Children often complain they do not understand how Math applies to everyday life. They simply do not recognize how often math is used in the world around them. Below is a link designed to help children use hands on math in an everyday activity. This education.com activity enlists the use of discount coupons to practice a variety of skills like, adding, multiplying, decimals, mental math and percentages. To the delight of most children, there is also a suggestion on how students can make money from the completion of this activity. Due to the variety of skills needed, this activity will be most successful for students in upper elementary school.
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