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Lesson 1: What Do You Really Need?

About 30 minutes — Discussion-based lesson

What You Will Learn

This lesson covers:

What are needs? (food, shelter, water, clothing, healthcare)

This section covers the key ideas about what are needs? (food, shelter, water, clothing, healthcare). Discuss with your group or family and explore the concepts together.

What are wants? (extras, luxuries, nice-to-haves)

This section covers the key ideas about what are wants? (extras, luxuries, nice-to-haves). Discuss with your group or family and explore the concepts together.

The gray area: is a phone a need or a want?

This section covers the key ideas about the gray area: is a phone a need or a want?. Discuss with your group or family and explore the concepts together.

How context changes everything

This section covers the key ideas about how context changes everything. Discuss with your group or family and explore the concepts together.

Check Your Understanding

1. What is the difference between a need and a want?

Answer: A need is something required for survival or basic wellbeing (food, shelter, water). A want is something nice to have but not essential.

2. Give an example of something that could be either a need or a want depending on context.

Answer: A phone could be a want for entertainment but a need for someone who uses it for work or safety. Context matters.

3. Why is it sometimes hard to tell needs from wants?

Answer: Because advertising, social pressure, and habits can make wants feel like needs. Also, some items fall in a gray area depending on your situation.

4. Name three things that are always needs, no matter the context.

Answer: Food, clean water, and shelter are always needs because you cannot survive without them.

Key Takeaways

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