Searching for Sales

Morgan had previously learned the concept of subtraction and what happens to the value of the number when we subtract. While browsing through the grocery aisles one day, I saw that the baby dills went on sale. "What is the sale price for the dills?"

Conversation Starters

How much was the pickle before the sale?
How much is the pickle now?
What happens to the price when there is a sale?
Do you think a sale is a good thing?

Connection to Learning

To apply the concept of subtraction to real world situations.
To understand the meaning of a sale.

Building Vocabulary

Sale
Savings

Further Discussions

I directed Morgan to look for other sale items in the supermarket. She noticed that some sale items had even bigger savings.

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