Next time the family plans to take an annual vacation, have your child participate in the research and preparation! It's a great opportunity to learn math skills and the value of money!1. Provide your child with all the information that he or she will need to calculate how to get to your destination vacation spot (a map), how long it will take to drive there and an estimation of how much the drive will cost.
2. Your child will need to research the distance between your home to your vacation spot using a map.
3. You'll need to have a discussion of what you estimate your average driving speed will be, and how many miles your car gets to the gallon. You'll then have to discuss the division involved in figuring out how many gallons of gas you'll need altogether (be sure to take your child to the gas station to find out how much gas costs!).
4. If the drive is more than a few hours, your child will need to ask you how many hours you think you might want to drive each day.
5. If you will be driving for a few days, you might want to extend your child? research.
6. Your child will need to consider others costs if you plan to spend the night in a hotel and what foods you will need for the drive.
7. Have your child check out the cost of a hotel and how much it would be per person.
8. Will you be picnicking or eating at restaurants along the way? He or she can make an estimate of how much the food will be per person per day.
9. Work with your child. Give them a proposed budget of what you were hoping to have the vacation cost.
10. This will give your child a sense of responsibility, stronger problem solving skills and a more realistic picture of how much things cost!
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