Banqer Primary Community
This is a forum for you as educators to share your ideas, get advice,
and celebrate success in your Banqer classroom.
How I use Banqer
How I use Banqer
Banqer has become a very popular tool in classroom...so much so that the other classes in the Syndicate are rolling in our this term. Ways I use it: - Classroom behaviour management - Weekly auction
Ideas/Tips for Banqer
Ideas/Tips for Banqer
Here are a few of my ideas/tips that I have gathered over my first term of using Banqer: - Choose TWO responsible students from your class to give student banker privileges to. I also paid them the hi
Auction days and Banqer fun
Auction days and Banqer fun
We have the best auctions in our class. The students vie for items and bidding is fast and furious. Some young entrepreneurs even re sell their items for more money although a couple have made a loss
Life cards
Life cards
We introduced the Chance cards (similar to Monopoly might be hit with an unexpected bill or bonus-such as car break down; tooth filling; tattslotto win etc. It was a once a week thing and the taught
Monopoly, Probability & Financial Literacy
Monopoly, Probability & Financial Literacy
My class have spent one maths lesson a week learning about Financial Literacy, during the last 10 weeks. I only see these students 4 times a week and they really enjoy what they are learning. We have
Bank manager visit
Bank manager visit
We are a year 6/7/8 class and our whole Maths programme for the last few weeks has been based on Banqer and financial literacy. We have had a local bank manager visit us twice and have filled out form
Transforming a classroom into an Economy
Transforming a classroom into an Economy
Every chance I get I love to get out of Banqer HQ and into some of our amazing Banqer classrooms across New Zealand. Every visit I learn something new about Banqer, because Banqer is simply a tool. It
Cyber safety
Cyber safety
I have been using Banqer with my year 4-6 students as an example of passwords that need to be secure and safe. I have used social engineering, trickery, bribes and underhand tactics to try and obtai
Going Once, Going Twice... Sold!
Going Once, Going Twice... Sold!
What a fantastic end to the term and way to celebrate some awesome saving and learning - a class Auction! I have collected a bunch of prizes/items over the term, so as a way for students to spend thei
Class Job Posters
Class Job Posters
In my classroom I let the students come up with all our class companies. I may direct some of them towards certain jobs that might need doing in our room or around the school. Once companies are for
What do you let your students spend their Banqer money on?
What do you let your students spend their Banqer money on?
Children in my class use it to rent equipment off me. I'm currently working in a MLE environment where children have access to a range of learning spaces and furniture to work at. I rent things like
Applying for Class Jobs
Applying for Class Jobs
At the start of the year I get my students to write, or type up, company applications letters. It gives the students a purpose for writing and I literally end up with hundreds of letters. As awesome a
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