2009 Activity Guide & Coloring Book. Take a ride around town with Al a Wells Fargo pony

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1 2009 Activity Guide & Coloring Book Take a ride around town with Al a Wells Fargo pony

2 Like many Wells Fargo wagon drivers, W.A. Zweifel was attached to Al, his faithful black horse that pulled Zweifel s express wagon around downtown Denver. When he learned Al was to be sold to another employer, Zweifel worried that Al wouldn t have the same excellent care he received from Wells Fargo. He asked for and was granted permission to purchase the horse himself, at which point he retired Al to a family ranch where he could live out his days in peace and quiet. The fine horses that pulled our stagecoaches were a very important part of Wells Fargo s history, and we re pleased to welcome Al into our stable.

3 Message to Parents This booklet presents first steps in introducing children to concepts related to money and finance, including needs vs. wants and saving over a period of time. There are also activities to help young children learn to identify currency, to compute the value of combinations of coins and to use currency to make purchases. All the activities are set in the historical context of a real Wells Fargo wagon horse and driver in 1880! Children should be encouraged to use real coins and/or the coins and bills on the back cover of this booklet to complete the activities. Please help your child cut these out before beginning. Have fun!!! The Wells Fargo Hands on Banking program is a fun, free way for the whole family to learn about money. We invite you to visit this exciting and entertaining online program at handsonbanking.org.

4 In 1880 Al was a horse who pulled a Wells Fargo wagon around downtown Denver, Colorado. You can follow Al and his driver as they work!

5 Al needs many things to do his job. There are things he wishes he could have too. These are called wants. Circle all the things Al needs red. Circle all the things Al wants blue.

6 Al is wishing for a new straw hat!!! What is on your wish list?

7 Al and his driver s first stop today is the Bank. Look at all the bags of money they will pick up! Can you name the coins that are in each bag? Can you name the value of each coin too?

8 Draw a line to match the amounts.

9 The next stop is the Candy Shop!!! Yum!!! See how much it cost in 1880 to buy these candies! Circle the coins you could use to pay for these candies.

10 If you had would you have enough money to buy: Draw the coins you would receive for change. If you had to spend on candy, how much money would you have? What would you buy? Draw the candies.

11 Al and his driver s next stop is the Blacksmith Shop because Al needs a new horseshoe. In 1880, it cost 40 for one new horseshoe. If Al needed TWO new horseshoes, how much would they cost? Draw the coins you could use to pay that amount. What if he needed FOUR new horseshoes? How much would that have cost? Draw the coins you could use to pay that amount.

12 While Al was getting his new shoes, his driver played games. You can play too! Use 20 coins, Lay out seven coins in a row. On your turn you can take one or two coins. The person who takes the last coin wins! Can you figure out how to always win this game? Change the rules! The person who takes the last coin loses! Play again using a different number of coins. Play again with 20 coins! This time you can take 1, 2 or 3 coins when it is your turn. But you have to take a different number than your partner took on their turn. So if you partner took 3 coins, you can only take 1 or 2 coins on your next turn.

13 Al and his driver are off to the Fire Station to deliver a new flag! Oops, while they are driving, some coins fell off the wagon. They stopped to pick them up. Can you name the money that fell off the wagon? Circle all the names for the coins that fell off the wagon. dime nickel 5 five cents $.05 quarter 25 dime $.50 twenty-five cents dime $10 ten sense 10 $.10 penney penny one cent 1 $1.00

14 The fireman are busy doing puzzles. Use your coins to do their puzzles. Here s an example: Use coins to make each row and each column add up to 15 Can you solve this puzzle another way? Use coins to make each row and each column add up to 25 Now try to make each row and each column add up to 31

15 The next stop is the Feed Store. In 1880, hay cost 8 for 16 pounds. Al could eat 16 pounds of hay every day. If 16 pounds of hay cost 8, how much did it cost to feed Al each week? Al also ate 5 pounds of oats a day. How many pounds of oats did all 20 horses in Al s stable eat in a day? If each bag of oats cost 5 how much did it cost to feed all 20 horses for one day?

16 Al waits outside while the driver is in the Feed Store. He is having a snack! In 1880 that hat cost $2.35. Draw coins and bills to show how to pay for a new hat for the lady! Can you draw another way to pay the $2.35 using different coins and bills?

17 Look! There s a family at the Pet Shop looking for a new birdcage! If the family saved 30 a week for the birdcage, how many weeks did they save to buy the birdcage? What if they saved 50 a week? How many weeks would they have had to save to buy the birdcage then? If they paid for the birdcage with a $5.00 bill, how much change did they receive? Draw the change.

18 Good day s work, Al!!! Connect the dots to show all the places Al and his driver went today.

19 You can cut out the money on this page and use it for the activities Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC