Students must identify each letter in their chosen word, find its corresponding value on the price list, and add the values together to find the total "price" of the word. Total Cost: 4. Add Challenges (Optional)
To deepen the activity, you can introduce constraints or goals: Give students a fixed budget (e.g., buy a word
While this can be done with pencil and paper, educational tools like Texas Instruments calculators often feature "Buy a Word" as a programmed activity to help students practice using fixed decimals and place value keys. VOCABULARY Students must identify each letter in their chosen