Grade 4 · The Planning Year · Week 14

Plan and Actual, Side by Side

The second column, filled in as the week happens, next to the first.

This game goes with week 14 of the workbook. Do the page first; the game is for seeing the numbers move. Nothing you type is kept.

Read the two columns

	What for	Planned	Actual
a	snacks	$2.50	$3.10
b	presents	$3.25	$3.25
c	saving	$1.75	$1.00
d	comics	$1.00	$0.00

Row a, snacks: which is bigger?Row b, presents: which is bigger?Row c, saving: which is bigger?Row d, comics: which is bigger?Planned altogether$ Actual altogether$

One row is over and the total is still under. Compare the totals last, after the rows.

Practice week 1

What for	Planned	Week 1
snacks	$2.00	$3.00
comics	$2.00	$1.50
presents	$3.00	$1.50
saving	$2.00	$2.00

Practice week 1, actual altogether$

The workbook: The Planning Year (free PDF). The teacher guide: answers and watch-fors.

Other weeks with a game: 13 Write the Plan Down, 15 The Difference Column, 22 Small and Often, 25 Money Coming In, 29 How Big Should It Be?, 30 A Whole Month of Both Columns, 31 Where Did It Go?, 32 Was the Plan Right?. All games.