Classroom Economy
•The activity is cross-curricular since students are learning major economic concepts, as well as using math
skills on a daily basis.
•The class determined daily jobs for each student that are necessary for students to do in the classroom. They also voted on a daily salary for each job by ranking the jobs in order of importance and/or the amount of work required.
•All students have their own account book. It is a simple mini steno book with a credit and debit log for each pay period.
•I write paychecks to all students at the end of each pay period that reflect the amount that they have earned after balancing their credits and debits. Students cash their checks at the Kimzey Bank to receive the money (Hyer Husky Bucks) that they have earned. Students can, of course, choose to save the money that they earn each week to purchase a more expensive item at the store. For this reason, all students have wallets in which they can store their Hyer Husky Bucks.
•Hyer Husky Bucks can be used to purchase items at our classroom store at the end of each pay period (once a month). One student who has no missing assignments is chosen to be the cashier. This student helps consumers total their items and makes change if necessary.
****Feel free to donate any new or gently used items/toys to our class store. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure****
skills on a daily basis.
•The class determined daily jobs for each student that are necessary for students to do in the classroom. They also voted on a daily salary for each job by ranking the jobs in order of importance and/or the amount of work required.
•All students have their own account book. It is a simple mini steno book with a credit and debit log for each pay period.
•I write paychecks to all students at the end of each pay period that reflect the amount that they have earned after balancing their credits and debits. Students cash their checks at the Kimzey Bank to receive the money (Hyer Husky Bucks) that they have earned. Students can, of course, choose to save the money that they earn each week to purchase a more expensive item at the store. For this reason, all students have wallets in which they can store their Hyer Husky Bucks.
•Hyer Husky Bucks can be used to purchase items at our classroom store at the end of each pay period (once a month). One student who has no missing assignments is chosen to be the cashier. This student helps consumers total their items and makes change if necessary.
****Feel free to donate any new or gently used items/toys to our class store. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure****