Classroom Usage: This is another great read aloud to introduce wants and needs and what is truly important to spend money on. As students listen, they can identify wants and needs from prior knowledge. I can have the students touch their head for every want and touch their nose for every need. I can also stop half way through the book and ask the students to make a text to self connection about when they go to the store with their parents. 

Classroom Usage: My school district has an account with Brainpop and Brainpop Jr, so I use these online resources regularly in my classroom. There are other videos on different subjects that would be very useful for this unit. This particular video could be used to introduce needs and wants to students during a whole group lesson. Students can sit on the rug and watch the video, I can stop the video once or twice and check for understanding or have the students turn and talk to share their thinking or make a connection. After the video, there is an option to take a quiz, students can do this as a group and take turns going up to the smart board to select their answers. I will pick the first person to select the answer for us and then the student who selected the previous answer will call on a classmate to answer the next question.

Classroom Usage:
This song can be used during a whole group lesson as a discussion starter. After the students watch the video on the rug, I can ask them what is most important to spend money on, and what they should do if they really want something. This is a great resource to introduce a budget or plan when spending money to the students.