Banqer Primary Community
This is a forum for you as educators to share your ideas, get advice,
and celebrate success in your Banqer classroom.
A Birthday Party and a Trip
A Birthday Party and a Trip
We have been planning a birthday party in our class. The students are turning '21' and must co-plan a party. They must find a real venue, DJ, caterer etc and price the whole event. After the party, th
End of Term Auction
End of Term Auction
Well, after looking for some inspiration at the end of the term I read a post about running an auction = and decided to go for that as the way to wrap things up. I decided that the auction would be fo
Using Banqer with Learning Contracts
Using Banqer with Learning Contracts
I have integrated Banqer into my class contracts for a number of years. Students are "rewarded" for activities that they are already doing, and can choose from a range of additional tasks to earn more
Year 6/7 Class
Year 6/7 Class
We introduced Banqer to our class in Term 4 last year and it was an instant success with the students and with the parents as well. Have continued to use it again this year and proving very motivation
Using real incentives that they can buy with their money
Using real incentives that they can buy with their money
This will be my second year using Banqer in the classroom. My students loved it last year, but to keep it interesting I started to include real incentives for them to work towards. I ordered 6 plast
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
Who wants to be a millionaire?
Who wants to be a millionaire?
Happy New Year everyone! I am excited about starting the year with Banqer. I am wrapping a gift in gold paper and have it on display for the first student to become a millionaire. I will encourage the
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
Risks and benefits of insurance
Risks and benefits of insurance
I activated the Property Insurance module at the start of this week and my class had a great discussion about the risks and benefits of insurance: Sometimes you pay a lot of money for something you ne
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