School Store Goodies!

The boys had their school store shopping day this past friday. :)

Restocking the Store and Prices

When we are out and about I find little things that I want to add to the store. We were at the dollar store and I picked up some things.

Cotton Candy! The cost was a $1 and I put it in our little school store for $6 dollars. I price things higher the more valued they are by the children. This makes them work harder for the treats. I keep a log all week and put in "money" for a job well done on a math paper, a good deed, or a chore they did with a pleasant manner.

This is a sheep full of gum "tape" and it was $1 and I put $2.50 on it.

Airheads are great because for a dollar I get 6 and I price them at $1.50 each.

Pop Rock potion $1 and the price in the school store is $3.

Ice cream shaped suckers. The package is $1 and I made them $1 each.

Silly String is always a favorite for them.

My friend Sherri and her children have my children hooked on water balloons. :) They are great fun in the pool. I price them at 25 cents for 10, but Eli bought the whole package of 100 for $2.50.

This is the box restocked with new "stuff". I have mechanical pencils in there, sidewalk chalk, toy cars, building kits, etc. I will sometimes buy super deep clearanced games and put them in there. I always look at the Target clearance and then price those things SUPER high for our school store. This encourages them to save in the "bank account" instead of spending it all.

They earn anywhere from $5 to $10ish dollars a week. It really depends on them! I also use this as a way to keep them in line. Remy has a hitting issue with his brother lately. Everytime he hits Eli he loses .25 - .50 cents. He had a good week this week and yesterday he had around $12 dollars to deposit.

They look forward to this every friday. :)

School Store With Checks

Okay, so we have had a little school store for a long time, but I added in something new. I also thought I would revisit it for the new people. :)

All week the boys can earn "money" through chores, school work, and good deeds. If I feel they did something GRAND, I reward it. :)

I open the store on Friday and this Friday I gave them a check.

It went over well, don't you think?

I use these checks: http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/miscellaneous/mcheck.html

For the bank I use a check Register from here: http://www.moneyinstructor.com/checks.asp

I like how it has an easy added line for adding before you move on to the next line.

I keep this in a special binder for each boy. On Friday when they deposited the check I wrote it in. But now before they signed those checks. :)

The bank (me) then puts in the new total and VOIDS the check. :)

Then the shopping begins. I am always adding to it. If I see something they would like I get it and add it with a price sticker to the box. :)

Elijah with his tattoo, mechanical pencil (they are crazy for these now), and a water rocket. The water rocket was tested out in the pool asap.

Remy picked out a monkey face craft, a new toothbrush and toothpaste set, and of course a new mechanical pencil.

I have varied this with real and fake money in a "till" at times to help with counting money.

Treat Box - A new spin on the School Store

In the past I kept school store where they children could earn fake money and then purchase things from the school store. I did this when Elijah was learning to count money and to motivate him. He is now a pro at counting money, using money, saving money, etc.

So now...I have started using it for achievements. If a worksheet is correct with no mistakes or I see a great improvement. This has been going really well for the past 2 weeks. I may go back to "school store" mode for Remy. But I don't think he is going to need it.

Anyway...here they are with the treats...on day one.