Texas
Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners
Lesson Plan Bank
ABE/ASE LESSON PLANS
Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan
Before you begin
Title: Fine Dining in My City
Setting: ABE/ASE
NRS Level(s):
Level 3: Low Intermediate Basic Education
Level 4: High Intermediate Basic Education
Open entry/exit: Yes
Context: Family
Standard(s): Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate
Benchmark(s): 1.3, 4.3, 4.4
Objective: To gain mathematical competency and apply to everyday personal and business financial situations
Materials: Menus from local restaurants, paper and pencil, lesson outline, flip-flash math (decimals)
Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 15 minutes
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: (4) 45 minute lecture sessions and (4) 30 minute tutoring sessions.
The Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
Review the fundamental concepts of decimals and how they behave.
Teach the lesson:
The teacher will demonstrate decimal calculations to the whole class
using the flip flash math cards.
Practice the lesson:
Have students bring in several menus from local restaurants. Students
will be divided into groups and using the collected menus, will simulate
having an extravagant meal at an elegant restaurant. Each group will
create a collective check. Each group will divide the check into equal
portions so that each person is paying the same amount.
Assess the lesson:
Oral and written responses to teacher developed quizzes.
Apply the lesson to the real world:
After completing this lesson, students should be able to calculate decimals
and use these computations in personal and business situations.
Submitted by: Alvin LeBlanc
