Real-Life Math Activities: Moving from Mathematics Instruction to Numeracy Development

Name: Ashley Dyck

School: Duchess School

Classroom Fundraiser School Hot Lunch

Activity

Math inquiry questions

Related math concept

Ideas for hot lunch

graph

What will we offer for a hot lunch?

Graphing, addition

Order forms

How do we decide the amount to charge?

How much do we need of the ingredients?
How many order forms do we need to print?

Estimation, adding, subtracting,

decimals, measurement

Cooking

How much time do we need to prepare the

trays before lunch begins?
How many meals need to be cooked?

Measurement, time, estimation,

addition

How many meals go to each classroom?

How many volunteers do we need to help
cook and deliver the meals?

Time, patterns, addition,

estimation

Filling the orders