By: Amanda Coleman

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NEEDS WANTS

• By Amanda Coleman

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Analyze Learners

• The unit is focused on five to six year olds.
• The unit is mainly for Kindergarten students.
• Students at this age usually think that anything
  they want is something they need.

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State Objectives

• SS.K.1.1 - Demonstrate an understanding that a
  good citizen takes responsibility for doing daily
  chores.
• SS.K.2.1 - explain why rules are important and
  participate in developing rules.
• SS.K.1.3 -identify the need for rules and the
  consequences for breaking rules and how to
  resolve disagreements peacefully. 
• SS.K.3.2 - identify the basic needs of people
  (shelter, food and clothing)
• SS.K.3.3 - identify the economic concept of the
  difference between needs and wants.

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Selecting Methods, Media, and Materials

• Websites I used
• http//www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID2
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• http//alex.state.al.us/plans2.php?std_id13823
• http//pbskids.org/itsmylife/money/managing/print_
  article2.html
• http//www.mcwdn.org/ECONOMICS/NeedWant.html

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Materials

• 1.      Crayons or Markers
• 2.      Velcro
• 3.      Poster board ( many sheets)
• 4.      Cardboard pizza slices
• 5.      Construction paper cut into triangles
• 6.      Fake money
• 7.      Fake cash registers
• 8.      Fake shopping baskets
• 9.      Laminated pictures of items
• 10.  Stuff to hang posters on wall with
• 11.  yarn

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Utilize Media and Materials

• Day 1
• Discuss chores done at home.
• Discuss why we have chores.
• Discuss chores in community.
• Assign classroom chores.

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Day 2

• Discuss rules
• Why we have them.
• Who makes them.
• Explain different rules for different places.

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Day 3

• Discuss Consequences
• Give each student a chance to tell how arguments
  are handled in their home.
• Discuss how police handle arguments.
• Tell how the class will handle disputes.

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Day 4

• Make PIZZA!!
• Students will write a rule on a green piece of
  paper and a consequence on a pink piece of paper
  (paper cut into pizza slices).
• Put the pieces together to make Pizza
  Rule/Consequences.

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Day 5

• Lets go shopping!!
• Students will try to understand the concept of
  money today.
• We will have fake registers, money, and items for
  the children to use.
• After they shop we will put the items in groups
  of needs and wants.
• I will then give a brief explanation of what we
  need vs. what we want.

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Day 6

• Tell the difference between the needs and wants
  items the children shopped for.
• Go to computer lab for exercise on
   http//www.mcwdn.org/ECONOMICS/NeedWant.html

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Day 7

• I will have poster boards ready for the children
  to Velcro items onto the separate needs and wants
  categories.
• This is the evaluation.

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Require Learner Participation

• Use fun activities to keep interest.
• Give the children opportunities to speak a lot to
  keep them focused.

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Evaluate and Revise

• Observation
• Understanding concepts
• Placing the items on the correct poster board on
  last day.