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Interactive Internet Game Activity
Toki is teaching Ima the idea of "pay yourself first." In a lively dialogue, Toki explains to Ima about setting aside money for savings, investing, and giving. Students will complete activities that reinforce basic skills and engage them in counting.

Learning Objectives
· Practice basic skills
· Understand the concept of "pay yourself first"
· Demonstrate the value of charitable giving

Assessments
Students will: (1) graph quantities to help understand the concept of "pay yourself first," (2) reinforce basic skills through the playing of bingo, (3) discuss the concept of charitable giving.

Classroom Activities
1. Ima's Dream - Read to the class the script between Ima and Toki. This script will introduce the concept of "pay yourself first" and charitable giving.
2. Pay Yourself First Bingo - Students will reinforce basic skills by playing the game of bingo. As the teacher, you can choose the skill(s) and/or concepts that you are currently teaching to complete your bingo cards. The examples cited will give you a good start.
3. Points of Interest - Start this activity by reinforcing the idea of savings, which is one way to pay yourself first. Work through the example, showing students that they will complete the graph by counting the eggs in the baskets and coloring or shading the same number of blocks on the on the graph.

Class Discussion Questions
1. What are some ways you save money?
2. Name a charity.
Do you know anyone who works for that charity?
What is the purpose of the charity?
3. Have you ever paid yourself first? When?
4. What is investing?

(Charts and activity sheets continue in the downloadable PDF file above.)