Upgrading for Parents with Pre-Schoolers

 

Theme 4 – Shopping and Budgeting

Instructors’ Guide
 
 
Materials to Print Out
 
Which One is Cheapest?
Working with Percents
GST and PST
The Flyer as a Learning Tool
Addressing an Envelope
Writing a Personal Letter
The Ads are Out to Get You
Rules for Advertising to Kids
Monthly Budgets
Make a Pie Chart
Links

Coffee Shop and Lemonade Stand

Change Maker

Budget Guidelines

 

Children’s Program

Children’s Program

 

Above and Beyond
 
bulletBrush up on money math skills: adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, percent
bulletTake an introductory course in Microsoft Excel (e.g. www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel or use the search words “excel tutorial” to find other similar sites)
bulletLearn more about reading food labels at www.dieticians.ca. Follow the links > Eat Well, Live Well > The Virtual Grocery Store.