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12A | DECEMBER 31, 2020 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL © 2020 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. ol. 37, No. 4 H ere is what money looks like on Planet Moolah. They don’t have paper money. Instead, Moolahians use metal coins in different shapes. Below each coin, its value is shown. O n the Planet Moolah, the money doesn’t look like ours. But the inhabitants have their own money and they use it the same way we do to pay for stuff. 5 ZINKS Zeekor and Stasko are traveling to the Supply Station to do some shopping. They’ll need your help to figure out what things they can afford to buy. They’ll also need your help counting out the money to pay. How many zinks will it cost to refuel Stasko and Zeekor’s ship for the journey home? Add up the coins along the correct path. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer. 105 145 120 135 115 160 Zeekor and Stasko need new boots. Add up all the money they have saved and circle the two pairs of boots that cost exactly that much. 10 ZINKS 25 ZINKS 50 ZINKS Stasko gets paid 130 zinks each day for feeding her neighbor’s pet, Fralpar. While she is carefully feeding Fralpar, can you circle some Planet Moolah coins that add up to 130 zinks? Have a family member check your math. 100 ZINKS 500 ZINKS Children are born curious. From their earliest days, sensory exploration brings delight and wonder. New discoveries expand their minds. When they unlock the joy of reading, their world widens further. Magic happens. Kid Scoop opens the doors of discovery for elementary school children by providing interactive, engaging and relevant age-appropriate materials designed to awaken the magic of reading at school, at home, and throughout their lives. For more information about our literacy non-profit, visit kidscoopnews.org 1,000 ZINKS There’s got to be easier ways to make money! Zeekor made a list of things his mom asked him to buy. She gave him 1,000 zinks. Add up the cost of the items on the list. Then write a new list to spend as close to 1,000 zinks as possible without going over that amount. Do you have a piggy bank? Kids on Planet Moohlah save their money in schneekflet banks. Find the two that are the same. Draw a line from each snack in the vending machine to the circle that contains that exact amount of Planet Moohlah coins needed to buy it. Wants and Needs Look through the newspaper to find examples of things people NEED to survive. Then find examples of things you WANT but don’t need. Cut them out and glue them onto a poster showing Needs and Wants. Standards Link: Social Science: Students understand basic economic concepts. Stasko would love to buy a new Supernova Ultra ship. It costs 12,000 zinks. After giving the dealership 2,000 zinks, she has to pay it off in monthly payments. 1. How much would she have to pay per month to completely pay for the ship in 50 months? 2. Or, if Stasko gave the dealership 5,000 zinks for the first month’s payment, and made payments of 500 zinks per month, how many months would it take to pay for the ship? CAREFULLY MOOLAH VENDING MONEY SNACK COINS BANKS PAID FIGURE KIDS BOOTS BUY PATH VALUE OUT S V W B H T A P G C T D P A I D G N S A K U I N S N I O C R M C O K F D B K E E B O Y S N V C V R F O L O E J A W A U U O B V L N T Y L G L T A U S A O S U I L S V B Y P H M E F Y Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. AFFORD The verb afford means to have enough money to be able to buy something. By saving money for a few months, Clara could afford to buy a new bike. Try to use the word afford in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. Why have a piggy bank? It Pays to Share Newspapers often report on people sharing with others. Look for one or more articles about people donating or raising money for a good cause. List the time, talent and/or money that was donated to this cause. ANSWER: A movie star. Standards Link: Reading comprehension. This week’s word: Do you have a piggy bank? If so, why? If not, why not? Thank you to our Newspaper in Education sponsors, do you want to be a Newspaper in Education sponsor? Contact us today! 541-942-3325 THE OO MIN