Wants and Needs and Knowing the Difference

Students are asked to determine the difference between basic wants and needs. This can be a fun lesson with easy connections to previous lessons and their lives.

WANTS and NEEDS and knowing the difference is a Kindergarten Standard of Learning in Virginia. It's sounds impossible, but it can actually be a really fun unit for kindergartners.  They understand the concept of "want," so you really just need to help them think about what they need.  I like to teach this unit between Thanksgiving and Winter Break.