Remember: A Give jar is a plan, not a rule. Each family picks its own plan, and the giver can change it.
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Sam's Give jarSam's aunt gave him an empty glass jar. Sam drew a big heart on a label, and his aunt cut a slot in the lid. Now Sam had a Give jar. Next he needed a plan. Dad said, "Every family does it a bit differently." Some put in a coin a week, some a part of what they earn, and some give only on special days. Sam earned four coins a week from jobs at home. He decided that for every four coins earned, one goes in the Give jar. After the first week the jar held one coin, and after the fourth week it held four coins. Sam can change his plan whenever he likes, because a Give jar is a plan, not a rule.
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Sam's plan: for every 4 coins earned, 1 goes in the Give jar. He earns 12 coins, so coins go in the jar.
2
Look at the picture. How many more coins are in the jar after week 4 than after week 1?
2 more coins3 more coins4 more coins
3
There is one right plan for a Give jar.
TrueFalse
4
Sam earns 8 coins in a week. One coin of every 4 goes in the jar. How many coins does Sam keep?
4 coins2 coins6 coins
Plan, order and fix
5
Number the steps in Sam's story.
Sam talks with Dad and picks a plan
Sam and Dad choose who to give to
One coin goes in each week
Sam makes the jar and draws a heart
6
The jar grows by 1 coin each week. Look at the line. After 6 weeks it would hold coins.
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Dad says some families give a coin a week, some give a part of what they earn, and some give on special days. What does that tell Sam?
Only the first plan countsSpecial days are the best planEach family picks its own plan
8
Sam says: a Give jar is a rule, so I can never change my plan. Is Sam right?
YesNo
9
Sam earns 4 coins a week. In 4 weeks he earns 16 coins, and 4 of them are in the jar. He keeps coins.
10
Write a plan for a Give jar you could make. Talk it over with a grown-up first.
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Draw a Give jar with a heart on it.
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Answer key · Set A
A jar for giving
13 12 is three groups of 4, and 1 coin from each group goes in the jar.
23 more coins After week 4 the jar holds 4 coins, and after week 1 it held 1 coin. 4 − 1 = 3 more coins.
3False A Give jar is a plan, not a rule. Each family picks its own plan, and no plan is the right one.
46 coins 8 is two groups of 4, so 2 coins go in the jar. Then 8 − 2 = 6 coins stay with Sam.
52, 4, 3, 1 First the jar, then the plan, then the coins, and last the choice of who to give to.
66 One coin more each week: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
7Each family picks its own plan Nobody has the one right plan. A Give jar belongs to the giver.
8No A Give jar is a plan, not a rule. Sam can change it whenever he likes.
912 16 − 4 = 12 coins.
10Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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