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Banqer Primary Community
This is a forum for you as educators to share your ideas, get advice,
and celebrate success in your Banqer classroom.
Student Banq Tellers
Student Banq Tellers
Teachers are really busy, let's face it. While we were trialling Banqer last year my colleague and I used to do the banqing right on the spot. This was very time consuming and interrupted the flow o
Real life earnings
Real life earnings
In my class I try to have as many ways of earning money as possible. We have traditional class jobs which earn the employees a salary. These positions have a job description and if students carry out
Money-savvy children want financial literacy lessons
Money-savvy children want financial literacy lessons
Here is an article posted in Stuff last year which notes that students want to learn more about Financial Literacy. What are your thoughts around this? http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/7167773
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
The Banq is Open
The Banq is Open
If you use paper money an easy way to stop students from asking if they can banq money at the wrong time is to use a sign. It sounds really simple and it is. It is a visual way for students to quickl
Writing a CV
Writing a CV
A great way to give students an authentic writing context is to get them to create a Curriculum Vitae. My students have found this activity to be lots of fun and very engaging. They create cover lett