Squishmallows Sale

As I was waiting to pick up my photos at London Drugs, Morgan walked over to a huge pile of squishmallows. "Mommy, can I please get a squishmallow! They are on sale" she exclaimed excitedly. I then asked her "How much will I save?"

Conversation Starters

What was the price of the squishmallow before the sale?
How much is the squishmallow now to the nearest dollar?
What is the total savings?
Do you think this is a good sale?

Connection to Learning

To understand what happens to the price of an item when it goes on sale.
To be able to round to the nearest dollar.
To apply mathematical strategies in calculating the difference.

Building Vocabulary

Sales
Savings

Further Discussions

Anytime we receive a store flyer, I sometimes encourage Morgan to look at the ads and let me know of any interesting sales.

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