Functional Reading & Math Task Cards: Menus, Pay Stubs, Schedules, Receipts

Give students practice with the papers they will really use. These 96 task cards ask teens and young adults to read and do math with realistic menus, pay stubs, work schedules, a bus schedule, a calendar, receipts, and sale tags. Every job is an entry-level, part-time job (stocker, cashier, dishwasher, housekeeper, library helper, kennel assistant), with realistic hourly pay.

4 sets of 24 cards

• Set A: Menus. Find prices, compare, add items, and figure change.
• Set B: Paychecks & Pay Stubs. Hours, pay rate, gross pay, deductions, and net pay.
• Set C: Schedules & Calendars. Work schedules, a team schedule, a bus schedule, and a monthly calendar.
• Set D: Receipts & Shopping. Subtotal, tax, total, change, sale tags, and better buys.

What's included (35 pages, PDF + editable Word)

• 96 task cards, 4 per page, with cut lines
• A recording sheet for each set
• An answer key for each set
• Teacher how-to page with ideas for centers, small groups, scoot, and IEP data
• Editable Word file so you can change names, prices, and questions

Made for students with disabilities

• About a 3rd–5th grade level, with cards in each set getting harder as you go
• Big, clean cards with one question each
• Works with calculators, play money, and AAC

Great for life skills, transition, functional math, Pre-ETS, vocational programs, and IEP progress monitoring.

Please note: All people, businesses, and prices are made up for practice. Tax amounts are simplified examples. Single classroom license. © L&S Consulting.

Original L&S Consulting resource. Digital download, for use by one teacher or provider. Questions: info@lsconsultingmn.com