Needs, wants and materials
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw three needs and three wants of your family. Show them to a grown-up.
Needs: food, water, a home, clothes. Wants: toys, sweets, games. Check that the child explains why.
2
Find one product at home. Draw it and write what it is made of.
For example: a spoon is made of metal, a chair of wood.
3
Look at a piece of bread with a grown-up. What is it made from? Where does the flour come from?
Bread is made from flour, water and salt. Flour comes from wheat, a plant.
4
Ask a grown-up: what did you need and what did you want when you were six?
Any honest answers. Help the child tell needs from wants.