Be Informed and Pray
Be Informed
John Adams said, "We electors have an important
constitutional power placed in our hands: we have a
check upon two branches of the legislature, as each
branch has upon the other two; the power I mean of
electing at stated periods, one branch, which branch
has the power of electing another.
"It becomes necessary to every subject then, to be
in some degree a statesman: and to examine and judge
for himself of the tendencies of political
principles and measures." (As quoted on
Wallbuilders'
website.)
For information see:
• Eagle Forum
Scoreboard.
Candidates' voting records
on key issues.
• Family Research Council's
State
Voting Guides.
Pray
"I urge that entreaties and prayers,
petitions and thanksgivings,
be made on behalf of all men,
for kings and all who are in
authority,
so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life
In all godliness and
dignity.
This is good and acceptable
in the sight of God our
Savior,
who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge
of the truth."
(1 Timothy 2:1-3)
• Pray for the election of
candidates who will honor and follow the Lord and
lead this nation in His way.
• Pray that measures will be passed
that honor the Lord.
• Pray that the election will be
fair and free of fraud.
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Math & Money Teaching Poem
by Carrie De Francisco
“Smart” by Shel Silverstein
My dad gave me a one-dollar bill
'Cause I'm his smartest son,
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
'Cause two is more than
one!
And then I took the quarters
And traded them to Lou for
three dimes.
I guess he don't know
That three is more than
two!
Just then, along came old blind Bates
And just 'cause he can't see
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than
three!
And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the seed-feed store,
And the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than
four!
And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head —
Too proud of me to
speak!
Ask your child:
• Why do you think his father was
speechless?
• Why do you think his father was
red in the cheeks?
With younger students, act
out the poem with real money as you read it.
After each stanza, ask your child:
• How much money does he have?
• Is it more or less than what he
had before?
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Math & Money Game
"Egg"celent Money Game
For this game, an egg carton is used as the game
board and three coins (penny, nickel and dime) are
used as markers.
The numbers 0 through 9 are written in the bottom of
the eggcups. The two leftover cups have
extra numbers 1 and 2 written in them.
Players take turns placing a penny, a nickel, and a
dime inside the cartoon, closing it, and
shaking. The box is opened to reveal which
eggcup each of the coins has landed in. Each
coin will be multiplied by the number on the eggcup
to calculate the amount that player has "earned" for
his turn.
For example, player A shakes the carton and the
coins land in the eggcups marked 8, 7 and 1.
The penny landed in 8, the nickel in 7 and the dime
in 1. He then calculates the total amount: 8
times the penny is .08, 7 times the nickels is .35,
and 1 times the dime is .10. The total is .08
+ .35 + .10 = .53.
If the player calculates and reads the amount he
earned correctly, he receives that score. If
he does not calculate or say the amount correctly,
he earns no points. After ten rounds, the
player with the most money wins the game.
To make the game more challenging, add quarters or
more dimes and nickels to the egg cartoon so each
player is calculating and reading larger
amounts.
Copyright by Math FUNdamentals. Excerpted from
Math FUNdamentals: Fun and Games by Carrie De
Francisco. Reprinted by
permission. Visit their website
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Math FUNdamentals series of books that uses
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basic math skills.
