Curated OER
Social Action Project-Phone Calls
Pupils investigate how to make a professional telephone call. In this communications lesson, students choose an organization to volunteer at and place a call to the organization to ask questions. Pupils discuss the phone conversation and...
Other
I Grad: Wants vs. Needs: Secrets to Successfully Prioritize Expenses
Designed for late high school or for college students, this teaches students how to discriminate between wants and needs, and to budget successfully.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Lesson Plan: Do I Want or Need?
Lesson that reinforces the difference between needs and wants as learners discuss the book Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst. Includes link to discussion questions.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Wants and Needs
Use the SMART Table activity to identify the difference between a want and a need.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Wants and Needs
Lesson plans for teaching the fundamental economic concept of needs and wants for grades 1 and 2 using the book The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills. Students work in groups to discuss and classify various images to illustrate the difference...
Read Works
Read Works: A Trip to the Store
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fictional narrative shares the story of a shopping trip and the theme "wants versus needs" in life. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Lesson Plan: All I Really Need!
Lesson that helps students understand the difference between needs and wants. Students discuss the story The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's by Shirley Neitsel and then decide which items they need to take to grandma's house and which items...
Other
Mcwdn: Needs and Wants Quiz
Answer five questions about needs and wants to test knowledge about this basic economic principle.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Money Matters: Where Does It Go?
For this project young scholars will utilize math and reasoning skills to develop a personal budget. By weighing their expenses as "wants" vs. "needs," students will develop management skills and learn the importance of getting the most...
Other
Ndsu Extension Service: Kids & Money Newsletter
A newsletter for young people and their parents about managing money.
Curated OER
Social Studies for Kids: Needs vs. Wants: Basic Economics
This website examines the difference between needs and wants, offers the chance for the student to make a budget, and discusses personal finance with an emphasis on income and expenses.
Curated OER
Social Studies for Kids: Needs vs. Wants: Basic Economics
This website examines the difference between needs and wants, offers the chance for the student to make a budget, and discusses personal finance with an emphasis on income and expenses.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Money Management
This month-long experience educates learners in differentiating between needs and wants, how to budget resources, and to gain an understanding of the workings of a capitalist society.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Business & Personal Finance: Module 1: Careers in Construction [Pdf]
If you have ever thought about a career in construction then this publication is for you! It talks about what you need to learn and do to get that first great job. Whether you want to be an environmental engineer, a skilled ironworker,...
Tutor2u
Tutor2 U: Economics: Scarcity and Choices
This website offers a simple examination of scarcity, finite resources, and needs vs wants.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: No Extra Room on the Mayflower
Choose what to bring on a voyage. Space is scarce, so choices must be made about what to leave behind.
Next Gen Personal Finance
Next Gen Personal Finance: Budgeting
Lessons and activities to teach students about creating and living within a budget.
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