Classroom Economy
This year, students will take part in our fun and exciting Classroom Economy, in which they will earn, lose, and spend classroom money. Taking part in our Classroom Economy will help students learn valuable life skills in an experiential way.
Students will have an opportunity to:
Click on the link below to learn more about how a Classroom Economy works! Please keep in mind that although our Classroom Economy is based on the following website, it does not follow it exactly.
Students will have an opportunity to:
- Take part in a simulation of real-world economic activity.
- Learn the value of earning a paycheck, as they bank the salaries from their jobs.
- Learn how to budget their spending, balance a checking account, and make scheduled payments.
- Discover the importance of saving money to obtain what they want.
- Find out that every decision has an opportunity cost.
Click on the link below to learn more about how a Classroom Economy works! Please keep in mind that although our Classroom Economy is based on the following website, it does not follow it exactly.