© 2020 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 36, No. 41

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

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Throughout history, people of all ages have needed more than things. We also need to laugh, to love and to feel safe.

Connect the punchline to each riddle.

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This week Kid Scoop focuses on the difference between needs and wants.

Our weekly newspaper feature teaches that needs are things we need to survive, such as food, water and shelter.

However, if you ever have to leave your house during a disaster and need to sleep somewhere else for a while, it is a good idea to have an Kid’s Emergency Activity Kit so you will have things to do and share with other kids. These can all be stored in a backpack or duffel bag. Just make sure you can carry it easily. Some suggested items for your Kid’s Emergency Activity Kit:

A few of your favorite books and Kid Scoop pages

Crayons, pencils or marking pens and plenty of paper

Scissors and glue

Two favorite toys such as a doll or action figure

One or two board games

A deck of cards

A puzzle (One with lots of pieces is good—it takes a long time to do!)

Small people figures and play vehicles that you can use to play out what is happening during your disaster—such as an ambulance, fire truck, helicopter, dump truck, police car, small boats

A special stuffed animal or puppet

A special blanket or pillow

Pictures of the family and pet

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List anything else we may have left out:Draw a GREEN circle around needs that have stayed the same over time. Draw a RED circle around things that have been a need in one time

period and a want in another.

What do you think?Over time, most needs have stayed the same. But some things are needs in one time period and wants in another. For example, during the times of the American West, having a horse helped people travel and hunt. While some people did not have horses, most did, and they were highly needed. Today, having a horse is more of a want.

What do you think? In which time period would a digital tablet be a need and in which time period would it be a want? Why would a digital tablet be a need in the time of coronavirus?

Standards Link: Use the newspaper to locate information.

Look through the newspaper for pictures of things or words that represent wants and needs. Paste them into

the correct side of the chart below:

Wants and Needs Newspaper Search

Wants or Needs Through History

A NEED is something you must have in order to survive. For example, you need shelter,

clothing, food, water and sometimes medicines.

A WANT is something you would like to have but can

live without. A music player, television and bike are wants

not needs.

Food is a human need. You can’t live without it!

Look at each of the periods of history below. Write a W next to the things that you think would have been a WANT in that time. Write an N next to those items that would have been needs. Cross out the items that didn’t exist at that point in history.

FIREWATERCAVE/SHELTERRADIO

SPEARDOGSFRUITFISH

But ice cream and

other treats are wants, while healthy

fruits and veggies are needs!

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GOATSSHELTERPYRAMIDS

CATTLEHATROPEWHEELS

BOOTSHOUSEGUITARHORSE

How would you finish this sentence?

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