Starter quiz
- Match the items with need or want.
- Water⇔Need ✓
- Toy car⇔Want ✓
- Alex goes to buy some sweets at the till but realises that he has lost his wallet. Which of these feelings is most likely to describe how Alex might feel knowing his wallet is lost?
- Relaxed
- Excited
- Worried ✓
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- Izzy goes to buy her favourite snack from the shop. They are being sold as a two-for-one deal. Which of these feelings is most likely to describe how Izzy might feel?
- Pleased ✓
- Cross
- Awkward
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- How might this situation make Jun feel? Jun saves up to buy a toy but goes to the shops and realises it’s more expensive than he thought so he doesn't have enough money.
- Pleased
- Cross ✓
- Awkward
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- Andeep is in the toy shop. He can only buy one of these items. Which should he choose?
- A fluffy panda.
- A board game.
- A present for his sister’s birthday the next day. ✓
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- True or false. You should never buy what you want.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the words with their definitions.
- Need⇔Something essential or very important. ✓
- Want⇔A thing you wish you could have. ✓
- Priority⇔Something that you think is more important than other things. ✓
- Imagine you are going camping. Look at the list of items to take and identify which of these is a want and not a need.
- Water
- Tent
- Sweets ✓
- Sleeping bag
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- Which of these items is the priority on a long car journey?
- Water bottle ✓
- Pillow
- Tablet for games
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- The lists below are prioritised from most important to least important. If Alex is buying a birthday present for his baby sister, which prioritised list is the correct?
- Book, headphones, soft toy
- Soft toy, book, headphones ✓
- Headphones, soft toy, book
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- Your school has cricket and hockey matches coming up soon. You have a budget of £200 for new equipment. Tick the items your school should choose to buy.
- Basketballs £80
- Tennis balls £40
- Hockey sticks £90 ✓
- Football goalposts £120
- Cricket sets £100 ✓
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- Your school has sports day and a football tournament coming up soon. You have a budget of £200 for new equipment. Tick the items your school should choose to buy.
- Hurdles £60 ✓
- Hockey sticks £90
- Football goalposts £120 ✓
- Hoops £20 ✓
- Cricket sets £100
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- It is up to you to make decisions about your money.
- Needs should be prioritised over wants.
- Prioritising helps you to spend wisely.
Common misconception
Pupils may think priorities are always what you would personally want or enjoy the most rather than being what is best in the context or situation.
Ask the children to share examples of times when they have had to accept not getting what they wanted. Stories about siblings and sharing are often good for this.
Keywords
Want - A want is to have a desire or a wish for something. Sometimes the thing you wish to have is called a want.
Need - A need is to require something because they are essential or very important, not just because you would like to have them.
Priority - A priority is something that you think is more important than other things and should be dealt with first.
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