12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL April 13, 2016
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
Vol. 32, No. 18
Follow this “recipe” and start a
lemonade stand of your own!
Have you heard the phrase, “Money Doesn’t
Grow on Trees”? The sad truth is, money
does not grow on trees. We
have searched the world over
and can’t find one anywhere.
But what if we did? It might
look something like this. How
much money can you find growing on our
silly money tree? (Each “leaf” is a $1 bill.)
Discuss with
your child ways
you earned
spending money
when you were
a child. Help them
think of ways th
can earn money ey
.
The Big Question
Do you plan how to use your
money wisely — for spending,
saving, investing and donating?
But how do you get money to
put in the bank?
It might be nice if people would
just give you money. But most
people get money by earning it.
That means they do some sort
of work in exchange for money.
This is called income.
You will need to invest a little
cash to get started. Visit or call
a local store to find out the cost
of the items you need. Add up
your costs to determine your
price and profit. Here is what
the math looks like:
EXPENSES:
12 lemons cost ............................... $1.20
1 3/4 cups of sugar cost ................. .20
10 paper cups cost ......................... .60
Total cost for 10 cups of lemonade: $2.00
INCOME:
10 cups of lemonade at 50¢ each ... $5.00
PROFIT:
(The money you make after
covering your expenses) ................. $3.00
Try this to earn some money:
Ask the neighbors on your block
If you can take their pooches
For a nice long
With a box for a counter,
There’s money to be made
From lemons, water, sugar
By selling
Earning money around the house
Really isn’t super hard.
Just ask a parent if you can help
By weeding in the
On a hot day, you might sell 100
cups of lemonade! How much
money would you earn?
Make a big sign to attract
people to your stand. If it is
OK with your neighbors, put up
several signs to direct people
to your stand.
Can you think of three
more ways you could
earn some money?
Maybe someone that you know,
Maybe even right next door,
Would pay you a buck or two
To pick up something from the
If you have some old toys
Here’s an idea that will not fail:
You can make yourself money
By having a garage
A lemonade stand can be
just a box or a portable table.
Remember to smile and say
“Thank you!” to every
customer.
Look through the
newspaper for pairs
of words that rhyme.
Can you find five
or more pairs in
a short time?
Standards Link: Reading
Comprehension: Follow
written directions.
Olivia and Logan each set up a lemonade stand.
Count how much money they each made.
Who made the most?
INVESTING
DONATING
INCOME
LEMONS
RHYMES
GARAGE
MONEY
TREES
TRUTH
BLOCK
GROW
EARN
BANK
WORK
KIDS
R M G N I
T A N O D
H A K R N B L O C K
Y I N A C G M Y O H
This week’s word:
M N E E O S E E R T
DONATE
E Y G R M O W N W U
The verb donate means to
make a gift of or contribute.
S N O M E L W O O R
E G A R A G R M R T
N B A N K G S D I K
I N V E S T
I N G T
Tom was able to donate
a large sum of money
to the school’s fundraiser.
Try to use the word donate
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Are numbers needed?
Find an advertisement in your newspaper.
Rewrite the ad and substitute the words
many, few, several, etc. for the numbers. Are
the numbers necessary? Why or why not?
How do you earn money?
Do you do chores? What
kind of jobs do you do?
Standards Link: Math: Students solve problems and justify
their reasoning.
We’re each made to grow. How – and how far – is up to us.
At Umpqua, we’re inspired by the potential within all of us to help bring it to life.
Stop by your local Umpqua Bank for a visit.
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Cottage Grove, OR 97424
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