MATH
Math
with Menus!
Submitted
by:
I
Love That Teaching Idea! Staff
From:
Nibley, Utah
Date
Submitted: April 12, 2001
Go
to your local restaurant and ask the manager if they have any
food menus that they will be discontinuing or want to get rid
of. (If not at the time, leave your name and number so they can
call you when the time does come!) Take these menus back to your
classroom and have a lot of real-world fun with your math lessons!
For example, pass out the menus to your students and give them
a math word problem such as, "You have $20.00. You need to
choose something to eat for dinner and a drink. If you still have
some left, you can order dessert. What items will you choose,
and what will your change be?" They can even make up their
own word problems! This works also really well as a great time-filler
when you need something quick, but still have them learning! You
could also use menus when doing an English lesson on adjectives
and adverbs. What would a menu be like without them? They sure
wouldn't be as appetizing!