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Needs and Wants Sorts
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Needs and Wants Sorts
📚 Part 1: Identify Needs vs. Wants
1. Which is a need?
A new video game
Clean drinking water
2. Which is a want?
Medicine when you are sick
A new skateboard
3. Which one is most likely a need for school attendance?
A healthy lunch and rest
A poster for your bedroom
4. Check all that are needs:
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Fancy sunglasses from a store
Warm clothes for winter
Movie tickets for friends
Safe home or shelter
✏️ Part 2: Sort, Explain, and Reflect
5. Draw a line to match each item (left) to Need or Want (right).
1. Clean water
2. Smartphone
3. Food for dinner
4. New video game
5. Medicine
6. Birthday toy
A. Need
B. Want
C. Need
D. Want
E. Need
F. Want
6. In one or two sentences, explain why needs are more important than wants when planning a family's budget.
7. List two needs and two wants from your home.
8. You have $20. Choose one need and one want you might buy. Explain your choices in a short sentence each.
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