Suburbs or Bust!

We'll start off with an update from last night's blog.  The noise level in the classroom continues to be MUCH better with the new neighborhoods that we've added to the Town of Nunamakerville.  Hosam earned enough money to leave Freeville today.  He moved to the suburbs and all of his new suburban neighbors helped him move his desk, chair, etc. today.  There is definitely a spirit of community alive and well in the suburbs!

Today our class Super Stars (an elite list of students who have earned class rewards for outstanding behavior last week) received 5 minutes of "Store Time."  Here is a link to our Super Star list if you would like to check out examples of our daily Super Star rewards.  Just before stores I informed all of my young entrepreneurs that they would be paying taxes on revenue earned from their business sales today.  My third grade tycoons used their newly learned multiplication skills to figure 10% quite easily.  Business owners now pay 10% tax on revenue earned during stores in order to pay for the citizens of our town who live in Freeville.  If we have more than 5 people living in Freeville at one time then the rate will increase to 20%.  Everyone is now cheering on their friends in Freeville to save up money and move to the suburbs!  You can find our business tax form here.

Speaking of multiplication, I found an incredibly fun game online.  It's perfect for a review of multiplication facts around Christmas time!  Check it out...
http://www.fun4thebrain.com/multiplication/reindeerCafe.html