Add, change or delete cards as you wish to adapt for your students,
Station #2
You may need to change the colors to suit the cubes that are available in your school. Rainbow cubes sold by Addison-Wesley are excellent for probability activities.
Station #3
Make cards by cutting out sale items or regular priced items that are sold in multiples and some that are not. Glue on cardboard and laminate.
You can "make" protractors by photocopying an original one, cut and paste it several times on sheet of paper and then making an overhead transparency. Individual protractors can then be cut out for use. You may have to experiment with the first copy until the numbers are clear by adjusting the lighter to darker feature on your photocopier. A very inexpensive way to make protractors!!!
Station #5
A good time to save advertisements is during the Christmas season. There seems to be more flyers before other holidays or at the end of each season.
Station #6
Invite the students to interview a realtor about their job. Have the students choose how they would like to present their findings to the class. Or, you may wish to invite a realtor to the classroom to present to the students.
Station #7
Each local newspaper features Real Estate Ads on a certain day of the week. All Real Estate companies also have weekly flyers.
Extension: Try to get flyers from different areas such as rural, urban, large city, different provinces to encourage students to understand how the cost of living differs with location.
Station #8
Architect blue prints are available from construction companies that build and sell homes and from lumber stores that sell homes.
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