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Leonard has a goal. He wants to buy
a pair of sneakers that
cost $25. But he
only gets $3
a week for
his allowance.
Help Leonard
make a plan to buy the shoes.
Following your plan, how many weeks
would it take Leonard to reach his goal?
Make a plan to reach one of your goals!
Captain Allowance says, "Kids learn
from both the GOOD decisions ...
and the BAD ones!"
Captain Allowance believes
that having a xed amount of
money helps children to think
about and make decisions
about how to spend money.
Throughout
history, kids
have often
asked their
parents for
money –
with limited
success …
You need money?
Darn! Our money
tree just died!
Oh, brother!
Will he ever
get tired of
that same
old joke?
Since parents don't have an
endless supply of money,
they sometimes give their kids
a weekly allowance–a small amount
of money kids earn by helping out
around the home!
Sometimes things kids
want cost more than
they earn. By learning to
get through the tricky
allowance gap, kids
discover that with
nancial power comes
nancial responsibility!
Rats!
I blew
all my
money
on
candy!
Yay!
I saved
and got
the fun
game I
wanted!
Each week,
Leonard could
save
$
Leonard could work for extra
money by doing chores at home
and for neighbors. He could
earn $_________ per week for
doing extra chores.
weeks
Standards Link: Economics: Students understand that since people cannot have everything they want, they must make choices about making purchases of goods and services.
With his amazing
nancial wisdom,
he can overcome
obstacles! He soars
towards goals! And he
stretches dollars into
incredible dimensions!
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