Financial Literacy for Canadian High Schoolers: Suppertime Economics

When I was teaching I always either looked for or created projects that were practically-oriented and that gave my students a 'real-life experience', especially in areas like math. For BC grade 9 math teachers (and others across Canada, too), here it is. The assignment is presented as a plausible 'scenario'. You may have students who are already making meals for their families; this product takes it to the next level, i.e., they're required to create a budget in order to plan meals within a fixed dollar amount. I provide step-by-step directions on how to shop grocery store flyers; how to list the amounts required of the recipe's main ingredients and 'do the math' to calculate total costs; and I provide info on the benefits of comparison shopping and unit pricing.

For non-BC teachers there's a second title slide provided.

I go into more detail on comparison shopping, with worksheets students can use to sharpen their skills re equivalent fractions and ratios to find the unit price, in my Comparison Shopping: What's the Best Buy? product.

For financial literacy topics that are directly tied to the BC curriculum (but are, nevertheless, applicable to ALL Canadian students), please see:

gr. 6 - Financial First Steps: Buying a Bike! (budgeting for a purpose/purchase)

gr. 6 - Financial First Steps: Sleepover Economics (budgeting for a purpose/purchase)

gr. 7 - Saturday at the Mall: Shopping and Eating (sales tax, GST)

gr. 9 - Plan a First Peoples Celebration! (creating and working within a budget)

gr. 10 - You're Working Part-Time! (gross and net pay, income tax/other deductions)