How it works
Coins buy many things, like bread, a ball and shoes.
Some of the best things are not for sale: a hug, a friend, a sunny day, a kind word and a smile.
Worked examples
What a coin buys
- Pip pays a coin for a loaf of bread, clink!
- Another coin buys a bouncy ball.
- So coins can buy lots of things.
Asking for a hug
- Pip asks the shopkeeper, can I buy a hug?
- No shop sells hugs, so hugs are not for sale.
- Some things are just too special to sell.
A free hug
- A friend runs over and gives Pip a great big hug.
- Not a single coin is paid.
- That hug feels so warm, and the sun shines warm too.
A flower
- Pip finds a pretty flower in the grass.
- Pip gives it to the friend.
- A kind word and a flower cost no coins.
A taste of the worksheets
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
- What did Pip give the friend that cost no coins? 🌼 A flower from the grass / 🍞 A loaf of bread / ⚽ A bouncy ball