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Title:
Needs and Wants - Animals Edition
Timing:
Second Quarter - 2 Weeks
Driving Question:
How do we, as Kindergarteners, make a difference in our community by helping those in need?
Project Description:
The students will learn the difference between wants and needs by hearing the experiences of others in need. The students will hear about different areas of need in the community. We will brainstorm different ways to help people in our community. The students will choose how they want to help and choose an appropriate project to do so. The students will be donating items needed for local animal shelters (old towels and clothing to be turned into animal chew toys, bowls, litter boxes, bedding, food). The students will be writing opinion pieces to help make their choice and narrative pieces to tell what they have learned.
Final Product(s):
Students will ask for donations to help make cat and dog toys to donate to. a local animal shelter.
Essential Standards:
K.E.4.A Knowledge of Basic Economic Concepts
- Describe examples of scarcity within your family and school.
- Describe examples of opportunity cost within your family and school.
- Describe examples of needs and wants within your family and school.
Potential Community Outreach:
- Guest speaker from Gladstone Animal Shelter
- Donating supplies to Animal Shelter
- Letters home to parents explaining project and looking for items to donate
- Parent volunteers to help make toys
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