*Two Versions Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas
This Life Skills Holiday and Christmas Shopping Ad activities resource is an excellent addition to your classroom to teach reading a shopping ad and shopping for gifts based around the holidays.
This resource is designed for students with intellectual disabilities and autism but can be used in general education elementary grades or ELL.
This resource allows students to practice reading a retail store shopping ad, answering questions about the ad, making a wish list and calculating the total cost, and more. Each version has a pdf for even prices (e.g. $10.00) and a pdf for uneven prices (e.g. $10.99).
This resource has 9 activities centered around reading a retail store shopping ad. Each activity has multiple levels of support (color-coded, cut and paste, write-in).
This resource provides opportunities for repetition in the classroom, which is essential for students with intellectual disabilities, as well as the use of visuals.
Activities included:
Reading a Shopping Ad
Shopping Ad Questions
How Much Is My Wishlist
Find the Price
How Much is the Regular Price
Which is Cheaper
Which is Cheaper- with and without price *Large Slides for Whiteboard
Would You Rather- Slides
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[Student's Name] will independently read and interpret prices from store displays, advertisements, or menus to determine the cost of an item and the amount of money needed for a purchase, as well as compare the prices of similar products to determine the best value, with 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive trials.
Price Identification and Understanding:
Given a printed or digital store advertisement, [Student's Name] will identify the price of a specific item by matching it to its name or image with 90% accuracy on 4 out of 5 trials.
Aligned Common Core Standard:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.C.8 - Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ? symbols appropriately.
Calculating Total Cost:
[Student's Name] will calculate the total cost of purchasing multiple items from a list by summing the individual prices, with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 trials.
Aligned Common Core Standard:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NBT.A.2 - Fluently add and subtract within 1,000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Determining Money Needed:
[Student's Name] will determine the amount of money needed to purchase an item, including calculating how much is required when given a specific budget, with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 trials.
Aligned Common Core Standard:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.A.2 - Use the four operations to solve word problems involving money, including problems involving whole-dollar and fractional dollar amounts.
Comparing Prices for Value:
[Student's Name] will compare the prices of at least two similar items (e.g., different brands or sizes of the same product) and determine which offers the best value based on cost per unit or overall price, with 80% accuracy across 3 trials.
Aligned Common Core Standard:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.A.3 - Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including situations where comparisons are needed.
Practical Application in Real-Life Settings:
During a community-based instruction activity or role-playing exercise, [Student's Name] will select items within a set budget by reading prices and comparing costs, achieving success in 4 out of 5 scenarios.
Aligned Common Core Standard:
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4 - Model with mathematics (apply math concepts to solve real-world problems).