Its All About The Money

Learning how to save money and spend money is a vital life skill for kids. I have partnered with T. Rowe and Scholastic to bring you a resource to help your students learn about money while they read online.

The Starbanks Adventure is a FREE online game and mobile app that teaches students about basic financial concepts through through through a Sci Fi adventure.

It is SUPER easy to set up! All you have to do is....

 
First, set up a classroom using the Teacher Dashboard and assign students their unique User Id.

Now, have the students access the game online at www.starbanksadventure.com[starbanksadventure.com]) or by downloading the mobile app.

Once they have accessed the game, look for the Game option, then Classroom Mode – Student Login.

Next, students will need both the classroom name that you created for the classroom and
also their assigned username.

When I played the game, my favorite two games were from Setting A Financial Goal and Prioritizing Spending. Both of these sections in the game, made the students think about creating a financial goal. These parts in the app also made the students prioritize what items they needed and what items were "wants", which is a great life skill even for teachers. #yesineedthoseflairpens The app created student-friendly terminology. While I like the app and I think it is beneficial for life long learners, I do believe it is for high level thinkers. Many of the concepts students have never even heard of. One tip I would suggest- to play this game as a class and have the teacher walking the students through the information.



When I played the game, my favorite levels were Setting a Financial Goal and Prioritizing Spending. Both of these sections in the game made the students think about what goes into creating a financial goal. These parts in the app also made the students prioritize what items they needed and what items were "wants," which is a great life skill even for teachers. #yesineedthoseflairpens The app introduced student-friendly terminology to teach important concepts that many students had never even heard of.

If you are unsure whether or not to download this app, I encourage you to take the leap of faith. It can never been too early to share with students about how the real world works.I would suggest playing this game as a class and having the teacher walk the students through the instructions. I also recommend this game to be used during center time or assigned as an early finisher choice.

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This post was sponsored by Scholastic and T. Rowe Price, but the ideas are all my own.