I love this unit for 3 reasons:
1} They inherently get it.
2} This is real life stuff, people. I know grown adults {me included} that constantly need to weigh what exactly they NEED vs. what they WANT.
3} I made up some fun craftivities to reinforce the concept. And let’s be honest, we all NEED craftivties in our lives.
After a quick discussion on wants versus needs we whip up these cuties:
{Looks like this kiddo prefers his shelter in the form of a big, brown cave}
We put our needs on our “heart” because we need them to survive. Students were allowed to choose which needs were most important to them. I strung all of our needs together and they’re hanging out on our white board.
They look sooo cute I might add!
Wants are like wishes, so we put our wantiest {made-up word} wants on genie bottles!
I didn’t get a chance to hang up our wants yet because we were busy doing a HALLWAY HUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Students combed the hallway for images and classified them as wants or needs. Fun for them. Instant assessment for me. I so NEEDED this!
{We classified all healthy foods as needs}
{Need. Duh. Speaking of needs, I definitely needed to refill my ink before printing these cards out. The original image is actually a healthy green tree, not a dying yellowish-green one}
{One of my students told me a ring was a NEED as in “you NEED it to get married”. Who was I to argue?}
{Packed up in the binder and ready to go for next year!}
So fun and so easy! Now you see why I LOVE teaching Wants and Needs! All of these activities come from my Wants and Needs Mini-Unit. It’s been a staple of my little shop for awhile, but it recently got a make-over to include the Hallway Hunt. {It also has 2 printables, one for wants and one for needs}.
{Click the picture to check out the unit on TpT}
I’d love to give a copy or two of this unit away! If this looks like something you could use in your classroom leave a comment below. Give me your #1 need and your #1 want! Don’t forget your email. I can’t wait to read your answers! I’ll pick a winner by tomorrow night!
Now I ‘m off to dinner… I NEED some sushi ;)
~Halle
