The big ideaThere is no hurry with a gift of coins. Choosing slowly can feel good.
How it works
Priya's gran gave her eight pretend coins. Gran said, There is no hurry. Coins do not run away.
Priya looked first. She saw a toy boat for six coins, sweets for two coins and a paint set for five coins.
After three sleeps the boat wish had grown small, and the paint set wish stayed. A wish that stays after waiting is often the right one.
She bought the paint set for five coins, and she had three coins left.
What Priya saw in the windows.
⛵a toy boat🍬sweets🎨a paint set
Three days, three wishes.
Example 1: Buy the paint set
Priya has 8 coins. The paint set costs 5.
8 − 5 = 3.
She has 3 coins left.
Example 2: Sweets and the paint set
The sweets cost 2 and the paint set costs 5.
2 + 5 = 7.
8 − 7 = 1, so 1 coin is left.
Example 3: Too many wishes
The toy boat costs 6 and the paint set costs 5.
6 + 5 = 11.
Eleven is more than 8, so Priya cannot buy both.
Example 4: Waiting a few sleeps
At the start the boat was the biggest wish.
After three sleeps it had grown small, and the paint set wish had stayed and grown.
Waiting showed Priya what she wanted most.
Words to know
sleeps
The nights you wait before you decide.
wish
Something you would like to have.
Watch out
No split of the coins is called right. Priya chose, and choosing slowly felt good.
Buying the very first thing leaves no time to choose. Rushing misses what else is there.
A gift of coins can wait. There is no hurry.
Take away carefully: 8 − 5 is 3, not 2 or 4.
Try it
The sweets cost 2 coins. How many of Priya's 8 coins are left?
Can Priya buy the boat (6 coins) and the paint set (5 coins) with 8 coins?
What did Gran say about the coins?
Name one calm way to choose.
Answers: 1. 6 · 2. No · 3. There is no hurry. Coins do not run away. · 4. Look at a few things first, or sleep on it
Try at homeWith a grown-up, next time you really want something, wait a few sleeps. Then talk about whether you still want it.
For grown-upsTry the three-sleeps idea with something your child wants: wait a few sleeps, then talk about whether they still want it. The coins in the story are pretend, and no way of splitting a gift is the right one.
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