Classroom Budget Simulation — Money Math Activity Pack

Turn money math into a classroom economy your students actually remember. Each student draws a job card, earns a weekly income, shops the class store price list, and has to make their budget balance — including the week the surprise expenses hit. The pack includes the full simulation walkthrough, 8 job and income cards, a class store price list, a needs-vs-wants sort, a weekly budget ledger, five money word problems, a surprise-expense challenge round and reflection questions, plus answer keys for the problem pages. No prep beyond printing: run it as a one-lesson activity or a multi-week classroom economy. US Letter and A4 PDFs included.