Updated (5/1/2019): Our Arcade page now lists our most popular free online games. This page includes supplemental resources to ensure that students reflect and internalize the key takeaways from each game. The Arcade games and the Interactive Library have found their way into tens of thousands of middle and high school classrooms and used by millions of students across the country. 

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Thanksgiving break is nearly upon us...the students are getting restless...no better time to unleash the NGPF Interactive Library on them! 

Here are the ten most popular NGPF Games [& Interactives), ranked by teacher clicks over the past month:

#10: How Do You Manage Your Time? (Podio): Compare how you spend your time with how some of the most famous creative people in history and today's average American spend their time!

#9: What's A Millennial? (Goldman Sachs): Are you a Millennial? How does your financial health compare to others?

#8: Is It Better To Rent or Own? (NY Times): Is it cheaper in the long run to rent or own a home? Find out with this interactive tool.

#7: It Costs What?!* (PBS): The same purchase can cost four different amounts, depending on how you use your credit card. How much would you pay?

#6:  Win the PowerBall! (LA Times): Go ahead -- try your luckiest six numbers to see if you could be the next Powerball winner! There's no actual money on the line in this simulation, but the call to play is strong anyway!

#5: Compounding Cat Insanity (McKinney): When it comes to debt, how do you get kids to care about things like interest rates, compounding and minimum payments?

#4: Spent (McKinney): Can you make it through the month? Living paycheck to paycheck is stressful.

#3: NGPF Online Bank Simulator (NGPF): Online banking makes it easy to pay bills and move money. This interactive simulation allows you to practice using online banking features and can be completed in less than 30 minutes.

#2: Can You Make It As An Uber Driver? (Financial Times): In this dynamic simulation, students will play the role of a full-time Uber driver with two kids to support, and a $1000 mortgage payment due in a week. Will they be able to earn enough to pay the bill — and make more than other players?

#1: PAYBACK (McKinney): PAYBACK simulation puts your students in the "driver's seat" as they make decisions to get to and through college. 

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Like these interactives? we have lots more where these came from in our Interactive Library! 

About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.

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