Make It Make Cents
- Best for
- Projected or independent bell ringers
- Format
- Daily individual, pair, or whole-class challenge
- Time
- 5–10 minutes
- Accounts
- No student or teacher accounts
- Devices
- One projected screen or a device per student or pair
Personal Finance Games
Start class with a money challenge
Choose a rotating financial puzzle, a live class debate, or a five-question vocabulary challenge that gets students thinking before the lesson begins.
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Choose the format that fits today’s lesson
Each product is designed to run in a browser without named student accounts. Make It Make Cents, Finance Faceoff, and Missing Cents are currently free and publicly available.
| Game | Best for | Format | Typical time | Student accounts | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make It Make Cents | Projected or independent bell ringers | Daily individual, pair, or whole-class challenge | 5–10 minutes | None | One projected screen or a device per student or pair |
| Finance Faceoff | Whole-class choice and discussion | Teacher-hosted live poll | 5–10 minutes | None | Teacher display plus an internet-connected device per student or pair |
| Missing Cents | Vocabulary checks and quick review | Individual or projected five-question challenge | 3–5 minutes | None | One projected screen or a browser-enabled device per student |
Finance Faceoff
- Best for
- Whole-class choice and discussion
- Format
- Teacher-hosted live poll
- Time
- 5–10 minutes
- Accounts
- No student or teacher accounts
- Devices
- Teacher display plus an internet-connected device per student or pair
Missing Cents
- Best for
- Vocabulary checks and quick review
- Format
- Individual or projected five-question challenge
- Time
- 3–5 minutes
- Accounts
- No student or teacher accounts
- Devices
- One projected screen or a browser-enabled device per student
Projected or independent bell ringers
Make It Make Cents
Use a new short challenge each weekday to activate vocabulary and financial reasoning before the lesson.
What students do
Students solve the day’s vocabulary challenge, complete a financial scenario, or connect related money terms.
How the teacher runs it
Open the daily challenge in a browser, then project it for a shared solve or have students work independently or in pairs.
Best classroom use
A quick opening routine when you want students retrieving language, reading a realistic scenario, or explaining how ideas connect.
- Time
- 5–10 minutes
- Audience
- Primarily high school
- Accounts
- No student or teacher accounts
- Cost
- Free
Whole-class choice and discussion
Finance Faceoff
Launch a live A-or-B financial decision, collect anonymous votes, and use the results to start a class debate.
What students do
Students join with a six-digit room code, choose between two financial options anonymously, and explain their reasoning.
How the teacher runs it
Start the weekday faceoff, share the room code, reveal the class result, and use the provided prompts to lead the discussion.
Best classroom use
A fast way to compare competing priorities, discuss tradeoffs, and give every student a low-stakes way to choose a position.
- Time
- 5–10 minutes
- Audience
- No grade range stated by the product
- Accounts
- No student or teacher accounts
- Cost
- Free in the current product build
Vocabulary checks and quick review
Missing Cents
Give students a compact set of financial fill-ins with hints and explanations, either independently or on a shared screen.
What students do
Students complete five financial sentences, use optional hints, and review an explanation after each response.
How the teacher runs it
Choose the daily challenge or practice mode, then let students work on their own devices or use Classroom View for a shared solve.
Best classroom use
A brief vocabulary check when students need to connect a financial term to the meaning it carries in context.
- Time
- 3–5 minutes
- Audience
- Middle and high school
- Accounts
- No student or teacher accounts
- Cost
- Free
Teacher Routine
Turn the challenge into a short lesson
The strongest follow-up is brief: make students name the evidence, then test whether their reasoning changes when the facts change.
- 01Let students commit to an answer or position.
- 02Ask them to explain the evidence they used.
- 03Reveal or discuss the result.
- 04Change one fact or condition.
- 05Ask whether their answer changes and why.