Making Choices

We can't have everything we want, so we choose.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 60

We can't have everything we want. There isn't enough money or time for everything. So we make choices.
Needs are things we must have to live: food, water, a home, and warm clothes. Wants are nice to have, like toys and candy.
If Kai has money for one toy, and wants a ball and a kite, Kai must choose one.
When there aren't enough things for everyone at once, we can take turns and share.
Try it with a grown-up! At the store, talk about one need and one want.

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:

SSKE4 — Explain that people must make choices because they cannot have everything they want.
IPS.3 — Information Processing Skill 3: identify issues and/or problems and alternative solutions (introduced in Kindergarten)