Classroom economy

Hey Friends! It's Theresa, from True Life I'm a Teacher ! I wanted to share how I use (and have used for several years) a token economy ...

Upper elementary blog with practical, rigorous, classroom tested ideas to implement with your students.

Hey Friends! It's Theresa, from True Life I'm a Teacher! I wanted to share how I use (and have used for several years) a token economy in my classroom. I've taught at PBIS/PBS schools for 7 years, and a token economy is the perfect addition to what your school is already doing! I've used this system in 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades, and absolutely LOVE it! Even better? My students love it, and that's really what matters. While I don't use a clip chart, I have in the past, and a classroom economy…

Last year, I switched to a classroom economy. This year, I am adding a digital component. Now I have a digital classroom economy.

Upper elementary blog with practical, rigorous, classroom tested ideas to implement with your students.

Does running a class store seem overwhelming and expensive? I've been using this hassle-free class store system for over 5 years and...

Financial literacy is easy to incorporate by using a classroom economy approach. Learn how to set up a classroom economy for teaching financial literacy.

Imagine a classroom floor where there are no pencils, erasers, or glue sticks rolling around. 🤗 When you implement a classroom economy, students learn that they will be responsible for purchasing materials that get lost, damaged, or used-up. The amount of natural responsibility that develops when they have some skin in the game is astounding. You can read more and download a FREE Starter pack with money, coupons, trackers, and more!

I've just finished my 18th year of teaching. Yikes!!!!! I have always (humbly) prided myself with my abilities to implement classroom management. It has

Miss Seiler on Instagram: “🚨 Don’t do the crime, if you can’t do the time. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I love utilizing a classroom economy as my behavior system so far! Does anyone else…”

Learn how I set up the banking system for my middle school classroom economy using an online bank and a check template!

About six years ago (has it really been that long?!) when I was starting my first year of teaching, I was so anxious trying to figure out beginning of the year activities, classroom management, and learning a new curriculum. A friend of mine introduced me to the idea of having a classroom economy system and I'm so glad I took her advice. Since then, my classroom economy system has evolved. A classroom economy system is where students are "paid" for performing regular classroom jobs (door…

Learn how to set up a classroom store run by students for your classroom economy!

Last school year, I had very ambitious dreams about starting a classroom economy system in my room. I was desperate for a way to tie in the ...

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Last school year, I had very ambitious dreams about starting a classroom economy system in my room. I was desperate for a way to tie in the Personal Financial Literacy TEKS that are a part of our math standards in Texas. I was very nervous about starting one and it was a very large project to take on to ensure it fit my very own needs. I am going to give you an idea of how I set mine up so that you can easily copy for your own room. If you want to know my full-year review of the classroom…

Teaching money in 2nd grade is not my favorite thing to do. My students often don’t recognize the coins and we are supposed to teach them to count above a dollar in one to two weeks. Fairly impossible for some of them. So, I decided to implement a classroom economy this year to continue practicing...

Creating a well-structured system for managing classroom money is crucial for building a successful Classroom Economy. 🤑