Balancing The Checkbook

This week we began to balance our checkbooks(the PE journal). We started by having the students add up the coins they have earned. On each page they added up their coins and put the total at the top outside corner of the page. This teaches them how to chunk and organize their data. On a page in the back of the journal they will add up how money they have for a particular month. They are saving up for a free choice day in PE which costs them $8.00.
We have also started giving bonus questions that the students must go home and research and then bring back the answer. They are given $1.00 for bringing back the right answer. Overtime work = overtime pay! This week the bonus question was how does one calculate their max heart rate? We discussed where to find the answer. The students now know how to go to experts to find their answer.

Money Stamps In Journals

During Strength days, you can earn money by completing different level of exercises. You must complete the following:

Crawfish Level = 10 Push-ups, 25 Sit ups, 3 laps = 10 ¢ (ten cents)

Fish Level = 25 Push-ups, 40 Sit ups, 5 laps = 25¢ (twenty five cents)

Shark Level = 40 Push-ups, 50 Sit ups, 6 laps = 50 ¢ (fifty cents)

During Agility days, you can earn money by your quality of work.

You must complete the following:

Math/language art problems must be answered and set up correctly the first time = $0.25 (twenty five cents)

Problem is set up correctly but not answered correctly the first time = $0.10 (ten cents)

Problem is not set up correctly or answered correctly the first time it is checked = $0.00

What can I buy with my money?

You can get the following:

$8.00 (eight dollars) free day at PE. A day with no journaling, no exercise with rest of class, choice of game.