Math Group

Authentic Assessment

1. Have students balance a checkbook. First, you will give all the students a register of their own. Then you give them a narrative of what needs to go in the checkbook. For example, you start of with 50 dollars in your checkbook; you go to Wal-Mart and spend $5.35. You earn 10 dollars for mowing the lawn. Have your students record this information in the checkbook and do the math.

2. Within your classroom create a store. There will be some students who are cashiers and some who are shoppers (you can change them around each time). The students who shop will be given money, they will need to purchase items within their means. The cashiers will have to count money back to the customers. This will be a fun activity as well as a real life experience.