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1 WS/FCS Unit Planning Organizer Subject(s) Social Studies Conceptual Lenses Grade/Course Kindergarten Needs/Wants Unit of Study Needs and Wants Unit 5 Unit Title I need it!!! No, I just really want it. Pacing days Unit Overview This unit is meant to teach Kindergarten students about some basic economic concepts. Within the unit students will learn that: All families have needs and wants. People find jobs to help meet those needs and wants. Unit Enduring Understanding(s) Needs and wants can influence how people spend money. Jobs can benefit the community by providing a way to meet the wants and needs of people. Unit Essential Question(s) How can needs and wants influence the way people spend money? How do jobs benefit the economy of a community? Essential State Standards Priority Objectives Explain how families have needs and wants. Explain how jobs help people meet their needs and wants. Supporting Objectives K.G.2.2 Explain ways people use environmental resources to meet basic needs and wants (shelter, food, clothing).

2 Unpacked Concepts (students need to know) Needs are something you must have for survival. Wants are something you would like to have, but it is not necessary, and you could do without it. People work to make money to buy things they need and want. Examples of a variety of jobs. Unpacked Skills (students need to be able to do) Explain the difference between a need and a want. Name different types of jobs that people can have. COGNITION (RBT Level) Remembering Understanding Essential Vocabulary Need Want Job Money Enrichment Vocabulary Income Purchase Community Economy Enrichment Factual Content Unit Chunking & Enduring Understandings Essential Factual Content Suggested Lesson Essential Questions H G C & G E C Families have needs and wants. Needs Food Water What s the difference between a need and a want? Wants Toys Jewelry What are some things that your family needs? What are some things that your family wants? Jobs can benefit the community. Neighborhoods The area in which the students What is a community? What are some jobs in your community?

3 live. Types of Jobs Teacher Fire Fighter Police Officer Mailman Waitress Cashier Why do people work at a job? How can a job help your family meet its needs and wants? What type of jobs benefit your community? I need it!!! No, I just really want it. Resources Web Sites/Games/Blogs: Toys for Me: A Lesson on Choice If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Ways we Use Water Consumers and Producers Corduroy Needs and Wants Community Helpers Listen and Read Interactive Needs and Wants Need/Want Train (sort) Shelter Worksheet Community Helpers Learn 360 Videos:

4 Lemonade for Sale Why People in a Community Work Fox on the Job Berenstain Bears- The Summer Job Animal Café Franklin- Franklin Helps Out Exploring Communities Alike and Different Worksong Books: Needs and Wants by: Susan Ring Who Works Here? by: Caroline Arnold Jobs People Do by: Anita Ganeri Communities by: Lisa Trumbauer Communities by: Gail Saunders-Smith Everyday Heroes by: Cecile Schoberle But I Waaaaaaaaaaaaant It! by: Laura Schlesinger The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies by: Stan and Jan Berenstain The Market Lady by: Pete Watson The Mango Tree by: Pete Watson Bear Wants More by: Karma Wilson Night Shift Daddy by: Eileen Spinelli What People Do All Day by: Richard Scarry General Unit Resources Straight Ahead Uphill Mountainous

5 Text differentiation symbols: Texts will be categorized in teacher resource documents as Straight Ahead (less challenging for struggling readers), Uphill (having some challenging words and more complex sentence structure that is appropriate for on-grade level readers), or Mountainous (containing challenging vocabulary, complex sentences, and more abstract ideas).

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