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Archived OSEU-aligned Lesson

Needs & Wants

Combined WoLakota archive · IDM lessons

OSEU 2Interdisciplinary

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Compelling question

What are the essential needs in our lives?

Standards & practices

OSEU 2.1 Demonstrate knowledge of the Oceti Sakowin peoples understanding of the interrelationship of spiritual, physical, social and emotional health. K-2 E.1 Students will apply the fundamental economic ideas and concepts associated with the study of economics.

Staging the question

If you were lost in a forest, what would be important to have with you?

Supporting inquiries

Supporting question 1

What is a want? What is a need?

Formative performance task

Given examples of wants and needs, students will sort items by correct category.

Featured sources

Aurthur’s TV by Marc Brown: https://www.amazon.com/Arthur s-Trouble-Adventure-Hardcover- September/dp/B010EWDQSG/ref= sr 1 9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=14 _ _ 70336805&sr=1- 9&keywords=arthur%27s+tv+book s Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco: https://www.amazon.com/Chicke n-Sunday-Patricia- Polacco/dp/0698116151/ref=sr 1 _ _ 1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470336 859&sr=1- 1&keywords=chicken+sunday+boo ks Max’s Dragon Shirt by Rosemary Wells: https://www.amazon.com/Maxs- Dragon-Shirt-Rosemary- Wells/dp/0140567275/ref=sr 1 1 _ _ ?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=14703369 02&sr=1- 1&keywords=Max%E2%80%99s+D ragon+Shirt++books Nothing by Jon Agee: https://www.amazon.com/Nothin g-Jon- Agee/dp/0786836946/ref=sr 1 1? _ _ s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=147033695 1&sr=1- 1&keywords=nothing++Jon+Agee

Supporting question 2

What were the traditional wants and needs of the Oceti Sakowin?

Formative performance task

Compare your wants and needs with the traditional wants and needs of the Oceti Sakowin.

Featured sources

Need and Wants sorting activity: https://www.teacherspayteachers .com/Product/Wants-and-Needs- Freebie-1641427 Pebble Books on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Needs- Wants-Pebble- BooksGillia/dp/1429617071/ref=sr 1 1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470 _ _ 326208&sr=1- 1&keywords=needs+and+wants+p ebble+books The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein: https://www.amazon.com/Giving- Tree-Shel- Silverstein/dp/0060256656/ref=sr 1 1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470 _ _ 336981&sr=1- 1&keywords=the+giving+tree+by+ shel+silverstein

Supporting question 3

How have wants and needs changed throughout time?

Formative performance task

Create a Past/Present T chart. Discuss differences between traditional and contemporary wants and needs.

Featured sources

Wolakotaproject.org link to these two stories: http://www.wolakotaproject.org/l akota-stories/ How People Learned to Fish Iktomi’s Blanket

Summative performance task · Argument

During a class discussion, have students explain how one item can be both a need and a want.

Extension

After creating a list of wants and needs, justify your answers through discussion.

Taking informed action

Class research or discuss how do we keep our essential needs accessable to us (land, air, food and water).

Elder sources included in this lesson

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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Needs & Wants” | OSEU 2: Identity & Resiliency Compelling Question What are the essential needs in our lives? Standards and Practices OSEU 2.1 Demonstrate knowledge of the Oceti Sakowin peoples understanding of the interrelationship of spiritual, physical, social and emotional health. K-2 E.1 Students will apply the fundamental economic ideas and concepts associated with the study of economics. Staging the Question If you were lost in a forest, what would be important to have with you? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 What is a want? What is a need? What were the traditional wants and needs of the Oceti Sakowin? How have wants and needs changed throughout time? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Given examples of wants and needs, students will sort items by correct category. Compare your wants and needs with the traditional wants and needs of the Oceti Sakowin. Create a Past/Present T chart. Discuss differences between traditional and contemporary wants and needs. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Aurthur’s TV by Marc Brown: https://www.amazon.com/Arthur s-Trouble-Adventure-Hardcover- September/dp/B010EWDQSG/ref= sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=14 70336805&sr=1- 9&keywords=arthur%27s+tv+book s Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco: https://www.amazon.com/Chicke n-Sunday-Patricia- Polacco/dp/0698116151/ref=sr_1_ 1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470336 859&sr=1- 1&keywords=chicken+sunday+boo ks Max’s Dragon Shirt by Rosemary Need and Wants sorting activity: https://www.teacherspayteachers .com/Product/Wants-and-Needs- Freebie-1641427 Pebble Books on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Needs- Wants-Pebble- BooksGillia/dp/1429617071/ref=sr _1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470 326208&sr=1- 1&keywords=needs+and+wants+p ebble+books The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein: https://www.amazon.com/Giving- Tree-Shel- Silverstein/dp/0060256656/ref=sr Wolakotaproject.org link to these two stories: http://www.wolakotaproject.org/l akota-stories/ How People Learned to Fish Iktomi’s Blanket Wells: https://www.amazon.com/Maxs- Dragon-Shirt-Rosemary- Wells/dp/0140567275/ref=sr_1_1 ?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=14703369 02&sr=1- 1&keywords=Max%E2%80%99s+D ragon+Shirt++books Nothing by Jon Agee: https://www.amazon.com/Nothin g-Jon- Agee/dp/0786836946/ref=sr_1_1? s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=147033695 1&sr=1- 1&keywords=nothing++Jon+Agee _1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470 336981&sr=1- 1&keywords=the+giving+tree+by+ shel+silverstein Summative Performance Task Argument During a class discussion, have students explain how one item can be both a need and a want. Extension After creating a list of wants and needs, justify your answers through discussion. Taking Informed Action Class research or discuss how do we keep our essential needs accessable to us (land, air, food and water).

Combined archive source: pages 398–399

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