Batt Book

So, last week I posted about introducing the "Batt Buck" program. I've been thinking about it all week, and I was trying to come up with a way to make this a little more educational, as well as a rewards program for our kids.....then it hit me!!!

Our kids, probably like a lot of yours don't understand the concept of money, as far as, you can't just got to the bank and get more, if more isn't there!

I also have been trying to come up with a better holder of our Batt money, we have been using envelopes, but they get torn and ratty looking SO very fast.........WHAM! Another idea hit me.....(I'm starting to get bruises! LOL)

Why not take all of these ideas and combine them into one????

And voila! Here you have it! May I introduce our Batt Book:

You see it is just a plain old check book cover that I got from a local bank, of course I got 3 different colors (which is all they had) for 3 kids. This will make keeping track of which book belongs to who much easier!

I did take a small piece of packing tape to close the bottom section of the check book cover, so that their hard earned bucks don't fall out. As you can see, the portion of the checkbook cover that would normally hold the check book, is now converted so it can hold their bucks.

So now we not only have a reward system, we have a learning tool as well! Now the kids can "deposit" money into their Batt Book, and as they use their Batt Bucks, they can keep track of them as well.

So we have Rewards program +Home economic lesson + math practice!!! I'm thrilled!

Here is the link where I found the play money templates for our Batt Bucks:
http://www.kidsmoneyfarm.com

 They have several different templates you can choose from, this is the one I chose:

 
 This is what our Batt Bucks look like. I do have one in the twenty "dollar" bill as well, that has Libby's picture in it, but for some reason I couldn't get it to print. As you can see, I put Patrick on the one (since he just turned one), Faith on the five (she will be five), and Justin on the ten (well....you get it). My printer was running out of ink, but you get the idea, of what they look like. I love that I was able to put the kids pictures in them =)

As far as the check book covers and registers go, I went to our local bank and explained to them I am home schooling our children, and I want to teach them about money, banks, and check books. They were more then happy to give me 3 check book covers, along with the registers. The bank teller/manager thought this was a GREAT idea, and a wonderful way to start teaching our kids about money, banks, and checking accounts. By the end of the year, my kids SHOULD know how to keep a check book, and balance it, PLUS they can see all the bucks they have earned through out the year, and how they spent them. I am so very excited to start this with the kids this week....CAN YOU TELL???



Well, there you have it, my great plan to incorporate an ongoing lesson, and rewards program for our kids....
What do you think?