Life Skills Math, Money, and Reading: Calculating Tips

Looking for functional math life skills to teach your students? Learning how to calculate tips when eating at restaurants is an important life skill our students must learn to master.

Geared specifically toward higher life skills / resource room / transition special education students, this lesson scaffolds students step by step on the correct steps needed to calculate tips. What is great about this packet is that students do NOT need to use a calculator! By breaking down the process into three very easy steps, students can gain the successes needed to calculate tips on their own!

Additionally, students are challenged to reflect on the tip-giving process by differentiating between when it is appropriate to give a 10%, 15% or 20% tip. Key words like "great service" "okay service,' and "average service" help students differentiate the different levels.

Purchase Includes:

- 10 scaffolded worksheets with different bill totals and varying levels of service

-  1 sample worksheet prompt