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Its not much, but it says a lot for kids learning on thier own, of thier own
curiousity. I picked up 7 snack size candy bars at the store ( they are 7
for $1.00) I bought 3 kit kats, 3 Reeses and one Almond Joy( for me *g).
JP was handing them out. Anna said, how many do we get? I said, well, I
bought 7.. JP said.. so, we each get two, and Moma, you just get one (
apologetic look from him.. lol) I said, yeah, thats right, I already ate my
candy bar. JP said. we can each have one kit kat and one reeses, right? I
said, well, thats what I bought, but you guys can trade if you want.
Everybody wanted one of each.. JP handed out the Kit kats. .. but. OH NO..
there were only 2 reeses left!.. He said. MOMMA, you only bought 6!.. you
bought one almond joy, 3 kit kats, and 2 reeses, thats 6, not 7. I said..
hmm, no, Im sure I bought 7, they are 7 for $1, and thats why I got 7.
Ethan said.. OH. I already ate one Reeses.. ( sheepish grin,lol) OH, so
Ethan, you only get 1 more candy bar, the kit kat, JP said, and he gave him
his kit kat. Then Anna says.. So, 7 for $1..thats more than $.10 each,
cause that would be $ .70. I said, yeah, thats right.. And then she says,
thats $.30 less than $1.00, .. and $.30 divided by 7 is a little bit more
than 4, becasue 7 X 4 is 28.. cause 4 weeks is 28 days ( she knows her sevens
becasue of calculating her period) Yeah, thats right I said.. So, she says,
they are about $.14 each.. plus $.02.. Yeah, thats right.. about $.14 each..
Then Ethan asks , "how much are the big candy bars" I say.. uhhmmm, I think
$.55. OH, he says, so its really cheaper to buy these little ones, because
there are 2 little ones in one big one.. Yeah, thats right.. 2 little ones
would be.. (pause for a response).. $.28! Anna say.. JP says.. $.28 is a
quarter and 3 pennies ( hes a quarter freak.. loves em. hey, what kid
doesnt?) Yeah, thats right, Jon. Its a quarter and a 3 pennies Ethan
says.. a big one is two quarters and a nickel. so its cost a quarter more to
buy the big one.than two little ones. This was all just "natural"
conversation because they were caluclating how much the candy costs and how
much they would need to buy some. I am sure the next time JP has a quarter
and 3 pennies.. he will want to go get two kit kat bars or two reeses or a
kit kat and a reeses.. LOL.. Heck, he will probably also figure out that if
he as a dime and a nickel he can go get one little candy bar. Its funnny how
even $.14 candy bar can teach so much

Teresa


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