Grade 1 · Social Studies · Unit 12 of 13
Needs and Wants
What we need and what we want
What your child practises
Practises telling needs from wants, and what affects how families meet their needs and wants.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 1.4.1; 1.4.2 · telling needs from wants and what affects how they are met
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which is something all people need?
- a drum set
- a skateboard
- clean water
- a cartoon
clean water
Hint: Everyone must drink.
Question 2
We need water to…
- stay alive and healthy
- win a prize
- play a game
- build a robot
stay alive and healthy
Hint: Our bodies need water.
Question 3
A family lives on a farm. Where might their vegetables come from?
- a toy shop
- the sky
- their own garden
- a bookstore
their own garden
Hint: Where we live changes how we get food.
Question 4
It snows all winter. What does a family need?
- sandals
- a sun hat
- a beach towel
- warm boots
warm boots
Hint: Weather changes what we need.
Question 5
Money helps a family to…
- buy what they need
- stop the rain
- grow taller
- slow down time
buy what they need
Hint: Money pays for things.
Question 6
You have a little money. Which do you buy first?
- a sticker
- a toy
- a game
- a coat for winter
a coat for winter
Hint: Needs come before wants.