11 I want to be able to go shopping!
/11 I want to be able to go shopping!
*Irini was a eight-year-old girl who lived happily with her family.
/*Irini was a eight-year-old girl who lived happily with her family.
One day, her mother said to her, “I’m going to the supermarket today to buy ingredients for dinner. Do you want to come with me?”
/One day, her mother said to her, “I’m going to the supermarket today to buy ingredients for dinner. Do you want to come with me?”
“Yes!” *Irini answered cheerfully.
/“Yes!” *Irini answered cheerfully.
While watching her mother pick out lots of vegetables and fruits at the supermarket, *Irini thought, “I want to be able to shop by myself too. But how do I do it?”
/While watching her mother pick out lots of vegetables and fruits at the supermarket, *Irini thought, “I want to be able to shop by myself too. But how do I do it?”
When they got home, *Irini asked her mother, “Mom, how can you calculate things so quickly at the supermarket? I want to be able to do that too!”
/When they got home, *Irini asked her mother, “Mom, how can you calculate things so quickly at the supermarket? I want to be able to do that too!”
Her mother smiled and replied, “That’s because I learned math at school and practiced at home. Shopping requires reading numbers correctly and doing money calculations, so it’s important to study and learn.”
/Her mother smiled and replied, “That’s because I learned math at school and practiced at home. Shopping requires reading numbers correctly and doing money calculations, so it’s important to study and learn.”
*Irini thought, “What I learn at school really helps in daily life!”
/*Irini thought, “What I learn at school really helps in daily life!”
From that day on, *Irini became more interested in her math classes at school.
/From that day on, *Irini became more interested in her math classes at school.
At home, she practiced simple shopping games with her mother and learned how to calculate money.
/At home, she practiced simple shopping games with her mother and learned how to calculate money.
A few weeks later, her mother said, “Do you want to try shopping by yourself just a little today?”
/A few weeks later, her mother said, “Do you want to try shopping by yourself just a little today?”
*Irini felt nervous but said, “I want to try!” and went to the supermarket with a small list and some money.
/*Irini felt nervous but said, “I want to try!” and went to the supermarket with a small list and some money.
At the supermarket, *Irini carefully looked for the items on the list and calculated the money by herself when paying.
/At the supermarket, *Irini carefully looked for the items on the list and calculated the money by herself when paying.
“I bought everything!” she happily reported to her mother, who gently praised her.
/“I bought everything!” she happily reported to her mother, who gently praised her.
“Great job! What you learned really helped, didn’t it?”
/“Great job! What you learned really helped, didn’t it?”
That night, *Irini wrote in her diary, “To be able to shop, it’s important to learn what we’re taught at school. I want to learn more and be able to do more things!”
/That night, *Irini wrote in her diary, “To be able to shop, it’s important to learn what we’re taught at school. I want to learn more and be able to do more things!”
Review Multiple Choice Questions
/Review Multiple Choice Questions
What did *Irini ask her mother?
/What did *Irini ask her mother?
a. How she could calculate so quickly at the supermarket
/a. How she could calculate so quickly at the supermarket
b. What they should buy at the supermarket
/b. What they should buy at the supermarket
c. If she saw a friend at the supermarket
/c. If she saw a friend at the supermarket
What did *Irini practice to prepare for shopping?
/What did *Irini practice to prepare for shopping?
a. Calculating money and shopping based on a list
/a. Calculating money and shopping based on a list
b. Practicing running in the supermarket
/b. Practicing running in the supermarket
c. Practicing how to find toys
/c. Practicing how to find toys
Let’s Think!
/Let’s Think!
How do you think *Irini felt when she went shopping by herself? And how would you feel if you did the same?
/How do you think *Irini felt when she went shopping by herself? And how would you feel if you did the same?
What is something you want to learn in the future? Think about how that learning could help you in your daily life?
/What is something you want to learn in the future? Think about how that learning could help you in your daily life?
