World of Cents

## Description

World of Cents is a fun and engaging, kid-friendly game for ages 5 and up designed to teach kids currency recognition and coin values. Brought to you by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), this educational game focuses on basic math skills and the concepts of earning, saving and spending money.

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The Game
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Choose a character to participate in a vibrant world full of whimsical playhouses. Then, select one of three levels to challenge your math and matching skills. Switch between your playhouses and coin matching game to earn money, then decide how to spend it building your own magical world. See how much money is earned and how much is being spent by watching your bank account go up and down as you make decisions to buy, sell, or upgrade your playhouses. Each playhouse costs money, and needs to be maintained. The game creates an easy-to-understand money-balancing simulation that teaches kids the value of money by:

Learning coin values and applying this knowledge through simple and complex math;
Showing how to spend and save money wisely;
Demonstrating how small, incremental savings add up to more money; and
Teaching the necessity of earning and saving money to maintain your world.

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Features
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Augmented Reality - Using the camera on your mobile device and a downloadable image, bring your world to life with the option to view your world in 4D!

World of Cents is also available in a web-based version at MyCreditUnion.gov.

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Parents, Educators and Teachers
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Learning about and appreciating the value of money helps to educate, motivate, and empower youth to become regular savers. World of Cents is a fun and educational resource that teaches youth about currency recognition, coin values and the importance of saving. Download for free to use at home or school.

Math skills, saving habits and financial knowledge are essential building blocks for youth to better prepare for making important financial decisions. Visit MyCreditUnion.gov for additional parent and educator resources, including lesson plans and financial literacy resources. Comments or questions about World of Cents can be sent to [email protected].

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About NCUA
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NCUA is the independent federal agency created by the U.S. Congress to regulate, charter and supervise federal credit unions. With the backing of the full faith and credit of the United States, NCUA operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, insuring the deposits in all federal credit unions and the overwhelming majority of state-chartered credit unions.

Under the Federal Credit Union Act, promoting financial literacy is a core credit union mission. While credit unions serve the needs of their members and promote financial literacy within the communities they serve, NCUA works to reinforce credit union efforts, raise consumer awareness and increase access to credit union services.

To learn more about credit unions and NCUA, visit ncua.gov and MyCreditUnion.gov.