PBIS +Math

I currently work in a Title 1 school.  My teammates and I decided early on, that it was extremely important that the students leave 6th grade understanding how to balance a checkbook/bank account, credit, debit, and savings accounts.  Each month the students have a checkbook that they need to balance.  When they have great behavior or do something positive, they are positively rewarded through their checkbook.  In addition to the money they earn through their behavior, every morning in my math class they have an early bird assignment that involves decimals, fractions, percents, and multi-step problems. The early bird is designed that they will lose and earn money.  Depending on their behavior, the early birds will also put students in debt a couple of times.  This leads to conversations about working overtime, credit card fees, and dipping into your savings account. At the end of each month, the students have an opportunity to purchase a party for 70 dollars.  The remainder of the balance goes directly into savings, and they began with 0 each month.  At the end of the year, we have an auction where the students can use their savings to purchase items such as posters, toys, books, etc. I have attached October's early bird so you can see what I mean.  So far, it is working out great! We shall see as the school year goes on. 


Behavior Checkbook Smart Notebook