Penny War!
Battle for
Blessings in a Backpack!
The Rules
1. The GOAL of the Penny War is to collect as many PENNIES as
possible in your grade’s Penny Jar – and to put as many NONPENNIES (nickels, dimes, quarters, notes, checks) in other grades’
Penny Jars!
2. Collect pennies to put in the Penny Jar for your grade! (Please note – if
pennies are “paper rolled” please open them up to put them in the jar. Pennies which are
“plastic rolled” can be left as is.)
3. Put all other coins – nickels, dimes and quarters - and any paper
money and checks in the money jars of the other grades! That will
make them LOSE lots of points! Strategy
Counts!
4. Once money is in a jar it must stay there - money cannot be taken out
of one jar and put it into another jar!
At the end of the War, the money collected in each jar is added up as
follows:
Penny = 1 Point
Nickel = MINUS 5 Points
Dime = MINUS 10 Points
Quarter = MINUS 25 Points
$1 bill = MINUS 100 Points
$5 bill = MINUS 500 Points
$10 bill = MINUS 1,000 Points
Checks (made out to Blessings in a Backpack – Lake Orion) will count as
MINUS points!!
The elementary school which raises the most money per student will win the
Blessings in a Backpack - Lake Orion Penny
War Trophy!!