I don’t know about you guys, but I love the day AFTER Halloween! That is when I go to the local store and stock up on candy for my students (and myself!). I definitely need a little sweet motivation to help me get through the rest of the holiday season. The best part about after Halloween candy are the sale prices! My local Walmart puts the candy on sale for 50% off. and I always stock up for my candy jar (okay…jars..I have more than one. 😀 ). I love going to the store and calculating the sale price and thinking about how much of a good deal I am getting on the candy. That is even more of a reason to buy plenty of candy.
Here is a little Halloween freebie I put together so you could use this “Math is Real Life” scenario with your kids…and maybe even share some candy with them while they complete it. 😀 Click on the image to download. This Halloween freebie is a pretty simple math printable that has the students calculating the sale price of discounted candy. This is perfect if you teach percentages in your math curriculum. If you don’t, convert the percentages to decimals with your students. Then, it will make a perfect real life application for multiplying decimals.
I love anything that's been reduced! I usually hit up the stores the day after as well, but this year we had so few kids to our house, we were left with a ton of leftovers!
Kim
Teaching Math by Hart
I love 50% off candy but have managed to resist so far. Now if I see candy for 75% off, all bets are off!
Tara
The Math Maniac
Halloween was on Saturday in our neighborhood this year…. 1/2 price candy for all!!!!
Thanks so much for linking up!