Where one coin goes, from the jar to a family's table.
The big ideaA gift can travel far. It passes through many hands to someone it helps.
How it works
Dara has a Give jar, and she wonders where a coin goes when she gives it away. So she follows one.
She drops 2 coins into the Giving Box in the market square. Ms Vale, who looks after the village pantry, takes the coins to the grocer.
A pantry is a place that shares food with families who need it. One coin buys two tins of soup, so Dara's two coins buy four tins.
A family takes a bag home. They never meet Dara, but her coins are in that soup. A gift can travel a long way, through many hands.
Each coin buys two tins.Four coins, two tins for each: 4 rows of 2.
Example 1: Two coins
One coin buys 2 tins.
Two coins buy 2 + 2 = 4 tins.
Ms Vale lines the 4 tins up on the pantry shelf.
Example 2: Three coins
Each coin buys 2 tins.
Three coins buy 2 + 2 + 2 = 6 tins.
Example 3: What is left in the jar
Dara had 4 coins and dropped in 2.
4 − 2 = 2 coins are left in the jar.
Giving again, or not, is her choice.
Example 4: Working backwards
Eight tins are on the shelf, and each coin bought 2 tins.
Count in groups of 2: 2, 4, 6, 8.
That is 4 groups, so 4 coins were given.
Words to know
Give jar
A jar where coins wait to be given.
pantry
A place that shares food with families who need it.
grocer
A shopkeeper who sells food.
gift
Something you give that asks for nothing back.
Watch out
The family does not meet the person who gave. A gift can help someone far away.
One coin buys two tins here, not one, so count in twos.
A pantry is a place that shares food with families who need it.
Giving is a choice. Dara might give again, or not.
Try it
One coin buys 2 tins. How many tins do 5 coins buy?
Dara drops 2 of her 4 coins in the box. How many are left in the jar?
Who looks after the village pantry?
Put in order: the grocer, the Give jar, the pantry shelf.
Answers: 1. 10 tins · 2. 2 coins · 3. Ms Vale · 4. The Give jar, the grocer, the pantry shelf
Try at homeAsk a grown-up where gifts from your family go, and who they help.
For grown-upsAsk your child where gifts from your family go, and who they help. This village is pretend, and real places work in their own ways, so you can tell them how your family gives.
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