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Money · Ages 7+ · Set A
Saving a little every week
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Remember: A small amount saved every week adds up. Steady saving gets you there.

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Tia saves for paintsTia loved to paint, but her paints were nearly used up. In the art shop window sat a big paint set with twelve colors, four brushes and a wooden box. The price tag said ten pretend coins. Tia had no coins that day. Her uncle said, "Start small. A little each week adds up." Tia wrote "Paint set, ten coins" in her notebook and decided to save two coins every Saturday. A toy at the fair looked fun, but she walked on by. On Saturday five the jar held ten coins, exactly enough. Two coins a week had felt small, but five weeks made ten coins.
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Tia puts 2 coins in the jar every Saturday. After four Saturdays, the jar holds coins.
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Look at the bars. How many coins does the jar gain each Saturday?
1 coin2 coins3 coins
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If Tia saved 1 coin each Saturday, she would have 10 coins after 5 Saturdays.
TrueFalse
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Join each plan to how long it takes to save 10 coins.
  1. 11 coin every Saturday
  2. 22 coins every Saturday
  3. 35 coins every Saturday
  4. 410 coins every Saturday
  • A5 weeks
  • B10 weeks
  • C1 week
  • D2 weeks
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A toy at the fair looked fun. What did Tia do?
She bought itShe walked on byShe spent two coins on it
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Two coins a week for 5 weeks: 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = coins.

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Number what happened.
  • The jar holds ten coins
  • Tia saves two coins every Saturday
  • Her uncle says to start small
  • Tia buys the paint set
  • Tia sees the paint set for ten coins
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Circle every thing that helps the coins add up.
Spending every coin at onceA coin in the jar every weekSkipping every SaturdaySaving a little each weekWalking past the toy at the fair
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Fix the mistake. Tia says: After four Saturdays I have 6 coins, because 2 + 2 + 2 = 6. What is wrong?
She left out the fourth 2. Four twos make 8Each Saturday is 3 coinsNothing is wrong
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Stretch. At 1 coin a week, Tia would have 5 coins after 5 weeks, so she would still need more weeks.
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Write something you would save for a little at a time, and how often you would save.
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Draw Tia's jar after Saturday two. Write how many coins are in it.
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Answer key · Set A
Saving a little every week
18 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8. Four twos make eight.
22 coins The jar goes 2, then 4, then 6. It grows by the same 2 coins every Saturday.
3False 1 coin a week gives 5 coins after 5 weeks. Ten coins would take ten weeks.
41-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C 1 × 10 = 10, 2 × 5 = 10, 5 × 2 = 10 and 10 × 1 = 10. A bigger step means fewer weeks.
5She walked on by Tia walked on by, so her coins kept adding up.
610 Five twos make ten.
74, 3, 2, 5, 1 She saw the set, heard her uncle's advice, saved every Saturday, reached ten coins and bought the set.
8A coin in the jar every week, Saving a little each week, Walking past the toy at the fair A coin each week, saving a little and walking past the toy keep the jar growing. Spending it all or skipping every Saturday saves nothing.
9She left out the fourth 2. Four twos make 8 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8. Six coins is after three Saturdays, not four.
105 She needs 10 coins and has 5, and 10 − 5 = 5. At 1 coin a week she needs 5 more weeks.
11Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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