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Personajes Narrador1 Sr.Dinero Ben Sra.Dinero Narrador2

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casavecinadeBenyMelissa.

Ben: Melissa,miraelletreroeneljardíndenuestrosvecinos.

Sr. Dinero Sra. Dinero Ben Melissa

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Narrador 2: Elletrerodice,“Senecesitaayuda.”

Melissa: Ben,¡éstapodríasernuestraoportunidaddeganaralgodedinero!

Ben: Vamosaverquétenemosquehacer.

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Narrador 1: BenyMelissafueroncaminandohastalacasadesusvecinos.Vieronunaseriedeletreroseneljardín.

Melissa: Miraesteletrero,Ben.Dicequepodemosganarundólarsibarremoslaterrazadelantera.

Narrador 2: Enesemomento,MelissayBenescuchanvoces.

Sr. Dinero: ¡Hola!SoyelSr.Dineroyéstaesmiesposa.

Sra. Dinero: Somossusnuevosvecinos.

Melissa: ¡Hola!YosoyMelissayésteesmihermano,Ben.

Ben: Vimoselletreroensujardín,Sr.Dinero.Dicequenecesitaayudaensucasa.

Sr. Dinero: Escorrecto,Ben.Estacasaviejarequieremuchotrabajo.Congustolepagaríamosaalguienqueestédispuestoaayudarnos.

Melissa: Yobarrerésuterrazadelantera.Elcarteldicequepagaránundólarporesetrabajo.

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Sra. Dinero: Melissa,tehasganadoundólar.¿Cómoquieres

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quetepague?

Melissa: ¿Quéquieredecir?

Sr. Dinero: Podríamospagarteconunbilletedeundólar.¿Oquizástegustaríancuatromonedasde25centavos?

Melissa: ¿Importaeso?

Sra. Dinero: No,eslamismacantidaddedinero.

Melissa: Entonces,aceptarélasmonedas.

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Counting Money Character Masks

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Counting Money Character Masks

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SummaryWhat would you do with amillion dollars? In MoneyCounts, Ben and Melissawork for their neighbors,Mr. and Mrs. Cash to earnsome extra money. By thetime they finish helpingtheir neighbors, they’vediscover how to somedaybecome millionaires. Theyhave a great time imaginingwhat they would do with amillion dollars,but they alsolearn aboutmoney and thebanking process.

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Materials• Money Counts script booklets• Counting Money Character Masks

Introduce the LiteratureTell students that you will read a book called If You Made aMillion by David M. Schwartz. The book teaches about makingmoney and ways to spend it. Ask students to pay attention todifferent ways that money, or its denominations, can berepresented. Read the story and tell students to list jobs childrenmight do to make money. Encourage them to be creative. Havestudents choose their favorite way to make money from the lists,then have them create a “Help Wanted” sign. The sign shouldinclude the type of work to be done, how much the pay is, inwhat denominations the worker will be paid (e.g., $1.00,4 quarters, or 10 dimes), and a picture of the work to be done.Allow students to share their signs with the class.

ELL SupportGive ELL students a chart with pictures of thedifferent denominations of money, along withpictures of the equivalences. They can use thechart to create their posters.

Involving All StudentsAlthough there are only six roles, it is important to involve allstudents in the reader’s theater experience. Students who do nothave roles can highlight in the scripts the various signs that arearound Mr. and Mrs. Cash’s house. Ask them to create the signs,such as “Make $1.00 for sweeping the stairs on the porch.”Before the reader’s theater, hang the signs in the background asa simple setting for the play. Allow students who do not haveroles to practice the scripts with the students who are playing thecharacters to meet the fluency objective of repeated readings.

CountingMoneyLesson Plan

Objectives• Fluency: Students will

read passages fluentlyafter practice withrepeated readings.

• Content Area: Studentswill understand thevarious denominationsof money and whatitems they can buy.