First term using Banqer + Class Online Auction
As a first time user of Banqer on a Year 6 class, I have enjoyed seeing the enthusiasm from my students as they have obtained a basic income from class attendance and job income. I used the regular jo
Set up your Classroom Economy
Want to teach your students about financial literacy? Want to reinforce the importance of working hard to be successful in life? Want to have some fun with your class? Consider setting up a full blown
Stolen funds
As part of my Banqer lessons I regularly "steal" money from my student's accounts. Some times all of them and sometimes just some of them. I do this to see who is really checking their accounts and ta
Setting up Banqer, and rewarding leadership
We're in the process of setting up Banqer in our 7/8 class, where I've been quite open about using it to not only learn about financial literacy but also as an incentive scheme. Very quickly the class
Banqer -Maths and Motivation
We love Banqer. We get paid $300 to successfully engage in and complete our tasks every week. We give out bonuses for going over and above the expectation and we accrue debts for incompletion of tasks
Using Banqer to teach probability
I have recently used Banqer to teach the class about probability. We played a range of chance games using coins and dice and once the students understood their chances of success versus failure we use
My generous soul
Today during my Topic and Spelling lessons i was extremely generous with my "cash bonuses" that i was handing out. The kids really enjoy the cash aspect as it is the physical counting of their money a
The Power Of Banqer
I use Banqer in all aspects of my classroom work. The students are inspired by earning and saving money. They earn $200 per week and out of that have to pay $21 in tax. They must rent their desk fo
Banqer in Grade 3/4
In our classroom we used Banqer to teach financial literacy, and as a behaviour management tool. We find that it is a great program to give students choices about their behaviours as well as rewards a
Banqer in a Year 8 Classroom
I have used Banqer for the last two years in my Year 8 classes. After getting it up and running I start with Careers and Employment. This is an important cog in setting up a new class and having it ru
How I've used and am using Banqer
The students receive Banqer dollars for completing homework, class work, participating in events and competitions (e.g. cross country) and doing their classroom jobs. Students had to apply for their
Competition Reward
For the conclusion of our Number Unit, the students were put into teams of 3, and given a series of questions. (Very similar to Cantamath) Usually, we competed outside and rewards were given for corre