A small amount saved every month adds up, and growth helps more as the years pass.
Kai drops ten pretend coins into the garden every month. Twelve months make 120 coins in a year.
On New Year's Day the garden counts the coins already inside, then adds one new coin for every ten.
In year one the garden is empty at New Year, so nothing grows yet. Later, growth builds on growth.
The first coins work the longest. Little by little, the garden does more work than Kai.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
120. 12 × 10 = 120.
707. 1907 − 1200 = 707.
The ones saved in year one. They sit in the garden the longest.
16. 136 − 120 = 16.
With a grown-up, pick something small you do steadily, like pages read or steps walked. Write it down each day, and add it up after a month to see how it grows.
Pick one small habit together, like pages read or steps walked, and count it for a month. This is a made-up garden: talk about how a small steady thing adds up, not about any real account.
