Financial literacy games for the whole family
May082026
Holidays, March break, snow days, rainy Sunday afternoons—there are lots of perfect opportunities to play board games as a family. And it just so happens that the School Caisse has a whole bunch of games specially designed for kids in elementary school. The School Caisse is all about financial education. And board games are all about fun. Sounds like a perfect combination!
Let’s play!
Games for kids of all ages
Whether you’re 6, 36 or 66, you’ll have a blast with these games.
We’ve got games for younger and older kids alike. But there’s nothing to prevent little ones from teaming up with someone who has more experience with complex calculations. When you play as a team, even more people get to have fun and practise cooperating!
It’s not just fun and games
Our games help kids practise subjects like English and math, and they deal with concepts related to financial literacy. A full list of the concepts covered is available in the School Caisse program.
To make a long story short, the School Caisse aims to:*
- Encourage young people to develop their financial literacy so they can adopt habits that will serve them well throughout their lives.
- Educate young people about entrepreneurship, cooperation and responsible consumption.
- Support parents and community and school collaborators, including teachers, by providing tools and resources to help young people learn.
Where to find the School Caisse’s board games
Our games are available on the School Caisse website, all ready to print and cut out. (Now there’s a good idea for a fun craft project!) You can even laminate them so your kids can play over and over again.
Playing your way to financial literacy
Without further ado, here they are—fun games that give kids an opportunity to handle Canadian coins and bills, save money, make informed decisions, and more. That’s what we call a win-win. Let the games (and the learning) begin!
Count on it!
Guaranteed fun: Kids ages 6 and up
Set up: Print and cut out the rules and game components
Number of players: 2 to 4
Duration: Variable
Count on it! is inspired by a standard deck of cards. It offers a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of money and lets them practise their math skills. There are lots of different ways to play:
- Memory
- Battle
- Comparisons
- Multiplication Tables
- Hidden Numbers
- Golf
- How Much Is It?
Why play this game instead of regular cards? If you’re asking, it’s because you haven’t seen the cards yet! Take a look—you won’t be disappointed!
Search and Find
Guaranteed fun: Kids ages 6 and up
Set up: Print and cut out the rules and game components
Number of players: 2
Duration: 10 to 15 minutes
Search and Find is a simple, engaging board game where players examine a large illustration to find the answers to a series of questions. They practise addition and subtraction and learn about the value of money as they journey through a fun, colourful world.
Why choose Search and Find? Because it’s easy to understand and the games are short. It’s perfect when you have a small window of time and want to avoid a complicated setup.
CollaborAction
Guaranteed fun: Kids ages 8 and up
Set up: Print and cut out the rules and game components, and get a die
Number of players: 2 to 4
Duration: 45 to 60 minutes
CollaborAction is a cooperative board game where players young and old work together to complete projects. By managing different resources and helping one another, they’ll find that reaching a shared goal is often easier as a team.
Why play CollaborAction as a family? Because it promotes collaboration, teamwork and discussion, without competitive pressure.
The Pirate Race
Guaranteed fun: Kids ages 8 and up
Set up: Print and cut out the rules and game components, and get a die
Number of players: 2 to 4
Duration: 30 to 45 minutes
The Pirate Race is an exciting board game where players set sail for adventure to collect as much treasure as they can. As they move through the game, they earn and spend money depending on the situations they encounter, while making strategic choices to reach their goal.
Why choose The Pirate Race? Because it’s a fun game that combines adventure, calculations and strategy.
The Food Truck Festival
Guaranteed fun: Kids ages 8 and up
Set up: Print and cut out the rules and game components, and get a die
Number of players: 2 to 4
Duration: 40 to 60 minutes
The Food Truck Festival is a board game where each player needs to get their food truck to the festival with the right ingredients and enough money. To finish first, you’ll have to manage your income and costs and any unexpected expenses you encounter along the way.
Why play The Food Truck Festival as a family? Because it’s a fun game that combines strategy, calculations, decision-making and delicious street food.
> Check out The Food Truck Festival
Bright Ideas
Guaranteed fun: Kids ages 9 and up
Set up: Print and cut out the rules and game components, and get a timer
Number of players: 2 to 4
Duration: 45 to 60 minutes
With Bright Ideas, players need to plan and carry out a group project—like throwing a birthday party—without going over budget! They make choices, manage their resources and sometimes take risks to make their project a success.
Why choose Bright Ideas? Because it’s a fun way to get players thinking, planning their next moves and making decisions.
Hook, Line and Sinker
Guaranteed fun: Kids ages 10 and up
Set up: Print and cut out the rules and game components
Number of players: 2 or 4
Duration: 20 to 30 minutes
Hook, Line and Sinker is a card game where players decide whether online messages, posts and searches are reliable or not. In the one-on-one and two-on-two versions, players learn to recognize the pitfalls and avoid fraud attempts in a realistic setting.
Why play Hook, Line and Sinker? Because it’s a simple, interactive way to spark discussion about online security and critical thinking.
> Check out Hook, Line and Sinker
Something for everyone
The toughest part is deciding which game to play first!
Will you sail the high seas in search of treasure? Hunt down all the ingredients you need to make it to the food truck festival first? Try to outsmart cybercriminals?
Hours of fun await with the School Caisse’s lineup of board games.
*The School Caisse program objectives are published in the Framework for developing financial literacy in elementary school students.