money you have. While you'reshopping, you need to know what coins, or bills and coins, you will need to pay for the items. You will also need to know if you will have enough money to purchase it. If you are buying more than one item, you will have to add the prices together. If you pay too much money, the cashier has to give you money or change back. You will need to know how to subtract amounts of money to see if you received the correct change.
Get ready to learn skills to help you shop out in the real World!
Task
Your grandparents need you to go to the grocery store to get a few things to make cookies. They give you a bag with $15 in it (some bills, mostly coins). You have two lists, one list for each store you go to.
You will have a partner and the two of you will take turns being the customer while the other one is the cashier. As the customer you will need to add up the cost of the items as you go, to make sure you have enough money for the items. Then when you get to the cashier you will have to give the cashier the right amount or enough to cover what you owe. As the Cashier you will need to calculate the amount of all the items and count the customers money to make sure they have gave you enough. Then you will have to determine if or how much money you need to give the customer back as their change.
Whoever is the customer first will be the cashier first then you go to the second store.
Process
This WebQuest is meant to take a couple of days to complete. First you will review the U.S. coins and how much they are worth. You will review how to add and subtract with bills and coins.
Listen and watch this songs about money.
Elmo Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8bkiH9X5Ag
Money Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aajLkveG750&nohtml5=False
Watch this videos about spending money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geLkfMbPtNc&nohtml5=False
Then go to the website listed below. Do level one on begiiner then work your way up to level three. After going thru all three levels do them all over on expert.
http://www.abcya.com/counting_money.htm
Then
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/counting_money/
Finally you get to go shopping!
The customer will follow the steps below:
1. You will begin your shopping at Wally's Market.
 Carton of Eggs |
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Bag of Flour  |
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Bag of Sugar |
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Bag of Chocolate Chips |
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| Amount Total | |
| Amount Paid | |
| Change Back | |
2. Use your Market List to find the items you need to buy at Wally's Market. Write the prices next to each item in the blanks.
3. Add the prices together to find the total cost of the items and write the total price in the blank next to the word TOTAL. (Do not let your partner see this number!)
4. Now you are going to record that total in the chart beside the word AMOUNT TOTAL.
5. Subtract the TOTAL from the AMOUNT PAID to find out how much change you should get back from the cashier. (Do not let your partner see the amount of change. You are doing this to check their math later!)
6. Now look at the AMOUNT PAID and using your bills and coins count out the money you will need to pay the cashier. (Do not give them this money yet!)
The cashier will follow the steps below:
1. You will need to find the TOTAL cost of the items by adding them together. Write the amount in the blank next to the words AMOUNT TOTAL.
2. Subtract the TOTAL from the AMOUNT PAID to find out how much change you will need to give back to the customer.
3. Using the bills and coins, count out the change that you will need to give back to the customer (Do not give them this money yet!)
4. Ask the shopper/ customer for their money. Count the money and make sure it matches the AMOUNT PAID.
5. Give the customer their change back.
The customer will follow the step below:
1. Make sure the cashier gave you the correct amount of change back. Count your change.
The next shopping list you do the same as you did for the Wally's Market List! Don't forget whoever has the customer first is now the cashier first!!
| Sam's Groceries | |
Bottle of Vanilla |
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Pack of stick Buter |
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Bag of Bown Sugar |
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| Amount Total | |
| Amount Paid | |
| Change Back |
Evaluation
Below is the rubric on how you will be graded.
Conclusion
Well your shopping adventure is over. You really didn’t get to “buy” anything, but you did learn some important things that you will use for the rest of your life.
You can add prices together to find a sum or total cost.
You can subtract total amounts from an amount that is paid to find change.
Hopefully with everything you learned, you feel more confident about using money and shopping, but now it can be with your own money. Remember the differnce between a need and a want!