Remember: Money mistakes happen to everyone. Breathe, look at what happened, ask if it can be fixed, make a plan, and try again.
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Omar and the glitter pensThe pencil had worn right down to a stub, so Omar took six pretend coins to a market stall. A set of glitter pens sparkled like a rainbow and cost four coins. Omar bought it fast and did not test a single pen. At home, the pens drew only a faint, scratchy line, because they had all dried out. The jar had two coins left, and four were gone. "I made a mistake," thought Omar. Grandpa said, "Everybody makes money mistakes. I have too." They made a plan. First, take a deep breath. Second, look at what happened. Third, ask if it can be fixed. Fourth, make a plan: next time, test a pen, and wait one sleep before buying.
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Omar spent 4 coins on the pens, and 4 + = 6, so 2 coins stayed in the jar.
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🖊️What did Omar skip before he bought the pens?
Counting his coinsTesting a penAsking the price
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The pens drew a bright, smooth line.
TrueFalse
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Everybody makes money mistakes, even grown-ups.
TrueFalse
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The seller swapped the dried-out pens for new ones.
TrueFalse
Steps, fix and think
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Put Omar's four steps after a mistake in order.
Look at what happened
Ask if it can be fixed
Make a plan for next time
Take a deep breath
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Join each one to why it helps.
1Test a pen first
2Wait one sleep
3Tell a grown-up
4Hide what happened
Aspots a problem before buying
Bthey can help you think
Cdoes not help
Dgives you time to be sure
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Circle every thing that helps after a mistake.
Take a deep breathHide what happenedTell a grown-upSay I am hopelessMake a plan
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Fix the mistake: Omar says, a mistake means I am bad with money.
TrueFalse
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🌙What was Omar's plan for next time?
Buy faster, so there is no time to worryTest a pen, and wait one sleep before buyingNever spend a coin again
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Ask a grown-up about a money mistake they once made. Write what they learned.
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Draw Omar's plan: a pen to test, and a moon for one sleep.
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Answer key · Set A
Money mistakes happen
12 Four spent and two left make the six coins Omar started with.
2Testing a pen Omar did not test a single pen, and they had all dried out.
3False The pens drew only a faint, scratchy line, because they had dried out.
4True Grandpa said, everybody makes money mistakes, and I have too.
5False The seller said, sorry, I cannot swap pens that are used. Omar thanked the seller anyway.
62, 3, 4, 1 Breathe first, then look at what happened, ask if it can be fixed, and last make a plan.
71-A, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C Testing, waiting and telling a grown-up all help. Hiding does not.
8Take a deep breath, Tell a grown-up, Make a plan A breath, a grown-up and a plan all help. Hiding and saying I am hopeless do not.
9False There is no shame in a money mistake. It happens to everyone, and Omar can learn from it.
10Test a pen, and wait one sleep before buying Omar's plan was to test a pen and to wait one sleep before buying.
11Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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