Math Warm-Up Idea: Potion Groceries!


FREE resource is included at the end of this post for a quick print-and-go activity of this idea.

Easy to set up, all you need is:

    5 little jars or canisters

    Water

    Food Dye 

    Paper + Glue OR Labels

    Marker

Fill the jars with water and add colors as desired. 
In the image below, I used paper and a marker with glue to make my labels. Come up with or use the five potion ingredient names below.

Begin the question by saying that these are special ingredients for sale to make potions. 
Then set some questions like in the examples below for students to solve which potion groceries were bought if $x was spent. 


Have no time to set this up? Or are you interested in a free worksheet that puts this activity to paper?
​CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A FREE POTION SHOPPING WORKSHEET.

Speaking of potions . . . a Math detective is needed to find the correct cure for the gobbler’s curse!


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