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A message from Copyright © SRA/McGraw-Hill. Permission is gran ted to reproduce this page for classroom use. Business Is Looking Up Our class will read “Business Is Looking Up,” the story of a visually impaired boy who needs to raise money to buy a special calculator. He soon discovers that having a great idea is only a beginning. When he realizes that his friends and family may be able to help by sharing their knowledge and experience, he is able to achieve his goal. After your child has finished reading “Business Is Looking Up,” you may want to talk with him or her about people he or she knows who have expertise in a particular field or aspect of business. Together, make a list of these people and the type of help or information they could offer. Person with Expertise Knowledge the Person Could Share Selection Vocabulary Your child will study the following vocabulary words in the upcoming week. Please review the meanings of these words with your child: opposing—on the other side of an issue; partner—person who owns a business with another; investment—money someone puts into a business in order to make more money; stencils—cut-out patterns used for making letter shapes with paint or markers; profits—money a business makes; century—100 years (e.g., from 2001 to 2100); corny—old-fashioned or square; product—item that is sold by a business. Spelling Your child will study the following spelling words in the upcoming week. Please review the spellings of these words with your child: I’ve, wouldn’t, he’s, you’ve, you’re, hadn’t, when’s, I’d, couldn’t, here’s, didn’t, where’s, you’ll, she’d, who’s, they’ve, let’s, he’d, it’ll, what’s. Challenge Words: should’ve, who’ll. Home Connection • Dollars and Sense UNIT 6 • Lesson 5 71

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Business Is Looking UpOur class will read “Business Is Looking Up,” the story of a visually impaired boy

who needs to raise money to buy a special calculator. He soon discovers that having a great idea is only a beginning. When he realizes that his friends and family may be able to help by sharing their knowledge and experience, he is able to achieve his goal.

After your child has finished reading “Business Is Looking Up,” you may want to talk with him or her about people he or she knows who have expertise in a particular field or aspect of business. Together, make a list of these people and the type of help or information they could offer.

Person with Expertise Knowledge the Person Could Share

Selection Vocabulary

Your child will study the following vocabulary words in the upcoming week. Please review the meanings of these words with your child: opposing—on the other side of an issue; partner—person who owns a business with another; investment—money someone puts into a business in order to make more money; stencils—cut-out patterns used for making letter shapes with paint or markers; profits—money a business makes; century—100 years (e.g., from 2001 to 2100); corny—old-fashioned or square; product—item that is sold by a business.

Spelling

Your child will study the following spelling words in the upcoming week. Please review the spellings of these words with your child: I’ve, wouldn’t, he’s, you’ve, you’re, hadn’t, when’s, I’d, couldn’t, here’s, didn’t, where’s, you’ll, she’d, who’s, they’ve, let’s, he’d, it’ll, what’s. Challenge Words: should’ve, who’ll.

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Business Is Looking Up Nuestra clase leerá “Business Is Looking Up”, la historia de un muchacho con

vista deficiente que necesita juntar dinero para comprar una calculadora especial. No tarda en descubrir que tener una idea magnífica no es más que el principio. Cuando se da cuenta de que sus amigos y parientes pueden ayudarlo compartiendo con él sus conocimientos y experiencia, consigue alcanzar su meta.

Cuando su hijo(a) haya terminado de leer “Business Is Looking Up”, usted quizás quiera hablar con él(ella) sobre personas conocidas que sean expertos en un campo determinado o en un aspecto de los negocios. Hagan juntos una lista de estas personas y de la clase de ayuda o información que podrían proporcionar.

Persona experta Conocimientos que la persona puede compartir

Vocabulario de la selección

La próxima semana su hijo(a) estudiará las siguientes palabras de vocabulario. Por favor, revise junto a su hijo(a) los significados de estas palabras: opposing (contrario—opuesto a una cosa); partner (asociado—persona que es dueña de una empresa con otra); investment (inversión—emplear una cantidad de dinero en una empresa para después poder ganar más dinero); stencils (plantilla—plancha cortada con las figuras y tamaños de letras, para dibujarlas y pintarlas con pintura o marcadores); profits (beneficios—el dinero que gana una empresa); century (siglo—cien años); corny (anticuado—pasado de moda); product (producto—cosa vendida por una empresa).

Ortografía

La próxima semana su hijo(a) estudiará las siguientes palabras de ortografía. Por favor, revise junto a su hijo(a) la escritura de estas palabras: I’ve, wouldn’t, he’s, you’ve, you’re, hadn’t, when’s, I’d, couldn’t, here’s, didn’t, where’s, you’ll, she’d, who’s, they’ve, let’s, he’d, it’ll, what’s. Palabras difíciles: should’ve, who’ll.

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