Shopping on a Budget | Functional Money Skills
by Vocational skills and more © 2026
Price: $3 USD
Subjects: money,activitiesOfDailyLiving,responsibleDecisionMaking,cognitionProblemSolving,specialed
Grades: 0
Description
Help students practice using a budget while making realistic shopping decisions! Students learn the **BUDGET → TOTAL → DECIDE** strategy to determine what they can afford and make choices that keep their spending within a set budget. **Skills include:** • Staying within a spending budget • Adding the cost of purchases • Determining how much money is left • Identifying when spending is over budget • Choosing items that fit a budget • Adjusting purchases when over budget • Comparing lower-priced choices • Making decisions with money remaining • Prioritizing needed purchases This **21-card deck** includes explicit instruction, student-friendly vocabulary, a modeled example, multiple-choice practice, and interactive drag-and-drop shopping activities. Real-life scenarios include shopping for groceries, clothing, personal-care items, gifts, and everyday purchases. Designed for older students receiving special education services, this resource is ideal for **functional math, life skills, transition, vocational preparation, and independent living instruction**. Students practice the math and decision-making skills needed to shop more independently while staying within a budget.