The pigs are hungry and there's no food in the house and no one went to the bank so there's no money. They go on a money hunt. Students solve how much money the pigs find and then select food items from various menus not to exceed the amount of money they found. TSW calculate how much money the pigs find during their money search. Before you begin this unit you will need to collect menus from area restaurants.
Most local restaurants are willing to donate one menu for a class project.
Explain that you're a teacher and that students will be using these menus. This is excellent public relations between business and school. Instruct the class that they will need a sheet of paper to calculate how much money the pigs find on their money hunt. As you read the story stop and have the students calculate how much money the pigs accumulate. Have the students select items from the real menus for the pig family.