NEEDS AND WANTS

1.E.1.2

Ms. Gottsleben

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CLASSROOM STUDENTS http://

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A PERSON’S NEEDS is something that is necessary for

organisms to live a healthy life

Needs can be objective and physical, such as food, or they can be subjective and psychological, such as the need for self-esteem

WANTS A desire

Something you would like to have that is not needed for survivalToys, movies, electronics

YOUR WANTS Draw a picture of something you want.

Underneath the picture write why you shouldn’t get the thing you wantCosts too much, you don’t have any money,

you need clothes or food instead, you really don’t need it to survive.

HOW DOES EARNING MONEY IMPACT OUR FAMILY'S CHOICES?

Your parents need to work so they can have money to buy everything you need as a child.

House payments, car, loans

What would happen if your parents spent all their money on things they wanted?No food, toys, vacations

NEED/WANT GAME I will read off a list of items and you will

hold up the card that says NEED if it is something you need or WANT if it’s something you’d like to have Ipod CoatFood ShoesClothing HouseA movie PopLegos A dollComputer New football

WHY SHOULD WE SAVE MONEY? Think of ideas of why it’s important to

save money. In case of an emergency If we need to go to the grocery store to get

more foodNeed a jacket because it’s getting cold out

We need to save money so if something unexpected comes up we can go out and buy what we need.

SMARTBOARD Here’s an activity that you will be a

parent and earn money to spend on needs and wants.

Each person will make 50 dollars a week You have to go to the grocery store to

buy food and pay bills Yet, your kid wants a toy

WORKSHEET Work with a partner on the worksheet of

needs and wants

Explain why each is a need and each is a want

Do you have a lot of wants in your life?

CLOSURE SLIP AND LEARNED SECTION Fill out the L part of your chart on what

you have learned during this lesson.

Write something you found interesting or didn’t know before the lesson on the exit slip.

As a class, what is a want in life? What is a need in our lives?