10 Quick Ideas for Shopping Catalogues.

Shopping catalogues are a great resource for Relief Teachers and are freely available. Keep at least 50 or so similar catalogues in your bag of tricks. 


Catalogues are a source of inspiration for all types of math activities which will keep students actively engage in productive learning.



Students will need to cut and glue which will involve some mess and some noise. But for valuable learning - it's worth it.



Try these ideas

1. Purchase 5 items and get the LEAST change from $50.
2. Purchase 10 items and get your total between $70 and $75.
3. Make two purchases - one of 10 items and one of 5 items. The totals must be with $5 of each other.
4. Purchase 5 items for your teacher.
5. Purchase 6 items which will give you less than $10 change from $100.
6. Find five items less than $20 each and put them in ascending order.
7. Purchase any 5 items. Purchase another 5 items so the total is one half of your first purchase.  
8.  Purchase 5 things you would like and find the sum.
9. Purchase any two items and find the difference between each item.
10. Purchase 5 items so that the sum total is even.

Is there any other powerful learning that can come from shopping catalogues?