Estimation Meets Math Mysteries

Introducing Esti-Mysteries! Each image invites students to wonder what number is represented by the image. As you click through the each Esti-Mystery, clues will appear that will allow the students to use math concepts to narrow the set of possibilities to a small set of numbers. In the end, the students will need to call upon their estimation skills to solve the mystery and find the missing number.

Level 100 (Grades K-2)
Level 200 (Grades 1-3)
Level 300 (Grades 3-8)
Level 400 (Grades 3-12)

Outcome: FL10.5 Examine the role of personal budgets and their importance for financial planning. Indicator: i. Create and justify a personal budget for a hypothetical scenario that includes income and expenses. Students will read Gabrielle’s story and examine her budget.  Use the table or budget sheet to set up and maintain Gabrielle’s budget. Then the students will need to re-do her budget for the next month to make it work that she doesn’t spend more than she earns. There is a final reflection and analysis for the students to learn from this budget activity and how it will help them in the future to budget unanticipated items as well. 

Outcome: FL10.5 Explain the principles of saving money and the importance of a savings mindset. Explore the concepts of needs and wants and how they impact financial decisions. Discuss how budgeting decisions vary at different stages of life to reflect shifting personal goals.

In this lesson, students will explore the financial insttitutions in Canada and review key terms.Included in this resource: 1. Students review key vocabulary words. 2. Students read and take notes. 3. Students will complete a Bubble Map to summarize what they learned from the reading. 4. Students answer the questions and explain their thinking. 5. Students write answers to the short answer questions. 6. Have students complete the Open Ended Questions and discuss with partners or groups.

This collection features resources to support teaching Module 6C: Applying Personal Spending Plans from the Saskatchewan Financial Literacy curriculum.This is a full project that can be used in Module 6C for Financial Literacy 30. This usually takes the students about 5 hours to complete and it is very comprehensive to cover all future spending. The assignment requires the students to "screenshot" proof of items they found for their budget (and support each item with evidence). Students really enjoy this project (and adults have used it too for budgeing in real life!). Students may chose to have $0 spending on some items (pets, legal, etc), but they should explain their reasoning for entering a zero. As well, students should enter savings  into their budget (at least 10% of earnings).

This content provides a slideshow with tips to help students choose a financial institutions, two assignments and a quiz. Suggested answers for quiz can be found in the Financial Literacy Teacher-only section of Resource Bank found here  https://resourcebank.ca/groups/financial-literacy-teachers/254/1010/

In this real world problem students solve questions based on the relationship between production costs and price.

Budgeting is an important task for money managment. Using a spreadsheet can make this task much easier with tools that autocalculate totals. As well, the spreadsheet can be copied easily for each month or year. Categories can be easily tailored to the users' needs by adding items that are specifc to their financial situation.Budgets are used by non-profit groups, organizations, businesses, sports associations and volunteer groups for their cash flow management. Using a spreadsheet will make budgeting and decision making much easier and transparent for all users. Here is a variety of blank templates and examples that can be used for various budgeting purposes. 

Examine the principles of budgeting.

Teacher's guide included.

3-5 hours

CK-12 offers a flexible and engaging platform with interactive lessons, practice exercises, and multimedia content tailored to different learning styles. The Flexi feature allows students to customize their learning experience, focusing on areas where they need support or want to explore further. This adaptability helps students take control of their education and succeed at their own pace.

Be sure to check out FlexBooks as well!

Desmos now has way more than just a graphing calculator (which is pretty great too!).

You can now access student or teacher accounts for free and find interactive lessons for online and classroom learning for Grade 6-12+ Math.

Topics include linear equations, 3D models, quadratic equation, exponential functions, problem solving, real world application, linear functions, etc.

Engaging activities include pizza maker, marble mini golf, scaling machines & much more!

Once you're comfortable, you can even make your own activities!

Examine basic services typically provided by financial institutions for accessing and managing personal finances.

Teacher Guide included.

2-6 hours

Assess factors that influence selection of a financial institution.

Teacher Guide included.

3-5 hours.

“When will we ever use this in the real world?”
Real world math examples and solutions from the University of Waterloo.

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A variety of financial literacy lessons for grades Prek-12 and beyond. Visit each grade section for a full list of topics covered.

Math Antics has amazing videos to explain concepts for Math. The videos are very clear and explicit and students love them. All of the video lessons are FREE.

There are also follow up exercises, videos and worksheets that students can use to solidify learning - but you will be required to pay $20 a year to access these. hat being said, it's super useful even without a paid account!

The videos are organized by strand, and all are free.

They cover numeracy, arithmetic, algorithms, fractions, mixed numbers, percentages, ratios, geometry, statistics, measurement, exponents, integers & algebra, algebra 1-3

This amazing site from Alberta has interactive for all the strands.
These could be used by students or in small group instruction or as a whole class.

Math TV is an amazing collection of how-to videos in a variety of math subjects. Checking it out, I watched a video on how to multiply fractions and I (a teacher) learned a new method. Imagine what your students can learn.