Lesson 4: Wants and Needs

Getting Started

Questions to Explore

• What do communities provide for the people who live in them?
• What are the needs of people in communities?

Facts and Definitions

• Goods and services are what we buy to satisfy our wants and needs.
• A need is something we must have to be healthy or safe.
• A want is something we would like to have.

Skills

• Complete graphic organizers (LA)
• Examine wants and needs of people in a community (SS)
• Put numbers in sequential order (M)
• Identify examples of wants and needs (SS)
• Sort and classify objects (S)

Materials

• 2 pieces of construction paper in different colors
• books about other countries
• glue or tape
• magazines, catalogs, and newspapers
• scissors

Introduction