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Interactive Internet Game Activity
Jesse is feeling quite successful with his new ice cream stand business, but he is ready for new challenges. Toki explains to Jesse how he can make a big change that will move him from the Rat Race to the Fast Track. Students will complete activities that will help them understand how to make their hard earned money work for them instead of them working harder to earn their money.

Learning Objectives
· Practice basic counting skills
· Understand the concept of making your money work for you.
· Demonstrate the difference between assets and expenses

Assessments
Students will: (1) count the number of coin tosses representing assets and expenses, (2) use a probability exercise to count assets and expenses, (3) discuss what an expense is and what an asset is.

Classroom Activities
Jesse's Big Change - Read to the class the script between Jesse and Toki. This script will introduce the idea of assets and expenses, as well as the idea of making your money work for you.
Fast Track Challenge - Students will experience counting and probability. The happy and sad faces will reinforce the goal of achieving assets as being the desired goal. As students toss the coin and record their results with the game pieces, the teacher can help students understand the concept of probability. Upon the conclusion of this activity, the teacher should discuss that income from assets becoming greater than expenses is a worthwhile goal to achieve. This should lead into a discussion of how money can work for people when it is invested. The use of fine motor skills as students cut and manipulate the pieces is an added bonus.

Class Discussion Questions
What is an asset?
What is an expense?
Have you ever earned money?
Did you work for the money?
What work did you do to earn the money?
Can you think of any ways to have your money work for you?

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