© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 39 How much is each headline worth? Find and copy the words in three newspaper headlines on the lines below. ritter can ind a way to earn $10 a month by doing little jobs for his family and neighbors. Make a plan for Fritter. What jobs could he do to earn at least $10 in a month? Circle them. Wash the neighbor’s car: $4.00 Take out the trash daily: $3.00 Weed the garden: $2.50 Rake leaves: $2.00 Collect cans for recycling: $2.00 Feed grandma’s cat: $2.00 What is a big goal you would like to achieve? Is it saving money, improv- ing how well you play a sport or completing a big homework project? My Goal: Break your big goal into smaller goals: Look through today’s newspaper for five examples of amounts of money written as numbers. Rewrite each one as words. For example: A = 1¢ B = 2¢ C = 3¢ D = 4¢ E = 5¢ F = 6¢ G = 7¢ H = 8¢ I = 9¢ J = 10¢ K = 11¢ L = 12¢ M = 13¢ N = 14¢ O = 15¢ P = 16¢ Q = 17¢ R = 18¢ S = 19¢ T = 20¢ U = 21¢ V = 22¢ W = 23¢ X = 24¢ Y = 25¢ Z = 26¢ Add up the “value” of each headline. Which one is worth the most? Can you write a headline of your own that equals exactly $1? First: Second: Circle the two identical Six Wags billboards. Use the money code below to put a value on the words in the headlines of the newspaper. Third: Fourth: GOAL!!! Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. Find the way to Fritter’s house. Solve these math problems and color the squares that have a 7 in the answer BLUE. They will show the path to Fritter’s dog house. 19 28 22 14 12 31 12 9 15 + 8 - 6 - 3 - 4 + 9 - 8 - 6 + 6 - 5 11 15 35 17 20 13 19 20 32 - 4 - 9 - 6 - 8 - 5 + 6 - 2 - 3 - 5 21 10 11 30 16 19 8 23 21 - 4 - 3 + 6 - 3 - 6 - 1 + 9 - 5 - 14 10 18 23 3 29 14 34 - 6 - 2 - 10 + 4 - 12 - 7 - 7 AMUSEMENT IMPROVING THRIFTY H D O W T P O A C T FRITTER E A R N H L A I H G EASIER A I E M J A V R C N MONEY S L A O G N I O K I GOALS I Y B N E F S A G C DAILY E S R E T T I R F Y COSTS R O A Y S L S N A C PARK PLAN JOBS Standards Link: Math Problem Solving: Addition and subtraction. CANS T N E M E S U M A E I M P R O V I N G R This week’s word: ACHIEVE The verb achieve means to succeed in reaching a goal, usually with effort. Henry was able to achieve his goal of running two miles per day. Try to use the word achieve in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. Rounding Off Find items for sale in the newspaper that are advertised for more than $100 and less than $1,000. List the numbers and then round them to the nearest $10. Next round off the biggest to the nearest $100. Standards Link: Number Sense: Use specific strategies to estimate computation. How could you turn one dollar into ten dollars or more?