If you’re like me, you feel bad about throwing away your weekly circular ads. I get upwards of 10-15 different store ads each week, so I wanted to find a way to make a “teachable moment” out of the ads with my students. I am all about trying to save money on resources and what better way than to help the environment with a weekly supply of store ads that you already receive! There are so many different opportunities to teach with grocery store ads, especially with simple cut and paste activities.
Take a look at all of the different academic and life skills areas you can cover through the use of free store ads. Click on any of the photos/titles to download the worksheets!
Identifying Food Groups & Aisle Categories
Identifying food item colors & Shapes
Identifying item prices & Shopping List Money Math
Community Based Instruction (CBI)
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Download the BUNDLE that includes all of the worksheets mentioned above!
Recycling Magazines & Store Ads
Here’s another {Cut & Paste} Sorting/Comparison Activity in life skills categories with real visual images for examples. This activity includes 30 sorting worksheets and you can download it here.
Light Vs. Dark Laundry (Clothing), Female Vs. Male Clothing, Children Vs. Adult Clothing, Winter Vs. Summer Clothing, Children Vs. Adults (Age), Fruits Vs. Vegetables, Grains Vs. Meats, Grooming Vs. Cleaning Product, Indoor Vs. Outdoor Furniture, Food Vs. Drinks, Trash Vs. Recycle, Snack Vs. Meals, Healthy Vs. Unhealthy (Food), Canned Vs. Boxed (Food), Bagged Vs. Other Packaging (Food), Condiments Vs. Dairy (Food), Electronics Vs. Appliances, Freezer Vs. Pantry (Food), Freezer Vs. Refrigerator (Food), Home Goods Vs. Groceries, Sporting Goods Vs. Fashion, Furniture Vs. Home Decor, Make up Vs. Self Care, Storage Vs. Office Supplies ,Bathroom Vs. Laundry Room (Items), Bedroom Vs. Living Room (Furniture or Items), Medicine Vs. Vitamins, Work Vs. Casual (Clothing), Alcohol Vs. Non-Alcoholic, and a Blank (Fill it in yourself). Use a magazine or weekly circular store ad to cut out pictures or words that relate to the comparison categories. Use it as a cut and paste activity, or laminate & velcro for file folder or task box extended use.
Other Ideas for use:
Turn these worksheets into file folders by laminating them. Cut out items in a store ad and laminate and velcro for continued use or to concentrate on a specific area for a goal. Also, send worksheets as homework or summer retention material!
