"We play in teams, boys versus girls, but they all help each other.  The favourite games are Pirates and Magic Carpet."

Volunteer

Number Partners games

Volunteers can use various games in their session with students.

Games produced by BEAM Education are tried and tested and have been found to be particularly suitable for use as part of the Number Partners scheme, although there are many others that you might find useful.

We have produced a downloadable booklet of some of the most popular games so that you can familiarise yourself with these before you visit a school.

The following three games can be downloaded and printed onto card for use in sessions. You will need to provide dice and counters which can be ordered from education-interative.

'Power up' is a simplified version of 'Nubble' which can be bought from education interactive

'Save' is a simplified version of 'The Savings Game' which can be bought from education interactive

All Number Partners games can be ordered from www.education-interactive.co.uk through their online shop. The current recommendations are:

Education Interactive's online shop also stock games specifically designed for financial literacy.

The video below shows two number partner volunteers playing games with two children each.

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