Earning Money

Income is when you work for money. You can earn money by working hard at the following jobs. Here is a list of the jobs and the income that you'll make by doing them. After you have begun earning money you will need to pay your bills. They are also listed here for you.

Jobs:  To Earn Money
Cleaning desks Cleaning lockers Putting boots on rack Being ready Being organized	$1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Pay Monthly Bills
	Rental of your desks Use of pencil sharpener Use of teacher's supplies Water (bathroom, fountain) Electircity (heating, lights) Telephone Teacher's pay Taxes, Pension Unemployment insurance	$4.00 $2.00 $2.00 $4.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00
Total Due By ________________________________________________

Earning Income

You will need lots of income to pay all of your bills at the end of the week. Keep track of your money below.

10 No-Cost Rewards

Match each foreign currency with correct country. Put the correct number on the corresponding coin to the country.

Journal Writing Activities

1. Do you receive an allowance? How much? How do you spend it? Do you think allowances are a good idea? Explain
2. List 10 ways that you can earn money. Be creative.
3. Why do stores sell items for $3.99 in stead of $4.00.
4. Jennifer bought nail polish for $5.99, the clerk gave her $4.01 change for a $10.00 bill Is the change correct? How do you know?
5. Sara said that five dimes are worth more than 4 quarters because 5 is greater than 4. What's wrong with her reasoning?
6. Choose a money word and write an acrostic poem.
7. Draw yourself as a lottery winner.
8. List slang words for money.
9. List 10 items that you could buy for a loonie or less.
10. List Canadian Banks.
    

Money Sayings

Use the following money expressions in a sentence and explain.

You could make a mint! Not for all the money in the world! Build a nest egg! Dime a dozen! Midas touch! Cost an arm and a leg! Other side of the coin! Save for a rainy day!
	Money doesn't grow on trees! Born with a silver spoon in your mouth! Don't take any wooden nickels! A fool and his money are soon parted! Money talks! Cold, hard cash! A penny for your thoughts! The buck stops here!
Money burns a hole in his pocket! Every cloud has a silver lining! It's worth its weight in gold! Put in your two cents worth! Put your money where your mouth is!

Pig Log Pattern

This can be xeroxed and sponge painted using neon pink acrylic paint. Mount on black construction paper approximately half an 8 ½ x 11 sheet and laminate. Glue on googley eyes, make an accordion nose, glue on pig. Glue small pink button on nose. Trace slot line with marker and add some sticker coins coming out of the slot.

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