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© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 48
Complete the quote below by
replacing the missing vowels.
Use the lines below the quote
to write what you think
this quote means. Then, share
what you wrote with a parent
and talk about it.
I N T R O D U C I N G :
Throughout
history, kids
have often
asked their
parents for
money—
with limited
success …
You need money?
Darn! Our money
Oh, brother!
tree just died!
Will he ever
get tired of
that same
old joke?
With his amazing
financial wisdom,
he can overcome
obstacles! He soars
towards goals! And he
stretches dollars into
incredible dimensions!
Since parents don’t have an
endless supply of money,
they sometimes give their kids a
weekly allowance —a small amount
of money kids earn by helping
out around the home!
Captain Allowance believes
that having a fixed amount of
money helps children to think
about and make decisions
about how to spend money.
Captain Allowance says, “Kids learn
from both the GOOD decisions …
and the BAD ones!”
Sometimes things kids
want cost more than
they earn. By learning
to get through the
tricky allowance gap,
kids discover that
with financial power
comes financial
responsibility!
Rats!
Yay!
I blew I saved
all my and got
money the fun
on
game I
candy! wanted!
“It is g_ _d to
h_ve m_n_y and
the th_ngs that
m_n_y can b_y,
but it’s g_ _d
too, to ch_ck up
once in a wh_le
and m_k_
s_re y_u
hav_n’t l_st the
th_ngs m_ney
c_n’t b_y.”
Leonard has a goal. He wants to
buy a pair of sneakers
that cost $25. But
he only gets
$3 a week for
his allowance.
Help Leonard
make a plan to buy the shoes.
Each week,
Leonard could
save
$
Leonard could work for extra
money by doing chores at home
and for neighbors. He could earn
$_________ per week for
doing extra chores.
Following your plan, how many weeks
would it take Leonard to reach his goal?
weeks
Make a plan to reach one of your goals!
Standards Link: Economics: Students understand that since people cannot have everything they want, they must make choices about making purchases of goods and services.
Imagine that you get $3
per week for allowance.
What would you do
with your money?
Pretend you want to
buy three of the items
at right. Come up with
a plan, like Leonard’s,
that will help you
reach your goal.
Flip Flops
$5
Backpack
Bear
$4
Combo
Crayons
$3
Squashy
Putty
$2
Use the coin code at right to reveal the answer.
Standards Link: Vocabulary: Learn the definition of grade-level appropriate words.
Rubber
Bracelet
$1
Monster
Pen
$4
Video
Game
$29
Twenty Big Ones
Look through the
newspaper or your
newspaper’s website for
numbers that add up to
exactly 20. Then write
them out in order from
largest to smallest.
ALLOWANCE
OBSTACLES
NEIGHBORS
A S R O B H G I E N
ENDLESS
M L E O D T N Y E L
LIMITED
S E L L S N P L D I
SUPPLY
CHORES
R N A O C O E P E M
WISDOM
A D C R W A Y P K I
SHOES
O L T E N A T U S T
SOARS
S E R O H C N S A E
SPEND
POWER
R S H O E S E C B D
ASKED
E S M O D S I W E O
EARN
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
COST
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
This week’s word:
OBSTACLE
The noun obstacle means
something that is in the way.
Lack of money was
Hayley’s obstacle to buy
new clothes.
Try to use the word obstacle
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
A penny saved
is a penny …
Find words in the newspaper that start with
each letter in your dad’s name (or an uncle,
grandparent, or a friend’s name). Use these
words to write a poem about that person.
How would you finish this
sentence?
ANSWER: It was money down the drain.
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Complete the grid by using all the
letters in the word MONEY in each
vertical and horizontal row. Each letter
should only be used once in each row.
Some spaces have been filled in for you.
Standards Link: Number Sense:
Calculate numbers to 20.
ABCDad
Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write in a variety of forms
and genres including poetry.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension:
Follow multiple-step written directions.