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Wants and Needs Sort & Activities for Google Classroom Digital Resources
Looking for a simple, interactive way to teach wants and needs? This digital resource is designed for Google Classroom and makes it easy for students to understand the difference between wants and needs through engaging drag-and-drop activities, real-world scenarios, and simple economics practice. Perfect for introducing key concepts like scarcity, decision-making, and spending choices in a way that clicks with young learners.
What Digital Wants & Needs Activities are Included?
This product includes:
- Editable reading passage
- Drag-&-drop: match the definition to vocabulary term (wants, needs)
- Drag-&-drop: fill in the paragraph about wants and needs
- Drag-&-drop: sort each word as a want or a need
- Drag-&-drop: identify each picture as a want or need
- Brainstorm: brainstorm the wants and needs of our community classroom
- Short Answer: explain scarcity using a given real-life example
- Short Answer: explain scarcity using clean water
What Do I Receive?
- A PDF containing a direct link to the Google Slides™ resource.
- An answer key to ensure quick and accurate grading.
Why do Teachers Love these Wants & Needs Activities?
- Time-Saving: Ready-to-use digital resources—no prep required!
Engaging: Drag-and-drop sorting, real-world scenarios, and decision-making tasks keep students thinking critically.
Versatile: Works with Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, Microsoft Teams, or as a downloadable PowerPoint.
Standards-Aligned: Supports 2nd-grade economics standards on wants, needs, scarcity, and basic spending choices.
Why Will Your Students Love these Wants & Needs Activities?
- Interactive: Fun drag-and-drop slides make learning feel like a game.
- Relatable: Real-life examples (like cookies and donuts!) help them connect to the content.
- Visual: Colorful images and simple layouts keep things clear and easy to follow.
- Thought-Provoking: Scenarios encourage critical thinking and smart decision-making.
What Do I Need?
- Devices: Works seamlessly on laptops, Chromebooks, and iPads (Google Slides app recommended for iPads).
- Google Account: Access the activities easily with Google Slides.
What Standards Are Covered?
This resource covers the following 2nd Grade Virginia SOL Social Studies 2023 Standards:
2.13 The student will apply history and social science skills to understand basic economic principles by
- identifying natural resources (e.g., water, soil, wood, coal), human resources (i.e., people at work), and capital resources (e.g., machines, tools, computers, buildings);
- distinguishing between needs and wants;
- distinguishing between the use of barter and the use of money in the exchange for goods and services and describing how money makes trading easier than barter; and
- explaining that scarcity (having limited resources) requires people to make choices about producing and consuming goods and services.
3.10 The student will apply history and social science skills to explain basic economic principles by
- defining production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services;
- understanding different cultures and the natural, human, and capital resources they use in the production of goods and services;
- recognizing that because people and regions cannot produce everything they want, they specialize in what they do best and trade for the rest; and
identifying examples of making an economic choice and explaining the idea of opportunity cost.
These Wants & Needs digital activities make teaching economics easy, engaging, and meaningful. Whether you’re introducing the concept for the first time or reviewing before assessment, this resource helps students build a strong foundation in making smart choices with limited resources. Perfect for your social studies or economics block—no prep needed!
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