Grades K–2
What Does a Pet Need?
Needs and wants for a new puppy: circle N for the things a dog must have (food, water, a safe home, the vet) and W for the extras (a costume, fancy treats).
Social studies worksheet · Needs and wants
Goods and Services Cut and Sort
Cut out 12 cards and sort them into goods (things you can hold, like a bike or a pizza) and services (jobs people do for you, like a haircut or a bus ride).
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Needs and wants
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Needs and wants, Money and choices, Goods and services, Basic economics
What kids do
“Goods are things you can buy and hold. Services are jobs people do for you. Cut out the cards and sort them.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Work that someone does for you.
- A dentist visit
Words on this sheet
GoodsA car washA bus rideA pizzaA toy carAn appleA bookA bike
Teacher tip
Ask kids for one good and one service their family used this week.
How to use it
- Bring in a few real items and sort them as a class first.
- Use play money for the money sheets.
- Start with a quick question that connects the topic to kids’ own lives.
Watch for
Money can be a sensitive topic. Keep examples pretend and never ask about family income.
Talk about it
- Why do we have to make choices with money?
- How does this connect to where we live?
Take it further
Run a classroom store for a week.
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More needs and wants worksheets
Grades K–2
How I Can Earn Money
A chore-and-earnings chart: kids list jobs they can do at home, when they will do them and what they earn, then plan what to save for.
Grades K–2
You Can Only Pick One
Four simple trade-off choices (a kite or a puzzle, the pool or the park): kids pick one, write what they gave up and explain why.
Grades 1–2
Producers and Consumers
12 sentences to sort: who is the producer (the farmer who grows corn, the baker) and who is the consumer (the kid who buys the toy, the family at the restaurant).
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