Ages 7+ · Money · Money and the world
Money around the world
🪙 star coins in Lumo 🟦 tiles in Pell 🌙 moons in Vee
Three pretend lands, three kinds of money. The big idea Different places use different money. An exchange swaps one kind for another.
How it works Mia is a traveler with a map of three pretend lands. Lumo uses gold star coins, Pell uses square teal tiles, and Vee uses paper notes called moons.
None of this money is real. It is all pretend, just for the story.
A shop takes the money of its own place. In Pell the baker only takes tiles, so Mia's star coins do not work there.
An exchange booth swaps one kind of money for another. The swap rule is on the sign, and it can be different in different places.
Mia has star coins The baker takes only tiles Mia swaps at the booth Mia pays with tiles How Mia buys a bun in Pell. 🪙🪙 two star coins 🔄 swap for 🟦 one tile
The booth's rule. Example 1: Swapping four star coins The sign says 2 star coins swap for 1 tile. Four star coins make two pairs: 2 + 2 = 4. Each pair swaps for 1 tile, so Mia gets 2 tiles. Example 2: Paying for the bun A bun costs 2 tiles. Mia swapped 4 star coins and got 2 tiles, then paid the baker 2 tiles. Her jar held 6 star coins, so 6 − 4 = 2 star coins are left. Example 3: Ten star coins Ten star coins make five pairs: 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 10. Each pair swaps for 1 tile, so 10 star coins swap for 5 tiles. Example 4: Which money where? A gold star coin works in Lumo. A square teal tile works in Pell. A paper note with a moon works in Vee, so in Vee Mia needs moons. Words to know exchange Swapping one kind of money for another. booth A little shop that does the swapping. swap rule How many of one kind of money swap for one of another. land A place that has its own kind of money. Watch out Star coins are not broken in Pell. They are Lumo's money, and Pell shops take tiles. No kind of money is better than another. Each one works where people use it. A swap rule can be different at another booth, so always check the sign. Counting your coins or putting one in a jar swaps nothing, so it is not an exchange. Try it Which money does a shop in Vee take? Two star coins swap for one tile. How many tiles do six star coins swap for? Mia has 6 star coins and swaps 4. How many star coins are left? What should you do before you swap money at a booth? Answers: 1. Moons · 2. 3 tiles · 3. 2 · 4. Check the sign
Try at home Ask a grown-up if they have ever seen money from another place, in a photo or a shop, and how it was different.
For grown-ups If you have a coin or note from another place, show it and talk about how it looks different. Ask what you would need to do to buy something there.