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*Math
*Research
*Basic Budgeting
Dear Teacher,
Thank you so much for downloading this product. I wanted to share a little
information about how I utilized this activity in my classroom.
This trip planner is very basic and should be suitable for 3rd-5th graders. I used
this as a third grade teacher for enrichment. During our intervention time, I
received students who were doing well in their classes, and we were able to do a
variety of projects to challenge their brains. I introduced this trip planning activity
around spring break. This activity requires students to research two
destinations. They must consider the destinations’ temperature, attractions, and
accommodations. Students must then research the cost of the hotels and
transportation as well as entertainment. My students were working as a group
and had to come to a consensus on all decisions made. Some ideas to improve
your fun:
*Give each group a blank folder with all of the pages they need for this project.
*Allow students to have time to create a “Travel Agency” name and write it on
their group folder.
*Refer to the groups by their agency name.
*For less chaos and more contained research, provide students with links to 10-15
travel destinations. This narrows their decision making process, and it also
keeps their searches more monitored.

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 The Calvin Family
123 Sunny Lane
Springfield, MO 65807

February 1
Dear Travel Agents,
We are the Calvin family, and we need your help.
Spring break is coming up, and we would like to take
a family vacation. However, we aren’t quite sure where
to go. The only travel dates available to us are April
4-11. A four day, three night trip is ideal. Our preferred
destination would have nice warm weather and must be
in the United States. The average temperature in the
area should be above 75 degrees. We would like to
have activities for adults and for children. Our travel
budget is $3,000. Please contact us with your ideas.
Sincerely,
Doug (Dad), Sherry (Mom), James (9), and Sandy (8) Calvin
 Destination

Name of Destination: Name of Destination:

Average Temperature: Average Temperature:

Which part of the U.S. is it in (use Which part of the U.S. is it in (use
your cardinal and intermediate your cardinal and intermediate
directions)? directions)?

Why would this be a good Why would this be a good

destination for the Calvin family? destination for the Calvin family?

Which destination did you choose?

Why?
 Hotel

Hotel Name Cost per x3 Total

night

Hotel #1

Hotel #2

Hotel #3

Which hotel did you choose?

Why?
 Transportation

Show how much it will cost for the Calvin family to fly from Springfield, MO to their
destination:

Show how much it will cost for the Calvin family to drive from Springfield, MO to their
destination:

______________ X $0.78 = _________________

miles price per mile total cost

Do you think the Calvin family should drive or fly? Think about the amount of time it
would take to do each.
 Activities


Activity Name: Activity Name:

_____________________ _____________________

Price per adult: _______________ Price per adult: _______________

Price per child: ________________ Price per child: ________________
Total cost for the Calvin family: Total cost for the Calvin family:
___________________________________ ___________________________________

Activity Name: Activity Name:

_____________________ _____________________

Price per adult: _______________ Price per adult: _______________

Price per child: ________________ Price per child: ________________
Total cost for the Calvin family: Total cost for the Calvin family:
___________________________________ ___________________________________
 Budget

Expense Category: Cost:

Hotel

Transportation

Activities

Total Cost

Did you go over budget or under budget?

By how much?