6C COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL NOVEMBER 29, 2017
© 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 51
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NOT going to go
totally crazy
during holiday
shopping.
We need to ...
Oh, Thrifty! Just
LOOK at all the
sparkly lights and
decorations!
Okay, but can you carry the
budget? My arms are full!
Fritter, you
really
need a
BUDGET!
WAHOOOO!!!
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THIS and THAT
and THOSE and
THESE and ...
Fritter wants to buy each of the
items below. Look at each item
and its price. Figure out how
he would pay for it. The first
one is done for you.
Pack of Cards
Item: _____________________
$2.50
Price: ____________________
To pay for it, I would use:
2
# of dollar bills: __________
# of pennies: _____________
1
# of nickels: _____________
# of dimes: ______________
2
1
# of quarters: _____________
A budget is a plan that helps
you to spend only the amount
of money you can afford.
Crayons
Item: _____________________
$3.59
Price: ____________________
Look at the things Jodi would like to buy for her
family. She has $50 budgeted for her holiday
shopping. Make a list of the things she could
buy on her budget.
To pay for it, I would use:
# of dollar bills: ____________
# of pennies: _______________
# of nickels: _______________
# of dimes: ________________
# of quarters: _______________
Soccer Ball
Item: _____________________
$7.57
Price: ____________________
To pay for it, I would use:
# of dollar bills: ____________
# of pennies: _______________
# of nickels: _______________
# of dimes: ________________
# of quarters: _______________
How much money
have left over each does Thrifty
month?
THINK ABOUT
could Thrifty do to IT: What
money each month save more
?
Thrifty and Fritter are planning a holiday
bash for family and friends. They have
budgeted $500 for the party!
They will need food, decorations and gifts.
These are called goods.
They also need entertainment and perhaps
folks to help set up and clean up. These
are called services.
Look through today’s newspaper and
help Thrifty and Fritter find what they
need. Stay within their $500 budget!
GOODS:
SERVICES:
Scarf
Item: _____________________
$3.90
Price: ____________________
To pay for it, I would use:
# of dollar bills: ____________
# of pennies: _______________
# of nickels: _______________
# of dimes: ________________
# of quarters: _______________
Standards Link: Measurement: Students
understand how different coins can be
combined to equal the same amount.
How many silly things can you
find at this holiday party?
Standards Link: Investigation: Identify objects that fit into a cagetgory and those that do not belong.
… not spending more than
you can afford on gifts.
Who bought what? An ice cream cone costs $1.50.
A comic book is $1.65. A deck of cards is $1.10. Count each
person’s money to see what they bought.
Deb
Vanessa
Theresa
Standards Link: Mathematical Reasoning: Problem solving using money.
THRIFTY
SPARKLY
SMART
BUDGET
HOLIDAY
SAVE
PARTY
COMIC
SALE
MONEY
SPEND
GIFTS
COUNT
TIME
PLAN
Find the words by looking up,
down, backwards, forwards,
sideways and diagonally.
T S Y E N O M M A S
R E T A S D N E P S
This week’s word:
S H G T D S M A R T
O P F D A I R P E R
C I
F V U K L S U Y
G I
E E L B S O T E
A B M Y T F
I R H T
U I D O E L A S G E
T N U O C P L A N T
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
BUDGET
The noun budget means a
plan for how much money
will be spent and earned
during a certain time period.
Lisa stuck carefully to her
budget and saved enough
money for a new bike.
Try to use the word budget in
a sentence today when talking
with your friends and family.
Start a
Business
New and Used
Find five new items for sale in the newspaper.
Chart the items and their prices. Can you find
similar used items for sale? What is the
difference in price? What are the advantages
and disadvantages of buying new versus used?
Standards Link: Economics: Students demonstrate basic economic
reasoning in terms of how individual economic choices involve
trade-offs and the evaluation of costs and benefits.
If you could start a business,
what would it be? Explain
why you would like to start
this business.
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