SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015
© 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 18
Each of these kids need some advice
from YOU. Read each story and write
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down your advice. Talk about your advice
with a parent. Do they agree with you?
David is trying to save money
to buy a new LEGO set that
costs $29.00. Each Friday, he
gets an allowance of $5.00
from his mom and dad.
Last Sunday, he spent $8.50, which ate into
his LEGO savings. Now he only has about
$4.00 saved up for the LEGO set.
David tries to save at least $3.00 every week.
He spends about $2.00 when he visits the
video arcade on Sunday afternoons. But
sometimes he’ll spend more than he
planned to trying to
top his best score.
Understanding cause and effect
helps improve problem-solving
skills. Read the stories about
Evan, David and Maria. Find a
cause and an effect in each
story. We have done one for you.
CAUSE:
EFFECT:
Evan collects stickers from the grocery store
vending machine. Each costs 50¢. He buys
one each time his family shops, which is
usually three times a week.
CAUSE:
Evan earns $3.00 a week pulling weeds in his neighbor’s
yard
yard, so he spends half of his money each week on
stick
stickers and saves the rest in his piggy bank.
EFFECT:
Th
The grocery store just replaced the old sticker machine with
a n new one. The stickers are bigger, but they cost $1.00 each.
If h he buys three, he’ll spend all his money every week.
CAUSE:
Maria walks and feeds her Aunt Meridith’s dog,
Zinger, every day after school. Maria gets $2.00 per
day for taking such good care of Zinger.
Look through the
newspaper for
prices. Can you
find five or more
prices, that when
added together
equal $100?
Now try to find
prices in the
newspaper that
add up to $1,000.
What’s the largest
amount you can
reach?
Maria wants a new bike that costs $75. If she saved
all her money each week, she could buy the bike in about two
months. But Maria downloads music from her favorite bands at
$1.30 per song a couple times a week. She also buys a smoothie
for $3.95 on Saturdays with her friend Katie. Sometimes they go
to a movie, which costs $7.00 per ticket.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use the skills and strategies of the reading process to follow written directions. Math: Compute written amounts.
ario and Maya are selling their toys at a yard sale
to raise money for their local fire department.
Oops! Someone dripped lemonade on the sales slips.
Can you fill in the missing numbers?
TOTAL RAISED:
Standards Link: Math:
Compute sums up to 1,000.
ALLOWANCE Find the words in the puzzle. Then
look for each word in this week’s
GROCERY
Kid Scoop stories and activities.
PROBLEM
E M O G N P E E E T
FASTER
C Y M R R R R K S A
COUPLE
N C T E T O I O E M
ARCADE
MUSIC
A N I T C B C R S O
EARNS
W S I S O L O E N N
EQUAL
O N S A U E U G R E
MONEY
L A V F P M P O A Y
SCORE
L A U Q E I L A E N
COST
PAIN
A R C A D E E L G S
GOAL
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
BIKE
ANSWER: When there is
change in the weather.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate
Now Try This …
Find an article in today’s
newspaper. Identify the cause
and effect. Have your parents
read the article and see if they
agree with the cause and
effect you found.
Standards Link: Research: Use the
newspaper to locate information.
REPLACE
The verb replace means
to put something new in
place of something else.
The mechanic was able to
replace our cracked
windshield with a new one.
Try to use the word replace
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends and
family members.
My Savings
Story
New and Used
Find five items for sale in the newspaper.
Chart the items and their prices. Can you find
the same items for sale used? What is the
difference in price? What are the advantages/
disadvantages of buying new vs. used?
EFFECT:
Write about something
you’d like to buy.
Why do you want it?
Then write about your plan
to save money to buy it.
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