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Financial Literacy - Digital Checkbook Register
By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom
Do your students know how to properly make entries into a spreadsheet to keep track of their deposits and withdrawals? I have created an Excel and Google Sheets spreadsheet to make it easy for them. Each spreadsheet has 3 tabs - 1) showing them what I created, 2) a blank spreadsheets with headings, & 3) a black spreadsheet so they can follow the easy directions I have provided to create their own. What a great way for them to keep track of the money they receive, spend, and be able to balance their checking account!
On the main thumbnail, please download the specific directions to create their own spreadsheet. It is a learning experience in the area of financial literacy + they are gaining Excel and Google Sheets skills.
Tina Arozena
Big Easy Homeschooling Mom
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Income & Expenses - Budgeting - Life Skills - Special Education
By FUNctional Academics Educator
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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource.
This resource is also available as part of a BUNDLE saving you money.
Budgeting Bundle
This resource includes:
20 different sheets with 222 questions
This resource was designed to help students learn about, identify and differentiate between income and expenses. Students will apply what they learned to real-world monthly budgeting scenarios.
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Understanding Menus Unit 1 - Reading Menus & Menu Math - Life Skills
By FUNctional Academics Educator
This resource features five realistic menus for students to explore. Designed for differentiation, this resource offers two levels of engagement focusing on real-world text comprehension and money math skills. The first level involves cut-and-paste activities with simpler questions, focusing on menu comprehension and basic price identification. The second level challenges students with write-in responses, encouraging critical thinking and analysis. Students tackle questions about menu item costs, ingredients, and comparisons of prices. They also practice calculating totals for orders and determining the correct amount of change. This comprehensive resource aims to enhance students' real-world understanding of menus, prices, and basic financial skills, preparing them for practical decision-making and equipping them with valuable life skills.
This resource is also apart of a BUNDLE saving you 20%!
Understanding Menus BUNDLE
Recently updated to include:
This download includes:
Level 1 - Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions - Bolded Key Words
Level 2 - Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions - Multi-part questions
40 different worksheets and 149 questions per set.
A total of 80 different worksheets.
Featured Menus:
Sushi Restaurant
Pizza Restaurant
Sandwich Shop
Burger Restaurant
Bagel Shop
As extension activities, students can use classroom money to present the correct amount of money. Students can calculate sales tax and or tip.
Check out the other units!
Understanding Menus Unit 2
Understanding Menus Unit 3
Understanding Menus Unit 4
Functional Text - Apparel Details& Size Chart Comprehension Unit 1 - Life Skills
By FUNctional Academics Educator
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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource.
These worksheets work great for functional text/ life skills IEP objectives.
This download includes:
• 21 different worksheets with 116 comprehension questions
• Teacher answer key
• Suggested follow up activities
This resource is also available as a BUNDLE saving you over 20%!
Apparel Details & Size Chart Comprehension - BUNDLE
This resource is designed to expose students to everyday clothing and apparel sites. This resource provides real world text practice with text dependent questions. Students will need to read clothing and apparel product details, materials and care and size charts closely to answer questions. A variety of comprehension skills are embedded into the text samples to provide your students an opportunity to read, refer and respond to questions. Some questions address pricing, discounted prices, materials and care and sizing.
If you enjoy this resource Unit 2 can be found below:
Apparel Details & Size Chart Comprehension - Unit 2
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Reading Product Labels Unit 1
Reading Websites Unit 1
Reading Medicine Labels Unit 3
Budgeting Unit 1 - Life Skills - Special Education
By FUNctional Academics Educator
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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource.
This resource is also available as part of a BUNDLE saving you money.
Budgeting Bundle
This resource includes:
14 different sheets with 160 questions
Students will use their learned knowledge of needs, wants, income and expenses to identify these items in monthly Bank Statements/ budgets. Students will practice identifying and calculating the amount of money needed for a desired expense (ex. video game or trip) and calculating how much money will need to be saved each month in order to attain the desired expense. Students will also examine the given budgets to calculate individual’s total income, expenses, money saved, and identify additional ways for individuals to save. Students will also calculate weekly, monthly and yearly salary or expenses based off the given budget.
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Recipe Comprehension Unit 1 - Paper
Understanding Job Postings - Unit 1 - Functional Text - Vocational
By FUNctional Academics Educator
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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource.
These worksheets work great for functional text, life skills & vocational IEP objectives.
This download includes:
Level 1 - Cut & Paste + Highlight/ Circle the Answer - Simpler Questions
Level 2 - Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions/ Some with Multiple Parts
A total of 24 different worksheets and 136 questions.
Job Postings included:
This resource is designed to expose students to a variety of real-world job postings that they will see as they get ready to transition into the workforce. Students will read the job postings and answer comprehension questions to show understanding (Ex. What is the hourly pay? What are the job responsibilities? What is schedule?). Students will also reflect on the job requirements, duties and benefits and decide if it would be a good fit for them.
Check out Unit 2 of this resource:
Understanding Job Postings - Unit 2
Reading Medicine Labels - Unit 2 - Functional Reading - Life Skills
By FUNctional Academics Educator
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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource!
These worksheets work great for functional text & life skills IEP objectives.
This resource is also available in a BUNDLE saving you 20%
Reading Medicine Labels - BUNDLE
This download includes:
Level 1 - Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions
Level 2 - Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions
24 different worksheets and 132 questions per set.
A total of 48 different worksheets.
This resource is designed to expose students to a variety of real over the counter medications that they would find in their local pharmacies, grocery stores, general merchandise retailer or even in their medicine cabinets at home. Students will read the medicine labels closely and answer questions to show understanding. This resource introduces medications that are taken at different times of day (A.M. & P.M.), different ways to take medications (pill, syrup, chewable tablet), and where to look to find out important information such as what the medication treats, how long the medication works for, and what strength the dosage is.
If you enjoy this resource check out:
Reading Medicine Labels Unit 3
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Reading Websites
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Reading Menus
Reading Medicine Labels - Unit 3 - Functional Reading - Life Skills
By FUNctional Academics Educator
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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource!
These worksheets work great for functional text & life skills IEP objectives.
This resource is also available in a BUNDLE saving you 20%
Reading Medicine Labels - BUNDLE
This download includes:
Level 1 - Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions
Level 2 - Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions
24 different worksheets and 132 questions per set.
A total of 48 different worksheets.
This resource is a bit more advance than unit 1 & 2. This resource requires students to closely read the medicine label/ drug facts for important information. Students will answer a variety of questions based on usage, dosage, medication directions and warnings.
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Reading Medicine Labels - Unit 1
Functional Reading - Understanding Functional Texts - Summer Edition - Unit 1
By FUNctional Academics Educator
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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource.
These worksheets work great for functional text/ life skills IEP objectives.
This resource is also available as part of a BUNDLE saving you 20%
Understanding Functional Texts - Summer BUNDLE
This download includes:
Level 1 - Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions
Level 2 - Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions
A total of 25 different worksheets and 142 questions.
Functional Texts included:
This resource is designed to expose students to a variety of real-world functional texts that they would find during the summer season. Students will read the functional text and answer comprehension questions to show understanding.
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Understanding Instructions Unit 7
Reading Product Labels Unit 1
Reading Websites Unit 1
Reading Medicine Labels Unit 3
Mother's Day Shopping Task Cards/ Worksheets- Money Math- Special Education
By FUNctional Academics Educator
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This is a NO PREP, print & go resource.
This download includes:
Level 1 - Bills Only (Items up to $40.00 and totals up to $52.00)
- 1 Product with Price Tag - What is the Dollar Up Amount - 6 questions
- 5 Product with Price Tag - Do You Have Enough Pages – 3 questions per page
- 5 Product with Price Tag – Circle How Much Money You Need – 3 questions per page
- 5 What is the Total Cost - adding 2 or 3 items – 3 questions per page - Whole dollar or .25 & .50 cents (Ex. $2.00 + 1.25 or $3.00 + $3.50 2 ₵50 are used in one problem Ex. $1.50 + $1.50)
- Reflection page with 10 questions
- Answer Key
Level 2 - Bills & Coins (Items up to $39.99 and totals up to $51.00)
-1 Product with Price Tag - What is the Dollar Up Amount - 6 questions
- 5 Product with Price Tag - Do You Have Enough Pages – 3 questions per page
- 5 Product with Price Tag – Circle How Much Money You Need – 3 questions per page
- 5 What is the Total Cost - adding 2 or 3 items – 3 questions per page - Real product prices used.
- Reflection page with 10 questions
- Answer key
This is a paper based, Mother's Day themed resource. Products featured are Mother's Day related but also feature Grandma & Aunt items. Examples of products featured: Flowers, cards, clothing, & other small gifts mothers may receive on Mother's Day.
This resource is designed to expose students to a variety of real-world shopping situations. Students are given a prices on products and are asked to look at the money provided and determine if they have enough money. Students will also be asked look at the price of real products and identify the correct amount of money needed. Students will also calculate totals of multiple items
How to use this product:
•Print out and have students complete as a worksheet/ workbook.
•Print & laminate for repeated use for fast finishers.
•Project pages onto the board to complete as a class. Have students take turns coloring or circling the correct amount of money.
•Project pages onto board and have student use the cut out or laminated money to present the correct dollar up amount needed for each question.
Functional Academics - Coupons Unit 1 - Life Skills - Math
By FUNctional Academics Educator
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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource!
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Coupons BUNDLE
Recently Updated to include 2 levels, 13 new cut & paste worksheets, 2 new write in the answer worksheets & 72 new questions!
This purchase includes:
This is a NO PREP, real world text resource with text dependent questions. This real world resource was designed to expose students to coupons and advertisements they would see/ use in everyday life. A variety of comprehension skills are embedded covering shopping, math and money skills. This resource is a great way for students to practice life skills.
This resource also works great for IEP objectives.
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Coupons Unit 2
Coupons Unit 2 Google Forms
Coupons Unit 3
Understanding Menus FREEBIE - Reading Menus & Menu Math - Life Skills
By FUNctional Academics Educator
Menu Math | Menu Comprehension | Life Skills | Functional Text | Skills for Independence | Real-World Skills | Community Skills
Thank you for your interest in my product!!
This is a NO PREP, print and go resource!
These worksheets work great for functional text & life skills IEP objectives.
For the full version of this product check out the links below!
Understanding Menus Unit 1
Understanding Menus Unit 2
Understanding Menus Unit 3
Understanding Menus Unit 4
This resource is also apart of a BUNDLE saving you 20%!
Understanding Menus BUNDLE
This download includes:
Level 1 - Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions - Bolded Key Words
Level 2 - Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions - Multi-part questions
12 different worksheets and 53 questions per set.
A total of 24 different worksheets.
This resource features one realistic menu for students to explore. Designed for differentiation, the resource offers two levels of engagement. The first level involves cut-and-paste activities with simpler questions, focusing on menu comprehension and basic price identification. The second level challenges students with write-in responses, encouraging critical thinking and analysis. Students tackle questions about menu item costs, ingredients, and comparisons of prices. They also practice calculating totals for orders and determining the correct amount of change. This comprehensive resource aims to enhance students' real-world understanding of menus, prices, and basic financial skills, preparing them for practical decision-making and equipping them with valuable life skills.
Featured Menu:
Sports Restaurant
As extension activities, students can use classroom money to present the correct amount of money. Students can calculate sales tax and or tip.
Football Season Party Planning, Budget & Shopping - Life Skills - Special Ed
By FUNctional Academics Educator
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This is a NO PREP, print and go 15 page workbook!
This resource includes:
Level 1 – Dollar Amount - NO CHANGE (Ex. $12.00)
Level 2 – Dollar Amount – WITH CHANGE (Ex. $12.48)
A total of 28 different worksheets and 289 questions.
This resource is designed to help students understand and practice the budgeting and shopping process. Pictures of real food items are used as well as tags with prices as visuals. Students will identify how much is needed of a product, calculate multiple quantities, calculate the total cost and reflect on the purchases.
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Coupons
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Recipe Comprehension Unit 1 - Paper
Nutrition Label Comprehension - Halloween Edition
Product Label Comprehension 1 - Real-World Reading - Life Skills - Special Ed
By FUNctional Academics Educator
Product Label Comprehension is tailor-made for teachers seeking to provide real-world text practice using environmental print with text-dependent questions.
This resource is designed to expose students to everyday product labels that are often overlooked in classroom life skills. These specially crafted worksheets will help introduce and familiarize students with different kinds of common products, such as toothpaste, deodorant, and soap and identify important product information during shopping.
By closely reading these product labels, students will be challenged to answer text-dependent questions, fostering critical thinking and language skills in a practical and relatable manner.
This resource is also available as part of a bundle with a 20% savings:
Product Label Comprehension BUNDLE
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
Level 1: Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions
Level 2: Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions
TOTAL:
⭐ 24 WORKSHEETS WITH 132 QUESTIONS PER SET
⭐ 48 DIFFERENT WORKSHEETS
UNITS 2 & 3:
Product Label Comprehension - Unit 2
Product Label Comprehension Unit 3
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Coupons
Reading Utility Bills - Paper Based
Nutrition Label Comprehension Unit 1 -2 Levels-Life Skills - Special Education
By FUNctional Academics Educator
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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource!
This is a paper based download. This resource is also available digitally below:
Nutrition Label Comprehension - Unit 1 - Google Forms
Recently Updated to include 2 levels, 10 new cut & paste worksheets & 48 new questions!
This download includes:
Level 1:
Level 2:
This resource is designed to expose students to a variety of REAL nutrition labels. These worksheets provide real world text practice with text dependent questions. Students will read nutrition labelsclosely to answer questions. Questions include serving size, servings per container, calories per serving & multiple servings, finding and identifying vitamins and minerals in food products and ingredients
Nutrition labels included:
Heinz Ketchup
Captain Crunch Cereal
Smartfood Popcorn
Kraft String Cheese
Penne Pasta
Skippy Peanut Butter
Gatorade
GoGurt Yogurt
English Muffins
Pepsi
Be sure to check out some of my other products!
Reading Apparel & Size Charts Unit 1
Reading Websites Unit 1
Coupons Unit 2
Medicine Label Comprehension Unit 2
Reading Medicine Labels - FREEBIE - Functional Text - Life Skills - 2 Levels
By FUNctional Academics Educator
Thank you for your interest in my product!!
This is a NO PREP, print and go resource!
These worksheets work great for functional text & life skills IEP objectives.
If you enjoy this freebie check out the full versions below!
Reading Medicine Labels - Unit 1
Reading Medicine Labels - Unit 2
Reading Medicine Labels - Unit 3
This download includes:
Level 1 - Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions
Level 2 - Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions
4 different worksheets and 22 questions per set.
A total of 8 different worksheets.
This resource is also available in a BUNDLE saving you 20%
Reading Medicine Labels - BUNDLE
This resource is designed to expose students to a variety of real over the counter medications that they would find in their local pharmacies, grocery stores, general merchandise retailer or even in their medicine cabinets at home. Students will read the medicine labels closely and answer questions to show understanding. This resource introduces medications that are taken at different times of day (A.M. & P.M.), different ways to take medications (pill, syrup, chewable tablet), and where to look to find out important information such as what the medication treats, how long the medication works for, and what strength the dosage is.
Budgeting Unit 2 - Life Skills - Special Education
By FUNctional Academics Educator
Thank you for your interest in my product!!
This is a NO PREP, print and go resource.
This resource is also available as part of a BUNDLE saving you money.
Budgeting Bundle
This resource includes:
14 different sheets with 104 questions
Students will use their learned knowledge of needs, wants, income and expenses to identify these items in monthly Bank Statements/ budgets. Students will practice identifying and calculating the amount of money needed for a desired expense (ex. Item or trip) and calculating how much money will need to be saved each month in order to attain the desired expense. Students will also examine the given budgets to calculate multiple individuals' total income, expenses, money saved, and identify additional ways for individuals to save. Students will also calculate weekly, monthly and yearly salary or expenses based off the given budget.
If you enjoy this product check out my other products below!
Reading Menus & Menu Math
Bus & Train Schedules
Coupons
Reading Medicine Labels
Recipe Comprehension Unit 1 - Paper
Reading Weather Forecasts - Unit 1 - Functional Text - Life Skills
By FUNctional Academics Educator
Thank you for your interest in my product!
This is a NO PREP, print and go resource.
These worksheets work great for functional text & life skills IEP objectives.
This download includes:
Level 1 - Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions
Level 2 - Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions/ Some with Multiple Parts
A total of 40 different worksheets and 216 questions per set.
All together there is 80 worksheets and 432 questions included in this download.
This resource is designed to expose students to a variety of real-world weather forecasts they would find on their phone app, the internet or on the news. Students will read the weather forecasts closely and answer questions to show understanding. (Ex. What are the current weather conditions?, What is the high and low for today? Are there any active weather alerts? Etc.).
Check out some of my other Functional Reading Activities:
Website Comprehension - Unit 1
Understanding Job Postings Unit 1
Understanding Job Postings - Unit 2
Calculating Discount, Tax & Tip Bundle
Life Skills - Calendar Comprehension - Reading Calendars - Unit 1
By FUNctional Academics Educator
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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource!
This is a paper based resource. For the digital version click below.
Reading Calendars - Unit 1 - Google Forms
Recently Updated to include 2 levels, 13 new cut & paste worksheets & 52 new questions!
This resource includes:
Level 1 – Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions
Level 2 – Write in the Answer – More Complex Questions
Total of 25 different pages and 112 questions
This resource is designed to expose students to a variety of real-world calendars that they would find in everyday life. Students will practice reading the calendars and answer comprehension questions to show understanding. Students may be asked to identify days in a month, number of weekend days, holiday dates, days of the week & more.
This resource is great for life skills lessons and great for tracking progress for IEP objectives.
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Reading Utility Bills - Paper Based
Reading Menus / Menu Math
Reading Recipes
Bus & Train Schedules
Coupons Unit 3
Snow Day Planning, Budget & Shopping - Life Skills - Special Ed
By FUNctional Academics Educator
Thank you for your interest in my product!!
This is a NO PREP, print and go workbook!
This resource includes:
Level 1 – Dollar UP Amount - NO CHANGE (Ex. $3.00)
Level 2 – Exact Retail Amount - Dollar Amounts WITH change (Ex. $2.48)
A total of 26 different worksheets and 260 questions.
This resource is designed to help students understand and practice the budgeting and shopping process. Pictures of real food items are used as well as tags with prices as visuals. Students will identify how much is needed of a product, calculate multiple quantities, calculate the total cost and reflect on the purchases.
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New Year's Eve Telling Time/ Time Elapsed
Winter Word Problems - Digital - Google Forms
Hanukkah Scavenger Hunt
Holiday Bundle
January Life Skills Morning Work BUNDLE - Digital & Paper
December Life Skills Morning Work - Holiday Edition - BUNDLE
Budget Unit - Holiday Edition