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Chicken Sunday
Written by Patricia Polacco

Cultural Group: Russian, African American

Content Connection: Math Grade 4

Topic : Money

Suggested Exemplars

• Picture Interpretation: Feathers in Bloom by Marc Chagall
• Guess Box : hat or money
• Music Interpretation: "Money, Money, Money" from Cabaret
• Word of the Day: Money

Learning Sequence

1. Guess Box

2. Read the story.

3. Reflective Dialogue: What was the problem and how did the children solve it?

4. Have students work in teams to decide how they might set up a table in a store to sell decorated eggs. They should develop a plan that will include; the location of the table, a sign to advertise the eggs, and the price of each egg. (Make students aware that the story took place at least 25 years ago and that the cost of a single egg would be much different than today.)

5. Have each team create five problems where students will have to give change for $5.00 for the purchase of eggs at their tables.

Extension

• Students will pretend they want to raise $25.00 to purchase exotic fish for their aquarium. They decide to sell popcorn. They need to determine what they will need (amount of popcorn, bags, salt...) and what they will charge per bag to make a $25.00 profit.

Technology Link

• Use KID PIX STUDIO (Broderbund) to create PYSANKY (Ukrainian eggs) as shown on page 56 of the KID PIX AROUND THE WORLD ACTIVITY BOOK) by Barbara Chan (Addison Wesley, 1994).

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