Make an educated guess to figure out what you will spend by adding up all the costs. Circle all the words in the newspaper that relate to quantity such as all, fewer, many and none. Write them down on a sheet of paper. See which student has the most after 15 minutes. Clip words from the newspaper that compare the size of two or more things.
Some examples are tall, short, tiny and king-sized.
Find pictures in The Marietta Times that illustrate the size words. Look through the newspaper for math-related words that have to do with buying and selling such as rate of interest, down payment, price, budget, etc. Make a chart of different kinds of numbers found in the newspaper such as decimals, addresses, fractions, measurements, page numbers, etc. News stories tell about what happens and when it happens. Words that tell when an event took place can be found throughout the newspaper.