Classroom money

Using classroom money can be highly motivating to students and help students practice important math skills. This blog post explains how I got started with classroom money.

Get a ton of great ideas for using play money in the classroom along with a FREE printable play money file. I love to print it in color (or on green paper) to help students with math activities using money. If you need some fun math center ideas for money skills, you need this!!

Life would be better if I could actually spend the money I print for my classroom. Click HERE to view my classroom economy set. Welcome to Classroom Economy 101: Your classroom economy may not run exactly as mine does, but that's okay. Take the parts you like and what will work best for your students. I am going to answer a couple of questions I received about the way classroom economy runs in my class. First and foremost ... BE ORGANIZED. I have a binder with all of my classroom economy…

This is a free printable classroom money template for classroom and homeschool use to help students learn to identify and count money. It includes dollar bills and coins.

Classroom teachers can teach real life scenarios by using a classroom economy as a way to teach personal financial literacy and manage behavior.

Struggling with classroom management can be tough. If you're looking for classroom management ideas, try a class economy system which allows your students to earn money and classroom economy rewards. This classroom management strategy gives students practice with real-world math skills and teaches them leadership qualities. Plus, it saves you money! Learn more reasons why the class economy system is such a powerful classroom management tool to use in the classroom in my blog post.

When it comes to classroom management, some of the most common struggles I hear about from teachers are the lack of respect students have for their learning space, and a desire to maintain a more organized classroom. If you are struggling with these, I urge you to consider utilizing well-developed classroom jobs, and a classroom […]

Bailee Bigley | 3rd Grade on Instagram: "Make student wallets with me! 🤑 We use class cash but in our room we call them Bigley Bucks because my face is on the dollar bills. 🤣 Here are some ways we use Bigley Bucks in my room: -They earn class money by completing their classroom jobs. They get paid at the end of each month. -They cash in their dojo points for class money. Class dojo is used school wide. Students earn points by being Safe, Respectful, and Responsible. -They earn class…

Imagine a classroom floor where there are no pencils, erasers, or glue sticks rolling around. 🤗 When you implement a classroom economy, students learn that they will be responsible for purchasing materials that get lost, damaged, or used-up. The amount of natural responsibility that develops when they have some skin in the game is astounding. You can read more and download a FREE Starter pack with money, coupons, trackers, and more!

About six years ago (has it really been that long?!) when I was starting my first year of teaching, I was so anxious trying to figure out beginning of the year activities, classroom management, and learning a new curriculum. A friend of mine introduced me to the idea of having a classroom economy system and I'm so glad I took her advice. Since then, my classroom economy system has evolved. A classroom economy system is where students are "paid" for performing regular classroom jobs (door…