What do people need to survive? We need air, food, water, shelter, and clothing. In the linked BrainPop video, you’ll learn the difference between needs, which are things people must have to live, and wants, which are things people would like to have. Click on this link and go the BRAINPOP JR to learn more about “Needs and Wants.”

First grade students will read, I Really Absolutley Must Have Glasses by Lauren Child. Lola has decided that she absolutely MUST have glasses and is going to visit the optician; Charlie cautions that she will only get glasses if she really, really needs them–but Lola is determined to have her way.

Play the Needs and Wants game.