"Let's Go Shopping!": Free Interactive Whiteboard Lesson

A fun, ready-to-go lesson on calculating sales tax!

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Calculating sales tax is both a great math lesson and a super-relevant real-life activity. And we just made it more fun and easier to teach with this “Let’s Go Shopping!” lesson for your interactive whiteboard. Best of all, it’s ready to teach right out of the gate. Check it out!

You’ll introduce the lesson by comparing how it’s possible for three cousins in different states to all pay a different amount for the same video game (hint: it’s sales tax!). You’ll walk students through a sample receipt and do some calculations together. Finally, students will have the opportunity to “shop” for different items, with the goal of staying under $50 (including sales tax, naturally). There’s even a written reflection exit ticket!

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