Kindergarten · Social Studies · 2 minutes
Needs and wants
Needs: we must have them to live. Wants: nice to have.
Key terms
- Need
- Something we must have to live, like food, water, a home, clothes and love.
- Want
- Something that is nice to have, but we can live without it.
- Choose
- To pick what to have first when we can't have everything we want.
- Shelter
- A home that keeps us safe.
Transcript
Hi, friends! Here's a puzzle. Do you need a teddy bear to live? Hmm. Let's find out!
Needs are things we must have to live. We need food to eat, and water to drink. We need a home to keep us safe, and clothes to keep us warm. And we need love and care, too.
Wants are things that are nice to have. But we can live without them. Toys, candy, and video games are wants.
Let's play a sorting game! Is it a need, or a want?
An apple. Need or want? A need! Food keeps us healthy. A lollipop. Need or want? A want! It's a yummy treat.
A warm coat. Need or want? A need! A video game. Need or want? A want! It's fun, but we can live without it.
Sometimes we can't have everything we want. So we choose. Needs come first! Then, maybe, a little want.
So, needs are things we must have to live. Wants are nice to have. Now it's your turn! Look around your home. What are your needs, and what are your wants?
Sources
Every fact in the video, and where it comes from.
- 1edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/esd/poster_activities/kindergarten.pdf
- Needs are things people must have to live, such as food, water, shelter and clothing.
- 2learning.burnabyschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Grade-K-Social-Stud…
- A want is something people would like to have but do not need in order to live (e.g. toys, candy, video games).
- 3ed.sc.gov/instruction/standards/social-studies/instructi…
- Kindergarten economics: people have needs and wants, and must make choices because they cannot have everything they want.
- 4unicef.org/child-rights-convention/convention-text-childr…
- Children also need love and care from the people around them (emotional needs).
Image and sound credits
- Felt illustrations (apple, water, coat, teddy, lollipop, video game, bread and soup, toy car, child) generated with AI
- Music: generated with ACE-Step
- Voice: Gemini TTS
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