Class Date
Lesson Objective
Lesson & Assignment
Due Date
Feb 8 Students will calculate weekly wages based on hourly rates

1. Take pre-test & introduce Chapter

2. Make vocabulary rings

3.. Class exploration of different careers & their wages

4. Talk about the difference between hourly rate & wages

5. Go over page 2, learn how to calculate wages. Review multiplication

6. Assignment-page 2 no calculator

 

 Feb 10
Feb 10 Students will be able to estimate annual wages by using hourly rate, number of hours worked per week, and number of weeks worked per year

1. Grade homework from previous day

2. Add vocabulary word: annual wages

3. Teach how to calculate annual wages

4. Practice calculating annual wages using website and different professions

5. Assignment: page 3, no calculator

 12th
Feb 12 To find the number of hours worked in one day

1. Grade homework from previous day

2. Teach how to calculate hours

3. Assign workbook activiy 3 (pg 4 in book if you are absent)

4. Play "How long did I work?" jeopardy in teams of two

 17th
Feb 17 The lesson shows how to compute overtime rates, total hours, regular hours, and overtime hours

1. Add Vocab words: Overtime, per, time and a half, double time to vocab wheel
2. Have 5 minutes of review time
3. Vocab Quiz
4. Introduce lesson, How do you write time & a half & double time mathmatically?

5. Practice figuring wages
pgs 8 & 9 all problems

 19th
Feb 19 Same as the 17th 1. Grade pgs 8-9
2. Review concepts
3. Divide into groups of two to do pgs 10-11
Practice problem solving!
4. Grade papers if time		 23rd
Feb 23

To determine total income earned from a combination of regular wages and tips

To be able to calculate tips on food purchased

1. Add Vocab word: Tip.
Vocab review minute and quiz
2. Discussion on tips in various situations (airports, restaurants, cab, hairdresser etc.)
3. Assign pg 12 then go through as a class
4. Divide into groups and practice ordering & figuring tips off of restaurant menus.

 25th
Feb 25 To use the total number of items produced and the piece rate to estimate and calculate wages 1. Talk about different jobs that are paid by the piece.
2. Do page 13 as a class (or at home if absent)
3. Assign page 14
4. Review rounding & play game (do page 15 if absent)		 Mar 1