My students need new high-interest items to add to our school store, such as: silly putty, fidgets, and arts & crafts in order to reward students for their hard work.
"The moment you take responsibility for EVERYTHING in your life is the moment you can change ANYTHING in your life" -Hal Elrod
This project will help teach students the importance of taking responsibility and is going to set them up for success in whatever they decide to pursue in the future.
I teach in a 5th grade classroom in an urban school district.
My students are an energetic group of students! We are in a school that offers many different programs for our children, including: Dual Language Immersion, English as a Second Language (in English-only classrooms), Bilingual Education, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and Special Education. We serve a very diverse population with over 60 percent of students living in poverty; almost all of the students in my class make up part of that 60 percent. We are also unique in that minority cultures make up not only the majority in my classroom, but also the majority of our school population.
My Project
By creating a school store, students will build financial literacy through a hands on and fun approach. Students will be responsible for purchasing needed school supplies, paying rent for classroom use, and receiving a salary based on how well they perform their classroom jobs. They can receive an additional salary for working on safety patrol and being a member of strings. Biweekly, students will be paid, have to pay their bills as mentioned above and then be able to purchase goods from the school store. In addition to tangible items, students can purchase bonus time where they can complete a craft project, spend their recess building, using new toys donated by the project as well as purchase lunch with the teacher, no homework days, etc. By having a purpose in what we do, students will see the value in what they are doing, the materials they are using and practice their math skills at the same time!
This project will make a difference because it will teach students the value for their work in and outside of the classroom.
They will learn how to balance a checkbook at an early age as well as see the effort it takes to manage money and reap the rewards of doing it well. By doing this, we are setting these students up for a successful financial future.
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