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Park Money Choices
A city park story helps children learn that money buys things and that limited money means choosing what to buy.
KindergartenSocial StudiesInteractive · Printable
Aligned toECO.K.3
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What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 C3 Framework standard
- Printable answer key
- 10 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Kindergarten
- Subject
- Social Studies
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students explain that people use money to buy things.
- Students compare money with prices to choose what to buy.
- Students explain why limited money means people cannot buy everything they want.
How to use
Read the park story aloud. Talk about the prices and choices before children answer the questions.
Curriculum
C3 Framework standard covered
Explain that people use money to buy things and must make choices because they cannot have everything they want.
Preview
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Park Money Choices
Learn how money helps people make choices.

Nia at the park
Listen as an adult reads the story. Then answer the questions.
A Choice at the Picnic Cart
On Saturday, Nia visits Cedar Grove City Park with three dollars. At a picnic cart, a cupcake costs one dollar, a small ball costs two dollars, and a kite costs three dollars. Nia wants all three, but their prices total six dollars. She chooses the cupcake and ball, which cost three dollars. She waits to buy a kite another day. The park slide is free. Nia learns that money buys things, and limited money means making a choice.
- A. The cart sold only two things.
- B. Her money was less than the price of all three.
- C. The slide cost more than her money.
- D. The ball and cupcake were not for sale.
- Cupcake
- Small ball
- Kite
- A. $2
- B. $3
- C. $1
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