Exploring Capitalism with Board Games - Financial Literacy for Teens
Help me give my students a truly compelling, play-based financial literacy education week.
$421 goal
This project expired on July 25, 2025.
This project expired on July 25, 2025.
My Project
Each year, students in my classroom community are put through a financial awareness week. The overall project format is a fairly extensive simulation: students are given a job and there are events, life choices, and scenarios that are presented. Students are tasked with buying a car, developing a grocery list, finding a suitable home to rent, planning a vacation, and more (depending on the year (visiting a wedding, saving for a new house, starting a business, developing a non-profit) and more). They track stocks and listen to speakers from local banks. They brainstorm expenses and try to determine what is and what is not within their budget.
While this has week has historically been incredibly informative and important for students, the educational and life messages could be more memorable if we add more cooperative, fun activities.
We started this with the inclusion of some web-based games (Play Stax, The Uber Game, and Playspent). I've found these play-based lessons to be not only the highlight but the anchor for this weeks' learning. Accordingly, I am looking to acquire more financial board games to engage my students. Giving some time during recess to play these games would, ideally, solidify their knowledge and push that competitive spirit that is the foundation for capitalism.
Flyer Brothers Market Mayhem | The Action Packed Stock Trading Board Game | 2-4 Players | 90 Minutes
• Amazon Business
$39.99
1
$39.99
Financial Joy School: LEGACY! Card Game (Financial Literacy, inclusive board game)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$30.00
1
$30.00
WCA "Managing My Allowance" Game (WCA4608)
• Quill.com
$24.97
1
$24.97
The Economics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)
• Amazon Business
$24.75
1
$24.75
LEARNING ADVANTAGE - 4608 Learning Advantage Managing My Allowance Money Game
• Amazon Business
$22.99
1
$22.99
Learning ADVANTAGE-4373 Budget - Budgeting Game for Kids - Teach Money, Math and Critical Thinking
• Amazon Business
$22.59
1
$22.59
Hasbro Gaming The Game of Life Board Game, Family Games for Kids Ages 8+, Includes 31 Careers, Family Board Games for 2-4 Players, Family Gifts (Amazon Exclusive)
• Amazon Business
$21.49
1
$21.49
Paycheck to Billionaire: Master Financial Freedom - Smart Investing & Cost Management Board Game - Ideal for Game Night, Educational Play - Perfect for Boys and Girls Ages 8+, Adults and Family
• Amazon Business
$19.99
1
$19.99
Skillmatics Board Game - Up Start, Entrepreneurship & Business Strategy Game for Kids, Teens & Adults, Fun Family Game for Game Nights, Startup Adventure, Gifts for Boys & Girls Ages 7, 8, 9 & Up
• Amazon Business
$19.97
1
$19.97
The Wealth Playground Workbook: A Financial Literacy Activity Workbook
• Amazon Business
$19.95
1
$19.95
The Essential Money Skills Handbook for Teens: The Comprehensive Financial Literacy Guide to Budgeting, Investing, and Mastering Personal Finance for ... Skills Workbooks and Handbooks for Teens)
• Amazon Business
$18.99
1
$18.99
9 Rules to Dominate Your Money and Learn What 67% of Adults Don’t Know: Financial Literacy for Teens by a Teen (with a Little Help from Mom & Dad)
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Money and Teens: Savvy Money Skills
• Amazon Business
$11.95
1
$11.95
Percentages - A Financial Literacy Activity Book with Games,Task Cards & Puzzles (The Blue Leap Financial Literacy Series - Elementary Edition)
• Amazon Business
$10.00
1
$10.00
Materials cost
$301.62
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$21.26
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.52
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$357.40
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$63.07
Total project goal
$420.47
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