Needs and Wants

As a precursor to our Rights of a Child inquiry unit, we have been talking about needs and wants. We identified wants such as candy, cell phones, toys, televisions, cars, schools, and junk food. We identified the following as basic needs: air to breathe, water, and food. Up for discussion were things like doctors, medicine, money, shelter, and clothing. While our bodies do not need these things for basic survival, we discussed how: clothing and shelter keep our bodies safe and protected; medicine and doctors help us live longer and they can help people with ongoing illnesses; and some societies use money as a means to purchase things like food and water. There was a lot of deep thinking during this lesson!

The following pictures show the healthy foods our bodies need for snack time so we can do our best learning...