Currency Game

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Description

Fun game to introduce the currencies and exchange mechanism for Money Skills badge.





Resources

Equipment :
4 sheets paper, marker, tack


RA - Covid explain whole wall or field side is valid and not to bunch up. Running explain to take care not to bang. Check ground for trip hazards / wet slippiness objects sticking out or hanging off walls that the run towards.

Instructions

Write 4 currency names on A4 sheets and tack to 4 walls (or cones outside)

Choose currency names that are used by more than one country/area.
E.g.

Pound :- UK/England/Scotland/NIreland/Wales/Gibraltar
EURO :- Europe/France/Ireland/Germany/Italy/Spain
Dollar. :- Australia/Canada/USA/New Zealand/Ankh-Morpork
Peso :- Argentina/Cuba/Mexico/Uruguay

Call out each country and Cubs must run to that wall. Get it wrong or be last there you are out, either for entire run of game until winner found or with a rotating 'sin' bin.

Adapt for less mobile to allow them to point to the answer on a sheet of paper. They can still be wrong or last


Tags

  • Badgework
  • games with minimal equipment
  • Money Skills

Badge Links

  • Money Skills - Currencies