Money Games

You have worked really hard this week!  Today, I have some games to practice counting coins.  I have some online games and one that you can print out and play with your family.  
Have fun!  :)

Here are some online games to help you practice counting money:

 CASH OUT CANADA.

MONEY MASTER

CHANGE MAKER 

You can also check out what the money looks like in different countries HERE.  Which currency have you seen in real life before?

Here is the game you can print out and play with your family:

Lastly, here is how money is made in Canada, US, Australia, and Europe!

 

Lemonade Stand

Today I have a story for you about a little girl who started a lemonade stand in the Winter!  Do you like lemonade?  It will be a nice idea in the summer time when the weather is hot, but they were determined to have one in the Winter!  After you listen to the story, I want you to create your very own stand.  You can sell 3 things at your stand...it can be lemonade, limeade, watermelon juice...whatever you want!  

Draw your stand and list out how much each of your items will sell for.  However, make sure they are all under $1 because people won’t come to your stand if it’s too expensive!  After, please list out all the different combinations of coins that people can give you for each item.

For example:  

In my stand, I am going to sell Jello!

Blueberry Jello 25¢ a cup
- 1 quarter (25¢)
- 2 dimes and a nickel (10¢ + 10¢ + 5¢ = 25¢)

Strawberry Jello for 15¢ a cup 
- 1 dime and 1 nickel (10¢ + 5¢ = 15 ¢)

Melon Jello for 50¢ a cup
- 2 quarters (25¢ + 25¢ = 50¢)
- 1 quarter, 2 dimes, and a nickel (25¢ + 10¢ + 10¢ + 5¢ = 50¢)
- 1 quarter and 5 nickels (25¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ = 50¢)
- 10 nickels (5¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ = 50¢)

* there are MORE combinations to each one, but in case you choose the same numbers as me, I don’t want to give you all the answers 😉

Persuasive Writing - Your Turn

Yesterday, we read a story about a boy Alex who is trying to convince his mom to get him an iguana.  He did a pretty good job since his mom ended up buying him one.  When you are trying to convince someone, you need really good reasons or else they won't do it.  If you want ice cream, you can't just  tell your parents that you want it because it's sweet.  Instead, you can say ice cream is made out of milk and milk is healthy!  That will sound better and maybe your parents will end up giving it to you.  Now, what is something that you want?  It can be a pet, or a toy, or something to eat.  Brainstorm 3 different good reasons WHY you should get it.

Now, after you've brainstormed your reasons, it's time to write it in a letter.  Remember how to write letters?  You need a date at the top, a greeting, the body, and the closing/signature.  Your reasons will be in the body.   You can write it on a piece of lined paper.  Here is an outline you can follow:

 

Persuasive Writing Story

Today we will listen to a story where a child, Alex, tries to convince his mom to let him have a pet iguana.  He gives mom a lot of reasons why he should have one.  This form of writing is called "persuasive writing".  We will be learning about this type of writing next!  In persuasive writing, you have a point that you are trying to get across and you are trying to convince someone of something.  Listen to this story and write down the reasons that Alex gives his mom to try to convince her to give him an iguana.  Did his reasons work at the end?? 

Your Money Stories

I loved reading all your money stories!  They were really interesting and fun!  Here are some examples of your stories:

Alexander's Money

Great job on following Alexander's money journey!  His brothers both has more money than him because he used up all his money!

Did you get the following numbers?

Spelling Poem #34: My Spring Garden

This weekend was pretty nice and warm!  I hope that you got to go outside for a little bit of fresh air.  If you go out to the parks or in your neighbour hood, remember to practice social distancing.  We can all have fun while staying safe :)

I have a poem for you called “My Spring Garden”.  Have you noticed that a lot of flowers and trees are starting to bloom and bud?  The warmer weather means that plants are growing again!  Are you growing anything in your garden?  I am trying to grow some herbs...this is what I have so far...they started from seeds!  As you can seem I’m growing sweet basil, parsley, and chives.  I cant wait for them to get bigger!  

Here is the poem and Additional Questions.

Spelling Words:

1) garden

2) seeds

3) little

4) clouds

5) round

6) sleepy

7) rake

8) handy

9) warm

10) grow

Additional Questions:

1) What is another word for “sow”?

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2) Which tools are being used to garden in the poem?

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3) What does it mean “Little plants will wake up soon, and lift their sleepy heads.”?  What is happening?

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4) Make a sentence with the following words:

warm: ________________________________________________

round: ________________________________________________

clouds: _______________________________________________

sleepy: ________________________________________________

grow: __________________________________________________

5) If you had your own garden, what seeds would you plant in it and why?

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BONUS: Plants need water to grow.  Do you remember the water cycle?  Draw it out for me!