Book #8
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst
Viorst, J. (1978). Alexander, who used to be rich last sunday. New York, NY: Scholastic.
Summary:
The story is about a boy name Alexander who was given a dollar by his grandparents when they were visiting on a Sunday. He really wanted a walkie talkie, but was tempted to buy other things so he didn’t save his money. Alexander ended up spending all of his money little by little on things like, bubble gum, some bets, a snake rental, a garage sale, and fines from his dad from saying mean things to his brothers. At the end of the book he spent all of his money and was left with a deck of cards, and one-eyed bear, a melted candle, and bus tokens that he had before he was given the dollar.
Standards:
SC.2-5 The student will demonstrate through the mathematical processes an understanding of the value of combinations of coins and bills and the measurement of length, weight, time, and temperature.
2-5.1 Use a counting procedure to determine the value of a collection of coins and bills.
2-5.2 Use coins to make change up to one dollar.
Objectives:
The student will be able to add up how much money has been spent and figure out how much money is left from a dollar.
Materials:
Viorst, J. (1978). Alexander, who used to be rich last sunday. New York, NY: Scholastic.
Money/Coins (optional)
Procedures:
Begin by reading the book to the class. Then read it again, stopping each time Alexander spends some of his dollar and asking how much he has left. Have the children do the math in their head or give them the coins as manipulatives. Have the children explain their reasoning. You can also have them record their addition and subtraction sentences to describe Alexander’s expenditures. As a follow up activity, ask the children how they might spend a dollar. Start by having class list things they would like to buy and estimate what they might cost. Have them work individually or in pairs to plan how they might spend their dollar.
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