© 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?