Tic-Tac-Toe Coin Counting is played using a Tic-Tac-Toe game board marked with a variety of coin amounts in each cell. In this two-player game, one child chooses "X" and the other "O." Each player places her letter on an available box, but only if she correctly tabulates the value in the chosen box. Correct answers earn 100 points. When a player makes a straight or diagonal row, he is granted an extra 100 points. Players continue until each box has an X or O.
Karma Tycoon is an online social game that challenges students, grades seven to 12 with building a not-for-profit business such as a homeless shelter, youth center or performing arts center. To be successful at Karma Tycoon, students must learn the merits of grants and loans. Among other tools, the game board includes a financial section, in which players can get grants and loans, manage credit and view a balance sheet. Ideally, students work in teams to build karma and successful organizations. Karma Tycoon lesson plans help educators provide students with a basic understanding of finances.
MinyanLand is a virtual town filled with anamorphic people, some of which represent a cast of game characters and others that represent other players. When an account is created, you are given $50,000 and a condominium that is worth the same amount. Players can use money in MinyanLand to shop at malls, make home renovations, invest and donate. Players earn money by interacting in a variety of learning games such as Word Search, Money Sorter and Quiz Boxes.
Money Machine works well as an ice breaker or team builder while giving players practice with adding various amounts of money. One person moderates the game play. The moderator's job is to assign a money value for group one and a second value for group two. For example, boys are worth $1 and girls, $2. The moderator then calls, "Form $5" or any other value. Players must then scramble to form groups equaling that value--in this example, two girls and one boy equals $5. Moderators can change the value of groups in between rounds.