Count On It!

Count On It!

By: Miss Peacock

The time is 3 o'clock and the school day is over! It is time to go home, but wait...

Your mother asked you to pick up a few items on the way home from school. She gave you twenty dollars and said you could use the money you have leftover to purchase toys that you want at the toy store.

Before we get started, you will need to remember a few things.

How much value does a penny hold?

How much value does a nickel hold?

How much value does a dime hold?

How much value does a quarter hold?

Here is the shopping list of the items your mother would like you to purchase.

Item:                               Price:

1) Milk                             $ 1.79

2) Eggs                           $ 1.25

3) One loaf of bread     $ 1.50

Do the Math!

First, add the items...

Milk + Eggs
_____ + _____ = _____
Milk    +   Eggs  =   Total

 Then, add the total from above to the bread...

_____ + _____ = _____
Total +   Bread =   Item
                       Total

Your Item Total is _____.

How many one dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies will you need to buy all of the items you need?

One Dollar Bills      ______

Quarters                ______

Dimes                     ______

Nickels                   ______

Pennies                  ______

Do the Math!

Since your mother gave you twenty dollars to get the groceries, how much money will you have left after your purchase?

Example:

You now have _______ left to spend at the toy store!

Below is a list of items that you want to purchase.

Item:                                   Price:

1) Playdough                            $.99

2) Crayons                              $.39

3) Coloring Book                        $.99

4) Bubbles                              $.79

5) Jump Rope                           $.10

Do the Math!

First, add the items...

Playdough + Crayons = ________
                          Total 1

Coloring Book + Bubbles = ________
                              Total 2

Total 1 + Total 2 = ________
                      New Total

New Total + Jump Rope = ________

Final Total : __________

How much money should you have left?

First, take the total money you have left to spend and subtract the total of all the items you want to purchase.

You have _____ left.
How many one dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies should you have left?

One Dollar Bills           ______

Quarters                  ______

Dimes                     ______

Nickels                   ______

Pennies                   ______

Sources:

I used Microsoft Clip Art (it was eligable for use on school projects).

My story was fiction so no sources were used.