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Money · Ages 7+ · Set A
Three jars for your money
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Remember: Money can have three jobs: save for later, spend now, give to others. Every family fills its jars its own way.

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Mia's three jarsOn Mia's birthday she opened cards with pretend coins inside. She counted twelve coins. What should she do with them? Mia set three jars in a row. The first jar had a coin on it. It was the Save jar, for later. The second had a bag on it. It was the Spend jar, for now. The third had a gift on it. It was the Give jar, for other people. Mia put four coins in each jar. When she was hungry she took two coins out of the Spend jar for a snack, and two stayed. She used the Give jar to buy Gran a card. Another family might fill its jars in its own way, with no one right split.
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Join each jar to its job.
  1. 1Save jar
  2. 2Spend jar
  3. 3Give jar
  • Afor other people
  • Bfor later
  • Cfor now
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Mia put 4 coins in each of 3 jars. 4 + 4 + 4 = coins in all.
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Circle every thing that comes from the Spend jar.
A snack todayA trip next yearA sticker pack todayA card for GranHelp for animals
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Mia wants to buy a card for Gran's birthday. Which jar does it come from?
🎁Give🫙Save🛍️Spend
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Mia put 4 coins in the Spend jar and took 2 out for a snack. coins stayed in the jar.
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A skateboard costs a lot, so Mia's coins for it wait in the Save jar.
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Number what Mia did.
  • Mia buys Gran a card with Give coins
  • Mia puts four coins in each jar
  • Mia opens her cards and counts twelve coins
  • Mia sets three jars in a row
  • Mia takes two coins from Spend for a snack
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Mia puts 4 coins in each jar. Her friend puts 6 in Save, 3 in Spend and 3 in Give. Who is right?
Mia, because 4 in each is the right splitThe friend, because 6 is the biggestNeither is wrong. Every family fills its jars its own way
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Fix the mistake. Mia says: The Give jar is for me, to buy my own stickers. What is wrong?
Give is for other people. Stickers for me come from SpendStickers cost 4 coinsNothing is wrong
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Stretch. After the snack, and before the card, how many coins are in the three jars?
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Write one thing to save for, one thing to spend on, and one person to give to.
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Draw your own three jars. Put a picture on each jar.
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Answer key · Set A
Three jars for your money
11-B, 2-C, 3-A Save waits for a goal, Spend is for things you want today, and Give shares with others.
212 4 + 4 + 4 = 12, the twelve coins from her birthday cards.
3A snack today, A sticker pack today Things for you, for now, come from Spend. A trip is far away, so it waits in Save, and a card for Gran and help for animals are Give.
4Give Give is for other people, and a card for Gran is for someone else.
52 4 − 2 = 2. Two coins stayed, ready for another treat.
6True A big thing takes time, so the coins wait in the Save jar until they add up.
75, 3, 1, 2, 4 She counted first, set out the jars, shared the coins, then used the Spend and Give jars.
8Neither is wrong. Every family fills its jars its own way 6 + 3 + 3 = 12 too. There is no one right split.
9Give is for other people. Stickers for me come from Spend The Give jar shares with others, and stickers for yourself are Spend.
1010 The Save jar has 4, the Spend jar has 2 and the Give jar has 4. 4 + 2 + 4 = 10, the same as 12 − 2 = 10.
11Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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