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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
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
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
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
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
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
Students 'donations' make a real difference with real $$
In connection with our school wide values unit of Kindness this term, I gathered pledges of real NZ cash from staff. My students are aiming to 'donate' $2000 in Banqer dollars, this term and next.
How I Use Banqer
My class loves Banqer. I primarily use it as a reward system, depositing money for everything from quiz results to showing school values, to getting changed quickly after swimming! The introduction o
Banqer Auction Pack Giveaway!
We always love hearing about the unique ways that teachers and students are using Banqer in their classrooms. Such tales can also help other teachers to find inspiration on how to utilise Banqer in th
Class Jobs
My kids had a blast brainstorming jobs and payrates today - they cant wait to apply!
I'm LOVING Banqer!
I'm gradually getting things settled, but it is almost the same pitch of excitement and frenzy of the Wall St stock market in my room. I have a Stationery Clerk in charge of who borrows stationery and
What a disaster!
Earlier this term in my class we initiated Property Insurance. After a discussion around why insuring our properties would be a good idea (being a school in Christchurch this was easy to talk about) m