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Archived OSEU-aligned Lesson

Needs & Wants

Combined WoLakota archive · IDM lessons

OSEU 7Social studies

Grade level: Kindergarten

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Compelling question

What are needs and wants?

Standards & practices

K.E.1.1 Describe the difference between wants and needs. OSEU 7.3 – Students will identify ways that the Oceti Sakowin values provide resiliency in keeping the Oceti Sakowin way of life.

Staging the question

If you are camping, what are some things you might need vs. some you might want?

Supporting inquiries

Supporting question 1

What is a need?

Formative performance task

Identify a want and a need from when your grandparents grew up.

Featured sources

Book “I Really Absolutely Must Have Glasses” https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=w8Z6B9Redlc

Supporting question 2

What is a want?

Formative performance task

Identify current wants and needs.

Featured sources

Brain Pop Jr. Needs and Wants https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstu dies/economics/needsandwants/p review.

Supporting question 3

What is the difference between a need and a want?

Formative performance task

Create a poster of needs and wants.

Featured sources

Story: Iktomi’s Blanket http://www.firstpeople.us/FPHtmlLe gends/Iktomis Blanket-Lakota.html

Summative performance task · Argument

Class discussion: Can something be a need AND a want?

Extension

Justify want vs. need.

Taking informed action

Discuss needs and how we can protect them.

Elder sources included in this lesson

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Original text & supporting materials

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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Needs & Wants” | OSEU 7: Way of Life & Development Compelling Question What are needs and wants? Standards and Practices K.E.1.1 Describe the difference between wants and needs. OSEU 7.3 – Students will identify ways that the Oceti Sakowin values provide resiliency in keeping the Oceti Sakowin way of life. Staging the Question If you are camping, what are some things you might need vs. some you might want? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 What is a need? What is a want? What is the difference between a need and a want? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Identify a want and a need from when your grandparents grew up. Identify current wants and needs. Create a poster of needs and wants. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Book “I Really Absolutely Must Have Glasses” https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=w8Z6B9Redlc Brain Pop Jr. Needs and Wants https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstu dies/economics/needsandwants/p review. Story: Iktomi’s Blanket http://www.firstpeople.us/FPHtmlLe gends/Iktomis Blanket-Lakota.html Summative Performance Task Argument Class discussion: Can something be a need AND a want? Extension Justify want vs. need. Taking Informed Action Discuss needs and how we can protect them.

Combined archive source: pages 411–411

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Source provenance: OSEU Lesson Plans Old ALL Combined.pdf · WoLakota Project archive. Reformatted for this collection.