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Needs vs. Wants

How We Organize Ourselves · Sort everyday things into needs and wants.

Name: ____________

Date: __________

🎬 First, watch  Economics for Kids: Needs and Wants (Teaching Without Frills)

🙌 Then try: Sort the Shopping Basket — Gather 10 small items or picture cards and sort them into 'Needs' and 'Wants', explaining each choice aloud.

  1. List 3 needs and 3 wants from your home.
  2. Circle the needs and star the wants in a picture row.
  3. Draw a need you used today (water or food).
  4. Write why a warm coat in winter is a need, not a want.

💭 Think about it

If you only had money for needs this week, what one want would you miss the most?

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