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Needs and Wants
Date taught: 2 September 200X
Grade Level: 3rd
Materials Needed:
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Cookie
jar or other similar container
24 slips of colored paper
5
clear needs/5 clear wants
others
can be ambiguous
Handout
for Needs Unsure Wants
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Chalkboard/chalk
Divide
chalkboard into three
sections titled Needs Unsure Wants
Tape
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Purpose:
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To help students
learn to differentiate between a want and a need so that they can have the necessary
background knowledge for the sustainability education ideas embedded in
future lessons.
Objectives:
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TLW show their understanding of the difference between a want
and a need by strongly defending at least one of the items that they categorized
as either a want or a need.
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In small groups,
TLW work cooperatively in creating a list of at least 5 other things that are
wants or needs and in writing a brief (1-2 sentence)
explanation of their definition of a want and a need.
Procedure:
- Attention-getter
- Before class write the
chart on the board. Cover
the words with heavy paper.
Display the container with the slips of paper folded inside.
- Tell a brief story about a
child who asks his/her mom for something. His/Her mother tells them no,
because he/she doesn¡¦t need it.
Ask the students if they have had any similar experiences. Discuss the difference between a
want and a need.
- Activities
- Divide the class into
small groups (3-4 students).
Have them select a recorder (this child needs a pencil) and give
this child the handout.
Allow each child to select two slips of paper from the container
and have each group classify the slips. Each group should then come up
with 5 of their own ideas and classify those items as well.
- Bring them all together
and have each child submit one item for the class chart (write the
items on the board). Have
each child give a reason for his/her group¡¦s placement of the item
- Closure/Review activity
- Have each group write
their group¡¦s definition of a want and a need and hand them in.
- Encourage the students to
think about wants versus needs in their lives.
Assessment:
- During group work, the
teacher will observe and question the students to assess their
understanding of the difference between a want and a need.
- Each group will hand in
their lists for the teacher to check for completion and understanding.
How have I considered diversity?
- There will be no definite
¡¥right¡¦ or ¡¥wrong¡¦ placement for any idea, the students will only be
asked to defend their placement and if conflicting views arise, then the
item will be in the ¡§unsure¡¨ column. This will allow for differences
in cultural or class values.
- Students will be able to
choose examples from their own experiences.
- If a child in the class
will have difficulty understanding the difference between a want and a
need, then the teacher will prepare the child(ren) by exploring/explaining the idea earlier in the
day, so that the child(ren) can participate
with the rest of the class.
Teacher Evaluation:
- All students are able to
differentiate between a want and a need in their everyday lives.
Resource:
- Santone, S. (2004). Teaching for a Healthier
Earth. Instructor, 113(6), 19-22.
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