Financial literacy games for students aged 14 to 16
The purpose of the Number Partners financial literacy games is
to help young people understand how to make good financial
decisions, by placing them in a realistic scenario where the effect
of their decisions can safely be seen. The messages of
financial planning, prudence and security all emerge during the
games.
It can help to share anecdotes with students to get the activity
started. For example, a story about making a good financial
decision and how that came about, or a story about a poor financial
decision and how it could have been avoided.
The winner should always be the one who has made the best
financial decisions. Share your concerns and thoughts with
students as the game progresses. For example, 'Are you sure
you want to keep so much of your money in cash?' or 'Which sets are
worth collecting? Have you seen how much they'll be
worth?'
Examples of financial literacy games
The Savings Game
Objectives: To compare security and flexibility between
using cash and a bank account. To use a savings account as a
clear way of assigning money to a purpose and seeing the returns on
interest as the saving grow.
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Web Wheeler Dealer
Objectives: To develop a basic business sense in
affordable speculation. To make sensible choices
in what to buy and sell to maximise profits.
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On Budget
Objectives: To keep a sense of future needs, planning and
spending accordingly. To structure spending over the medium
term.
Invest!
Objectives: To choose investment opportunities according
to their likely return, based on a knowledge of market
trends. To balance risk and return.
Suppliers
These games and other maths resources can be purchased by
schools, employers and employees via the websites below. For
example, you may wish to purchase a full set of 12 secondary
challenge games. There is a choice of BEAM game boxes for
different age groups.
Education Interactive
Education Interactive supplies the Number Partners games boxes
and carries a wide range of games and activities ideally suited to
Number Partners.
BEAM
Education
BEAM makes the Number Partners Number Challenge games.
They are major producers of resources for mathematics in
schools.
SMILE Mathematics
SMILE produces a range of activities including games and
software for secondary age students.