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ClassCents

A classroom economy: students earn a salary, spend at the class store and save toward goals — money skills practised every day, not taught once from a worksheet.

Visit ClassCents
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The ClassCents homepage: “Teach money skills they’ll actually use”, above sample cards for a balance, a savings goal and a payday

The homepage leads with what a student actually sees — a balance, a savings goal, a payday — rather than a description of the software.

Who it is for

For K–8 teachers who want financial literacy to be something students do, not just read about. It is free, needs no student email addresses, and a class can be running within one prep period.

How it works

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    Inside a classroom: the balance across the class, the average per student, who is doing well, and the last few awards with the reason attached to each.

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    A classroom in ClassCents: twelve students, the class balance and average, a top-performers list and recent activity with reasons

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    Jobs are the income side. Set the roles a classroom needs and what each pays, assign them, and payday pays every student at once.

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    The jobs tab: thirty-six classroom jobs, a list of students to assign them to, and a Payday button

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    The store is the spending side, priced in your own currency and stocked with whatever you actually have — extra recess, a sticker pack, game time — each with a limited quantity.

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    The rewards tab: a store of items such as a pencil set, sticker pack, extra recess and computer game time, each priced in ClassCoins with a remaining count

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    The roster is where the teaching happens: every student with their balance, and one tap to award or deduct with a reason. Login cards print from here.

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    The class roster: each student with their balance, and award and deduct buttons

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    96 free printable worksheets for grades 1 to 8, each written at three levels — modified, standard and challenge — so one lesson reaches the whole class. Answer keys included.

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    Free printable worksheets, browsable by grade, each offered at modified, standard and challenge levels

On a phone

Teachers plan on a laptop but check things between classes on a phone. The pitch, the sign-up button and a student’s balance all fit the first screen.

The ClassCents homepage on a phone

Good to know

  • The signed-in screens above are a demo classroom, photographed in the real app — not mockups.
  • Grade-by-grade notes map the classroom economy to Ontario’s 2020 financial literacy expectations, 42 of them across eight grades.
  • Every feature is free for teachers. There is no paid tier to upgrade to.

How it is built

Next.js and Supabase. Students sign in with printed login cards rather than email addresses, which is what keeps it usable in schools where young students have none.

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What it costs

Free for teachers

$0

Every feature is free. There is no paid tier and no upsell — the pricing page redirects to the homepage because there is nothing to sell.

  • Unlimited classrooms and students
  • Jobs, payroll, store and rewards
  • No student email addresses required
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