How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty

CharactersMr. Abner Carmody - Recycler of everything

Susan Olson - Student – treasurer and reporter

Johnny Paine -

Robert Rose -

Mr. Harold Hope -

• Student• His father owns comic book collections (Need

them back from recycler Mr Abner Cormody or his father will kill him)

Student - he’s suppose to put a quarter in a meter but forgot

principalStudentHer neighbor has lemons

Cecil Cooper -

CharactersGeraldine Arthur - Student

Mother gave the school sugarEleanor Robin- Student

Mother gave all kinds of stuff to school so Eleanor could be popular

Ms. Pinckney-

Charlie -

Teacher• Student• He threw a bucket of water through the open

window.• He showed Cecil Cooper what his father had

taught him about driving & accidently released the brakes & Mr. Hope’s car rolled backwards and hit the First National Bank

CharactersMs Henrietta Vinker- First National Bank’s guard

Vocabulary

Statue of Liberty -

The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in 1924 and restored for her centennial on July 4, 1986.

Located in New York Harbor

Vocabulary

drive - fundraising

collect - gather

funds -

expenses -

Profit -

gathering money (fundraising)

Money to pay for an item

Money that you earned

Vocabulary

refund - To pay or give back

Beaming - happy

charge -

genuine - Non- detergent -

cost

Honest or true

soap

Vocabulary

settle - To fix or resolve

Canvas sacks -

Review

Seven and a half dollars - $7.50

Eight thousand, two hundred dollars - $8, 200

Preview

• Read the title

• Read the back cover

• Read the chapter titles Don’t have chapter titles

• Read the jacket

• Look at all the pictures

Preview

• Read Book Adventure Questions

No Book Adventure

Questions

How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit Statue of Liberty by Nathan Zimelman

1 What sales revenues earned from paper drive?

2 What were the expenses?

What was the profit?

How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit Statue of Liberty by Nathan Zimelman

3 Describe each attempt the children made to make a good profit

Lemonade Stand:Expenses: Profit:Income:

Baby-sitting and dog walking:Expenses:Profit:

How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit Statue of Liberty by Nathan Zimelman

Candy Sales::

Expenses: Income:Profit:

Car Wash:Expenses:

Profit:Income:

How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit Statue of Liberty by Nathan Zimelman

1 What sales revenues earned from paper drive?

$30.002 What were the expenses?• $2 paid to five younger brothers and sisters to

borrow their wagons• $10 to Mr Abner Carmody, recycler, to get back

Johnny Paine’s father’s comic book collection• $5.00 for a parking ticket

What was the profit? $13

How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit Statue of Liberty by Nathan Zimelman

3 Describe each attempt the children made to make a good profit

Lemonade Stand:Expenses: Profit:Income:

Baby-sitting and dog walking:Expenses:Profit:

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0

$10

Everything was donated

Cat fell into a tub and Eleanor’s Mom made them pour out the lemonade

Donated by Mr. Norbert Norwill

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0

Nobody trust a second grader to babysitAll dogs walk each other

How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit Statue of Liberty by Nathan Zimelman

Candy Sales::

Expenses: Income:Profit:

Car Wash:Expenses:

Profit:Income:

0

$7.50

$17.50

No charge for 3 lbs of chocolate fudge$1 for one box of aluminum foil but was refunded when not needed

Geraldine Arthur’s mother gave after eating her first bite

$50

$20$8,200

$8,175

No charge for 3 boxes of detergent ($25 detergent)Paid to Mr. William W. Williams for the use of the empty service islandFor sponges, towels and buckets (replace/owe)Award

$8,175+ $13+ $17.50 = $8,205.50

Predict

WHAT IS THE BOOK ABOUT?

Who What Where When How Why

Tell an adult your prediction……. Date: Adult signature: Student has discussed their prediction of this book with me

Predict

• Who (Characters)

• Where and When (Setting)

• What Happened (Plot)

Watch DVD

• Read aloud ASL

Read the Book

• If you have questions, ask Melissa

• If you don’t understand the paragraph, ask Melissa

• If you don’t know the vocabulary word, look at the vocabulary list.

• If the vocabulary word is not on the list, then ask Melissa