My Classroom Economy

My first career was in banking and I truly loved the fast-paced craziness that came along with the financial industry, however once I started having children my passion for that industry went away. That is one of the many ways I ventured over into the education world, my kids! 

I hear people talk all the time about how teachers are not teaching kids "real world" situations and that kids are not prepared for the "real world" when they leave high school because teachers are not teaching them what they need to know to be a functioning adult in society. (Talk about a lot of pressure). So in my research of how to become the most effective teacher I can be I stumbled across a website...

https://www.myclassroomeconomy.org

Can I just squeal now with the excitement I have for this program?! Talk about a dream come true for me, this program not only combines my love for the financial industry but also my love of teaching into one program and... it is FREE!!!! Why are more teachers not using this in their classrooms? It is FREE and amazing and it ties in with the Learning Standards for our state and it is FREE and the learning possibilities are unlimited and it is FREE and it will give kids a sense of ownership to their actions and responsibilities in the classroom and it is FREE.

I am tickled pink that I have found this website, I am tickled pink that they also offer a FREE kit for those schools with limited resources (and mine does). I signed up for the free kit on a Wednesday and I had it on Friday, completely FREE (they even paid the shipping and handling). All of the copies are there to get us started. 

I am so impressed with this company that I have told everyone I know about it!!! If you are looking at or thinking about implementing an economy program in your classroom then My Classroom Economy program is the way to go. It is broken into grade levels so it does not matter if you teach kindergarten or 12th grade, they have a program in place. All you have to do is put the effort in to get it started and then sit back and watch those light bulbs come on when your students make the connections with their own money!!!!