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The Classroom Economy: Student Wallets

By Beth Newingham on October 30, 2012

How to use student wallets as part of the classroom economy.

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The Classroom Economy: Gift Certificates

By Beth Newingham on October 29, 2012

How to use gift certificates as part of the classroom economy, plus templates for creating your own.

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The Classroom Economy: The Class Bank

By Beth Newingham on October 26, 2012

How students can learn to handle money through a class bank.

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The Classroom Economy: Money

By Beth Newingham on October 25, 2012

How to tie in the classroom economy with the year-long class theme.

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The Classroom Economy: Store Grand Opening

By Beth Newingham on October 24, 2012

How students can use the money they earn through the classroom economy for a purpose.

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The Classroom Economy: Credits and Debits

By Beth Newingham on October 23, 2012

How to create credit and debit notebooks to reward students for hard work, and penalize them for poor behavior.

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10 More Ideas for Student Jobs in the Classroom

By Beth Newingham on October 22, 2012

More ways to get students involved in the classroom economy by giving them jobs.

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10 Ideas for Student Jobs in the Classroom

By Beth Newingham on October 19, 2012

How to get students involved in the classroom economy by giving them jobs.

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Introducing the Classroom Economy

By Beth Newingham on October 18, 2012

Resources for teaching students about the history of money and the purpose of an economic system.

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