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Trading for Lunch Money A Reading A–Z Poetry Book Word Count: 165 POETRY Trading for Lunch Money Written by Melissa Benner Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com Trading for Lunch Money Written by Melissa Benner Photo Credits: Cover, page 4: © ArtToday; title page, pages 13, 15: © Royalty-Free/ Getty Images: page 16: Craig Frederick/© ProQuest LearningPage: All other coins: © The United States Mint Trading for Lunch Money A ReadingA–Z Poetry Book © 2006 ProQuest LearningPage, Inc Written by Melissa Benner All rights reserved www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com 1¢ 2¢ 3¢ 4¢ 5¢ 11¢ 12¢ 13¢ 14¢ 15¢ 21¢ 22¢ 23¢ 24¢ 25¢ 31¢ 32¢ 33¢ 34¢ 35¢ My sister gave me43¢ lots of coins 42¢ 44¢ 41¢ 45¢ from her piggy bank 100 too heavy 51¢ pennies 52¢ were53¢ 54¢ 55¢ Both my pockets sank I was searching for a single dollar I only needed one 61¢ 62¢ 63¢ 64¢ 65¢ 71¢ 72¢ 73¢ 74¢ 75¢ 81¢ 82¢ 83¢ 84¢ 85¢ 91¢ 92¢ 93¢ 94¢ 95¢ I needed it for lunch that day I had to ask someone 6¢ 7¢ 8¢ 9¢ 10¢ 16¢ 17¢ 18¢ 19¢ 20¢ 26¢ 27¢ 28¢ 29¢ 30¢ 36¢ 37¢ 46¢ 47¢ Math 56¢ 66¢ 38¢ 48¢ Minute 39¢ 40¢ 49¢ 50¢ Estimate how many pennies are hidden under the boxes on 57¢ 58¢ 59¢ 60¢ pages and 67¢ 68¢ 69¢ 5¢ 10¢ 15¢ 20¢ 25¢ 30¢ 35¢ 40¢ 45¢ 50¢ 55¢ 60¢ 65¢ 70¢ 75¢ 80¢ 85¢ 90¢ 95¢ $1.00 70¢ 76¢ 77¢ 78¢ 79¢ 80¢ 86¢ 87¢ 88¢ 89¢ 90¢ “I’ll trade your pennies for some nickels,” said my brother Kenny “I counted all the coins by fives 96¢ 97¢ 98¢ 99¢ $1.00 “Still there were too many 10¢ 30¢ 20¢ steel penny 50¢ 40¢ 60¢ 70¢ 90¢ 80¢ steel dime $1.00 Cents Sense! In 1943, during World War II, copper was needed for the war So, for one year, pennies were made out of a different metal This metal was a silver color, which made the penny look more like a dime I traded nickels for Mom’s dimes I was pleased I got just ten But I’d lose coins as small as those, and what would I then? 25¢ 50¢ 75¢ $1.00 Beginning in 1999, the U.S Mint started making quarters to honor each of the 50 U.S states Quarters for Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut were released in 1999 The U.S Mint will continue to make five state quarters each year through the year 2008 The back side of each quarter shows something special about the state The front side shows the face of George Washington, the first U.S president “Let’s trade those dimes for quarters “I’ll give you four,” Dad said “But when he looked inside his pockets he had just three instead 10 Do You Know? Coins in the United States are made in buildings called mints Each coin made in a mint has a mark on the front side to show which mint made the coin: D for Denver, P for Philadelphia, and S for San Francisco 50¢ $1.00 Grandma said she had a dollar Ten coins became just two She gave me two half-dollars and I thought my trade was through 11 12 $1.00 But Grandpa had one last trade My two coins turned into one I used the one at lunch that day Then I was left with none! 13 14 $ _ _ _ Math Minute Add up each group of coins to find out which groups add up to one dollar Write the total amount for each group on the lines $ _ _ _ $ _ _ _ $ _ _ _ $ _ _ _ 15 16 ... Frederick/© ProQuest LearningPage: All other coins: © The United States Mint Trading for Lunch Money A ReadingA–Z Poetry Book © 200 6 ProQuest LearningPage, Inc Written by Melissa Benner All rights reserved.. .Trading for Lunch Money Written by Melissa Benner Photo Credits: Cover, page 4: © ArtToday; title page, pages... pockets sank I was searching for a single dollar I only needed one 61¢ 62¢ 63¢ 64¢ 65¢ 71¢ 72¢ 73¢ 74¢ 75¢ 81¢ 82¢ 83¢ 84¢ 85¢ 91¢ 92¢ 93¢ 94¢ 95¢ I needed it for lunch that day I had to ask someone