Ryan’s geometry book has been sitting on top of the dryer for about two weeks. I finally got tired of looking at it and asked him about it this morning. “Oh yeah, that’s our book,” he said. I was a little confused. I don’t remember buying a geometry book. “They wouldn’t take it back because the edges are all frayed since it’s been in my backpack.” Apparently the book is the first in a two part series and when the…
Remember when I wrote about one of my students, Angie, who made flyers for her pet-sitting business? She’s been working her tail off! And her sister, Naomi, who was also in the class…well, I’ll just let you read the email I received from their mom: Angie finished her weekend of dog sitting this past weekend. 2 labs for 2 days. On Saturday Naomi passed out fliers on her bathroom cleaning business. Half an hour before she came back she received…
I was so excited when Angie, an eight year old in one of my money classes, announced that the flyers she and her mom had passed out the week before resulted in a phone call for her pet-sitting service. And the gleam in Angie’s eyes as she described for the class how she would be feeding, walking, and playing with her two charges, a yellow lab and a golden retriever. “They’re such friendly dogs and so much fun to play with. I…
I was working with a group of 4th and 5th graders on Pet Project, a project where kids get to take care of a pet for a year. Part of the project requires kids to go through catalogs and buy things for their pet. They need to fill in a real order form and write a check using some old checks I saved when I closed an account (with all important information blacked out). They love this project because they…
Spending money is easy. Ask any kid. For most, the list of things they want is endless. And spending money is not bad, it’s just important to spend it wisely. That was the idea behind a lesson I did with a group of second graders. But I didn’t tell them that. I thought it would be more fun if I tempted them and let them figure it out. So I printed a whole bunch of stickers for items that kids…