Social Studies Unit Plan

Unit Topic: Wants and Needs Grade One Unit 4

Unit Goals 1) Recognize that all people have similar needs(1.4.1) – Give examples of how wants vary from person to person due to a variety of factors.2) Demonstrate age-appropriate actions that show respect for other people’s needs and wants– Identify different ways people’s needs and wants are met(1.4.1)3) Give examples of services/facilities that meet the needs and wants of people(1.4.2)– Recognize the importance of volunteer work4) Recognize the need for people to co-operate with each other in their community to meet their various needs and wants (1.4.2)5) Identify some of the factors that influence their choices as consumers(1.4.2)6) Recognize the difference between goods and services(1.4.3)– Give examples to show that communities produce different goods7) Recognize that services available in one community may be different from those available in other communities (1.4.3)

Lesson Title Specific Objectives

Methods/ Activities

Resources Assessment Strategies and criteria

All People Have Needs

Have students understand that people have similar needs but wants change from person to person.(1.4.1)

In this lesson the teacher will read a story called “The Giving tree”. Next the class will discuss the needs of the boy in the story.After this play a game with the students where they classify needs and wants. When the game is over go over the answers with the students. Lastly have the children draw images of the needs and wants they learned in the lesson.

“The Giving Tree”The link below is the definitions used for the lesson. http://petersons-pad.blogspot.ca/search/label/Wants%20or%20Needs

Have students draw wants and needs in their journal. Evaluate their understanding by what they represented in their drawings.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Students should be able to show respect for others needs and wants.

Have students bring in an item that shows their needs and one

The link below is an example of an anchor chart used for the

Have students do three stars about what they learned and a wish about what they wish they had

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Also they should know how the needs and wants are going to be met.(1.4.1)

that shows their wants. Next have a discussion about what respect means. During the discussion create an anchor chart so the students have something to look back on. After the discussion have the students go around in a circle and share their items with the class. After this have every student place their items at their seat and have the class walk around looking at the objects and treating the need and want items with respect.

lesson.http://onelessheadache.blogspot.ca/2012/08/friday-freebies-classroom-management.html

learned. Evaluate their understanding about what they have learned and revisit what they wish they had learned.

Caring is Sharing

Have students understand the importance of volunteer services and recognize services that offer this reward.(1.4.2)

Have a volunteer from a community volunteer service come in and share why it is important to volunteer. After this discuss other organizations that offer volunteer services.

The link below is where one could contact Halifax Volunteer Services for the guest speaker.http://www.halifax.ca/volunteerservices/

Make notes during the presentation and discussion and base the assessment on what is discussed in the discussion.

Community Involvement

Students should know what community services are in their community to help meet the

Have a guest speaker from a soup kitchen come in and talk about the services that a soup

The link below is where one could contact a guest speaker for the lesson.http://www.

Collect the drawing and look at the images . Base the assessment on what the students have drawn in their drawing.

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needs of struggling people in the community.(1.4.2)

kitchen would offer people in the community. After the presentation have students pass in a drawing of a service that helps people in their community.

hopecottage.ca/volunteer-at-hope-cottage.html

Are you a Consumer?

Have students recognize influential factors in why they are buying certain goods.(1.4.2)

In small groups have students discuss why they buy the things they buy. Next as a whole group create an anchor chart of why they buy different items. Also discuss whether some of the items are needs or wants.

Link for the rubric for the journal entry. I would also probably use only the first two rows due to the grade level.http://www.rcs.k12.in.us/files/Rubric%20for%20Assessing%20a%20Journal%20Entry.pdf

Have students write in their journals about what they buy and why they buy them. Base the assessment on how well they understand the influence different ads have on them. Use a rubric to evaluate the entry.

Goods and Services

Students should be able to recognize different goods and services in their communities but they should also be able to give examples of goods and services outside their community.(1.4.3)

Have a large image of the world map on the wall in the classroom. Have images that are local, provincial, national, and international cut out. Next the teacher will hold up each image and ask the students where they think it belongs on the map and why they think it goes there. This will

The following is a link for a video about goods and services.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy0TrDCiqLw

Also use the following rubric to asses the three stars and a wish.http://www.rcs.k12.in.us/files/Rubric

Have students do three stars about what they learned and a wish on what they wished they have learned about

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allow for students to see where the items come from and why they come from there.

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Community Services

Students should understand that every community is different and what might be a service in their community is not a service in another community.(1.4.3)

Have a class discussion about how all communities are different. Have students go back to their seats and create their own make believe communities and that have to have at least 3 services talked about in class. After the drawings are complete have the students share their work with the class. While sharing point out how everyone put different services in their community.

The following is a video on what is in a community.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw6RBvUmayA

Collect the drawings and take notes during the discussion and base the assessment off of how well they learned about community services in different communities.

BibliographyNova Scotia Department of Education.(16 Nov. 2010).Learning Outcomes Frameworks:

Primary- Grade 6. Retrieved from http://www.ednet.ns.ca/files/curriculum/P-6LOFs-Aug28-2014%20(1).pdf.