12A | THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
© 2020 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 36, No. 8
To be money smart, you need to understand
goods and services.
Everything
humans buy
are either
GOODS or
SERVICES.
Bees make
honey. Jars
of honey are
goods that
humans buy.
Collecting nectar for honey, we
also spread pollen. That helps
flowers and the crops that
humans need to grow!
Pollination is a
service we bees
id
d !
provide!
Hmmmm...
Hm
mmmm... maybe
ee es should charge
bees
op
p for these g
ple
people
goods
and services!
Goods are things that are made or grown.
Basically,
Basically
y, things
thinggs you
y ou can touch.
A service e is work that one person
does for someone else.
How many goods can you find in this
room? Color them.
Draw a line from each
person to the service
he or she provides.
Some stores sell all or mostly
goods. For example, a grocery
store sells mostly goods. If it has
a bakery that makes birthday
cakes, then it offers goods and
a service in one product!
Other stores sell mostly
s services, such as a car wash
or a barber shop.
Complete the following to
describe a store you go to:
Name of a store
I go to:
Goods I can buy at
that store:
Services I can buy at
that store:
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use context clues to understand the meaning of words.
Is this dictionary goods or a service? ______________
Who could use it? _____________________________
Goods and Services Search
Why would they want to use it? __________________
Look through the newspaper for five or more
examples of goods and five or more examples
of services. Write them in the spaces below.
____________________________________________
Is this waiter goods or a service? _____________
Who could use it? _________________________
Why would they want to use it? ______________
________________________________________
Is this taxi goods or a service? _______________
Who could use it? _________________________
Why would they want to use it? ______________
________________________________________
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use grade-appropriate words correctly.
Add up the value of these coins. Then circle
all the items you could purchase with this
amount.
Standards Link: Math: Addition using money.
Wants and Needs
Things that are necessary to our survival are
needs. Wants make our lives easier or more
pleasant but are not critical to daily living.
Look through advertisements and see if you
can find more wants or more needs.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
SERVICES
FLOWERS
PROVIDES
NECESSARY
OBJECTS
ACTIONS
GOODS
TOUCH
COINS
FIRES
BEES
WORK
PIES
ROOM
TAXI
Find the words in the puzzle.
How many of them can you
find on this page?
Design a newspaper
advertisement for the
store you described
above. Be sure to
include some of the
goods or services
they offer. Look at
the ads in today’s
newspaper for ideas.
P S E I R I X A T N
R S N O I T C A M E
O H E R O N S S O C
V S C C O E D N B E
I E W U I O E I J S
D R O P O V M O E S
E I R G Y T R C C A
S F K S E E B E T R
D S R E W O L F S Y
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
This week’s word:
NECESSARY
The adjective necessary
means something that is
needed, essential or required.
It was necessary to have
a ticket to get into the
theater.
Try to use the word
necessary in a sentence
today when talking with
your friends and family.
Coupon Copy
Imagine you were asked
to write a coupon for a
product. What would
you write? What would
be your special offer?
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