Spare Change
Killing two birds with one stone is one of my absolute favorite things to do. This morning I did just that. I poured a small mountain of coins in front of Ella, and announced that today for math she was sorting and counting the coins. It was a big pile of Euros and Pounds from my wallet, and I was tired of fumbling through them at the market every day. After a few minutes she came to me saying, "What's this?" It was a Polish groszy.
"Why do we still have groszy?
"Just put it on the desk."
She came back a few minutes later, "I can't figure out this one."
"Oh - that's a Swiss Franc. Put it with the zloty."
She came back with some Serbian dinar, and a little later with two big silver coins. "What are they. They look the same on one side, but not on the other side. I don't think they're the same."
"They are the same," I said. "They're both quarters. You know - American money"
What on earth are we doing to our children?!
On the bright side, Eleanor can make change in several different countries.
Reader Comments (2)
Imagine the days before the Euro was introduced :-)
Ella needs to be able to make change in several different countries. Knowing Ella she will either be a designer, in several different countries, an artist of some type in several different countries, or just a butterfly in several different countries.............Oh, Wait, she is already a butterfly to match her mother the mermaid. Last but not least..........there is SHOPPING in several different countries. YOU ROCK ELLA BELLA..........my very favorite grand daughter!!!
Love,
Nana June