Wants & Needs

Why Can’t We Ever Get Everything
We Need and Want? Download Full PDF Here

 

Text Resources

Bringing Words to Life: Rich and Robust Vocabulary Instruction by Isabel L. Beck, Margaret G. McKeowan, and Linda Kucan (2nd ed., New York, Guilord Press)

 Additional or Alternative Resources
   
    Supportive Question 1- What do we want? What do we need?

   Need It or Want It?  by Colleen Hord, North Mankato, MN: Rourke Publishing, 2012.

   Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It? Making Budget Choices. by Jennifer S. Larson, Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing Group, 2010.

   The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's.  by Shirley Neitzel, New York, NY: Greenwillow Books, 1998.

   Needs and Wants. by Gillia M. Olson,Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2008.

   The Pigeon Wants a Puppy. by Mo Williams,  New York, NY: Disney-Hyperion, 2008

    Scarcity. by Janeen R. Adil, North Mankato, MN Capstone Press, 2006.
   
   The Doorbell Rang. by Pat Hutchins, New York, NY: Greenwillow Books, 1989.
 

    Supportive Question 2- How do goods and services meet our needs and wants?
    Ellen K. Mitten, Goods or Services? North Mankato, MN: Rourke Publishing, 2012.

    Janet Nolan, PB&J Hooray!: Your Sandwich’s Amazing Journey from Farm to Table. Park Ridge,    IL: Albert Whitman & Company, 2014.

    Laura Numeroff, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2010.

    Vera B. Williams, A Chair for My Mother. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books, 2007.
    Supportive Question 3- What happens when there isn’t enough for everyone?
 
    Janeen R. Adil, Scarcity. North Mankato, MN Capstone Press, 2006.

    Pat Hutchins, The Doorbell Rang. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books, 1989.

 



Web Resources
 
    Additional or Alternative Resources
    
    Supportive Question 1- What do we want? What do we need?

     “Needs and Wants,” Brain Pop Jr. http://www.brainpopjr.com (Note: Subscription Required)

     “Needs and Wants,” Pebble Go. http://www.pebblego.com/login/. (Note: subscription required.) 
 

     Supportive Question 2- How do goods and services meet our needs and wants?


     “Goods and Services,” Brain Pop Jr. http://www.brainpopjr.com/.   (Note: subscription required.)

     “Goods and Services,” Pebble Go. http://www.pebblego.com/login/. (Note:subscription required.)
 

     Supportive Question 3- What happens when there isn’t enough for everyone?
 

     “Making Choices and Scarcity,” Pebble Go. http://www.pebblego.com.
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