What this lesson shows
$5 now: spend it on a snack today, or save it, and after 2 more weeks have $15 for a ball. Tell spending from saving.
The worked example
The lesson works this one step by step: $5 a week for 3 weeks. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.
The steps
- Spending: use it now
- Saving: keep it for later
- Add the same each week
Helping at home
Read each problem aloud. Your kid adds the same dollars once for each week, one week at a time. Ask what they could buy later if they saved.
If your kid gets stuck
Add the same dollars each week.
Watch it with Lux
With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.