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TheTravellingVocalist
Performer
ByMadisonHopper
UNCCharlotte

Scenario
Insteadofworkingthissummerinanoffice,atthe
pool,oratacamp,youdecidethatbecauseyoucan
singyouregoingtoworkasatravelingvocalist
performer.YoutravelaroundNorthCarolina
makingmoneybyperforminginshowsinvarious
cities.Youstartwith$200.Alongthewayyouwill
makemoneybyyoursingingperformances.
However,youwillalsospendmoneyongasand
food.Yourgoalisto:makethemostmoneyinthe
timeallowed!

Directions
Rollthedieandmoveyourgamepieceontheboard.
Selectaquestioneverytimeyougettoacity.Ifyou
answerthequestioncorrectlyyouearn$100.Ifyou
donotanswercorrectlyyoulose$25.Keeptrackof
themoneyyouveearned.

Standards
2.MD.8Solvewordproblemsinvolvingdollarbills,quarters,dimes,
nickels,andpennies,using$andsymbolsappropriately.Example:Ifyou
have2dimesand3pennies,howmanycentsdoyouhave?
2.G.1.1Interpretmapsoftheschoolandcommunitythatcontainsymbols,
legendsandcardinaldirections.

Questions
2ndGradeSocialStudies
1

15

1516

2ndGradeMathematics
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Credits

All teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game
at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited.

Adapted from The Traveling Georgia Artist by Lloyd Rieber, The

University of Georgia, May 20, 2003

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ThatsCorrect!

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Sorry,thatsnotcorrect!

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25+3

28
50
22
30

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Whatisthetotalof70and20?

80
50
25
90

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Jerryhasthesecoins.Whatcoindoesheneed
tohave$1?

Dime
Penny
Nickel
Quarter

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Jasminecollectsnickelsandhas45
worth.Howmanynickelsdoesshehave?

10Nickels
2Nickels
9Nickels
5Nickels

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Lookatthesecoins.Howmuchmoreis
neededtomake75?

10
25
1
5

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Lookatthesecoins.Whatisanotherwayyou
cangetthesameamount?

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Lookatthesebills.Whatwouldhappen
ifSusyspends$6?

Shewouldhave$5
Shewouldhave$8
Shewouldhave$2
Shewouldhave$10

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Whatisabetterwaytomake12?

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Lookingatthemap,thecampfireis
_________ofthetents.

North
South
East
West

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Lookingatthemap,thecampingtrailersare
_______ofthecabins.

NorthEast
SouthWest
South
North

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Lookingatthemap,howmanyhousesare
WestofCrabtreeRoad?

1
10
4
8
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Lookingatthemap,ifyoutakeCountyRoad,
abouthowmanymilesdoesittaketogofrom
thehousetothechurch?

15
5
10
25
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Lookingatthemap,whatroadgivesyouthe
shortestdistancefromthehousetothepark?

Highway
CountyRoad
ScenicPath
TekoaDrive

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Lookingatthemap,whatistheproblem
withtakingthescenicpathifyoure
travelingfromthehousetothepark?

Itsashorterdistance
Itsgreen
Thepathiscurvy
Thereisnoproblemwithtakingthatroad

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Lookingatthemap,ifSallyiscomingfromthe
parkandSamiscomingfromthemountains,
whowillmakeittothechurchfirst?

Sally
Sam
Bothwillarriveatthesametime
Doesntreallymatter

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Lookingatthemap,whatisan
alternativetotakingCountyRoadif
youretravelingfromthehousetothe
mountains?

TheCountyRoad
TheScenicPath
TheHighway
Thereisnobetterroute

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