Financial and material resources
Description
Real life challenges
Test your memory and learn about money from around the world!
In this game, you’ll match currency symbols with their country or currency name. It’s a fun way to recognize international money and boost your global financial literacy!
From paycheck to pocket
In this interactive reading activity, you’ll explore a sample employment contract and click on key terms that are especially important to understand—like probation period, gross salary, and termination notice.
Ask yourself:
- How many hours per week I am supposed to work?
- How long is my probation period?
- Is this a permanent or temporary contract?
- When and how can the contract be terminated?
- What is my gross monthly salary?
- How many days of paid leave do I get?
Learn to spot the details that matter before signing a contract and boost your financial literacy along the way!
Stop wishing, start achieving
Each card in this activity challenges you with a financial question, riddle, or scenario. Think carefully and try to write or choose the correct answer before flipping the card.
Ready to build your financial skills, one card at a time? Let’s go!
Case studies
Money hasn’t always been coins and cards. It began with trading goods, then became metal coins, paper bills, and now even digital currencies. In this activity, you’ll explore six key stages in the history of money—from ancient barter systems to modern cryptocurrency. But first, there’s a challenge.
Your task: You’ll see six cards, each describing a major development in how money works. Drag and drop them into the order you think they happened—from oldest to newest. No dates are shown, so think it through!
Done? Look at the visual timeline below that shows the correct historical order. There, you can click through each moment, learn more, and reflect on how money has changed—and why it still matters today.
Money, money, money…
Think you know how money works? Let’s find out!
In this activity, you’ll read statements about saving, spending, debt, and more. Decide whether each one is true or false—and learn something new along the way. Don’t worry if you get some wrong—each answer comes with a quick explanation to help you grow your money smarts!
Money travels: Learn while you explore
Get ready for a global adventure in financial literacy! In Money Travels, you’ll journey across seven continents, answering one money-related question on each stop—from Greenland to Antarctica.
Each question teaches you something important about how money works around the world—currencies, spending habits, saving, and more. Answer correctly to unlock the next continent and move forward. Can you make it all the way to the South Pole?
Let’s travel smart—and learn how to handle money like a pro!
What is money?
In this video, you’ll learn what money really is—beyond coins and bills. The video explains the three main functions of money, how it evolved from bartering to modern digital forms, and why it’s essential for trade and saving.
Financial literacy
Ready to test your money smarts?
This crossword puzzle is packed with key terms about saving, spending, budgeting, and more. Use the clues to fill in the words—each one is an important part of understanding how money works.