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TITLE:  FUNNY MONEY

AUTHOR:  Cheryl McGilbray, Northwest, KS

GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT:  11-12, subject areas (US-
History I & II)

OVERVIEW:  The purpose of this(one day) lesson is to stress the
importance of good attendance, student promptness, and
overall student responsibility.

PURPOSE:  Why is this lesson important? At Northwest High 
School, there has been a tremendous decline in the attend-
ance rate, excessive tardies, and irresponsibility on behalf
of the students.

OBJECTIVES:  
  1.  To improve students attendance
  2.  To stress the importance of getting to class on time
  3.  To stress the importance of being the best student and
the best citizen you can be
  4.  To auction Goods and Services which the students could
use in their daily lives 
  5.  To reward, not only, students who do well; but, to reward
all students who are present that day

RESOURCES/MATERIALS:  Printed Funny Money($1,$5,$10,$20,$50,$100).
The money will already be cut, sorted and calculated for each
student for each hour.
Prizes will have already been purchased,sorted and valued.
(Prizes will include: pens, pencils, clear-folders, index
cards, notebook paper, pocket-folders, markers, spiral
notebooks,etc. Non-monetary gifts, A's on Chapter Tests,
A on a Quiz, Free Current Events, Bonus Points, Free
Questions on a Test(no more than five)

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:  Would include all the daily assignments
(Section Reviews, puzzles, current events, vocabulary, Chapter
Tests, and Quizzes.)

FUNNY MONEY

RULES:
l.You, have earned the amount of the money which you have to
  spend.
2.You must spend your money Today, because your money does
  not carry over to the next Funny Money Activity.
3.Listen for the starting bid of a good or service.
4.You can't combine money, until the last two items
  which will be up for bid.
5.All money must be turned in at the end of the Auction.

Starting Bid         Item              Purchaser      Amt.Pd
$l                (2)Pencils           Jay Minton     $5
$5                (l)Free C.E.         Chris Cook     $l5
$l0               A new seat in class  Aaron Stits    $50
$5                Spriral Notebook     Kim Maloney    $l00
$l0               Free Library Pass    Sean Garcia    $60
$l5               Pocket Folder        Crystal Elliott$35
$25               (5)Ex.Cr.Pts.        Chris Cook     $75
$5                (l)colored pen       Nikki Doonan   $50
$l0               (2)Free C.E.         Brian Hall     $35
$35               (A)on a Quiz         Rodney H.      $l00


*The above are just half of the items and services which 
students can bid on.
G.Those who have earned the most money are the ones who can
purchase more items, or the pick of items.
Each time that Funny Money is played, some students will
have acquired more money because their attendance, tardies,
overall responsibilities have improved.
The game is Fun, Exciting and Rewarding.(THE STUDENTS BEG
TO PLAY FUNNY MONEY; BUT WE ONLY PLAY IT ONCE A MONTH!!!)

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