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Where Does All the Money Go?
Students explore the concept of uses for money. For this uses for money lesson, students discuss ways in which money can be utilized such as spending, saving, investing, donating, etc. Students discuss the differences between needs and...
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My Spelling Words #92
In this spelling worksheet, 3rd graders practice reading and writing each of the words listed. Then they find and circle the words in the word search puzzle at the bottom of the sheet.
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Needs vs. Wants Sorting Game
In this social studies instructional activity, students reinforce the difference between needs and wants by either playing a game or using cards as a seat work activity. Students cut apart the picture cards and the game mat and do the...
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Animal Book
Students explore habitats and the needs of living things. They research a selected animal. Students use KidPix and create a variety of animal riddles. They combine their riddles with those of classmates to create their animal books.
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Observing Plants
Students identify how plants affect the survival of a caterpillar and what plants need to survive. They plant three bean seeds in the three containers, placing two containers at a sunny window and the third one in a dark closet and label...
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What Do They Need?
Second graders engage in a lesson that covers some of the basic needs of pets. They engage in a the completion of a needs worksheet that serves as a way to organize ideas as they come up in class discussion. The needs of a pet are...
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What Is A Veteriniarian
First graders investigate the concept of a veterinarian and how they are compared to a child's pediatrician. They conduct some basic inquiry using class materials. Then students participate in a class discussion to ask questions and...
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Satisfying Wants
Students describe the difference between a want and a need. In groups, they brainstorm a list of all of their wants and the method of exchange that is going to allow them to be satisfied. They discover how having money makes exchanges...
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People and the Physical Environment of Illinois
Students read about the settlement of Illinois from statehood to the present. They categorize different areas of need such as survival, economic and social. Students make a list of ways people used the physical environment in Illinois...
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A Trip To the Animal Fair
Students share their experiences they have had with animals. Using photographs of their own pets, they create a booklet out of construction paper in which they identify the pets needs. They also compare and contrast what they need to...
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Lesson 6-Needs and Wants in My Town
Second graders, utilizing the book "My Town," create a list of features that perhaps help people to meet their basic needs and wants in a community. They also define a local community in their own words. In addition, they brainstorm...
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What Is A Community?
Second graders write a collective definition of the term, "community". They create a poster illustrating their definition of community and how communities enable people to meet their basic needs and satisfy their wants. They discuss...
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What Do You Need?
Young scholars discover the difference between needs and wants. Using pictures, they develop a list of the needs and wants shown in each. They answer and discuss the answers to the questions as a class to end the lesson.
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Give It Back From a Snack Lesson 2: Invest With the Best
Students survey schoolmate as to what type of snacks they would prefer to purchase. They graph the results and apply them to planning a classroom snack sale while examining what wants, needs, and consumers are.
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Learning to Live Responsibly Within One's Personal Resources
Middle schoolers explore survival techniques in the light of their own values and personal situations. The differences between needs and wants and how consumerism effects the environment forms the main focus of this three lessons unit.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 10: Wanna Trade?
Students listen to a book that facilitates a discussion of trade and things that people need. They determine what things might be traded.
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Needs or Wants
Students explore which items are needs and wants and explore basic budgeting principles.