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Students 'donations' make a real difference with real $$

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.

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How I Use Banqer

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

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Banqer Auction Pack Giveaway!

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

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Class Jobs

Class Jobs

My kids had a blast brainstorming jobs and payrates today - they cant wait to apply!

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I'm LOVING Banqer!

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

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What a disaster!

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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