Again, feel free to replace the Do Now if you don't want to do a Weekly Check-In. A shortened version of the Pay Day Puzzle would be good. (Answers)

Print out two copies of the "Location Location Location" Worksheet per student. Label one clearly as "Teacher Example" and the other as "Yours" before photocopying. 

Task 2, again feel free to use my example or again to build those connections, use the place you live and your place of employment. It is important that when you're doing the example show them the idea of the process. Like using Google Maps to figure out the distance and time for their commute and AT website. Don't need exact addresses, you can do a rough estimate from a key location in the suburb. 

When students complete this for themselves (Task 3), they will need to use Google Maps to help them get an idea of suburbs to live in. Granted, some of them might already know where they want to live based on being close to family or areas they know they like of Auckland. For their pretend job, they can use Google Maps or Seek. For example, if they want to be a vet or doctor they can look for clinics in Auckland. It doesn't necessarily need to have a job opening. For others, like those wanting an IT job, students should use Seek instead to get an idea of where these employers are. It's just really to give them an idea of the cost of a commute, both time and money. It's important to discuss with students that financial choices are just made based on money, but also the time cost. From this activity, they might find that they will want to change where they live or work or even their career.