This is our last week before Christmas break and my kiddos know it. They are soooooo excited. This week we are writing our letters to Santa so I decided a lesson in needs vs. wants was in order. I found {this adorable activity from The First Grade Parade} and I just knew we had to do it.
I started the activity by opening my Santa sack and pulling out a variety of objects. We talked about whether they were needs or wants. After we did that we sorted a few clip art pictures onto our needs and wants Santa sacks. The kiddos really enjoyed this. Finally, I gave them 2 index cards to draw and label 1 need and 1 want.
We reviewed all the needs and wants together before I turned them loose to fill out the graphic organizer. You can download the graphic organizer {here} for FREE.
The kids were finally ready to choose 1 need and 2 wants for their Santa letter. We turned on some Pandora Christmas music and the kids got right to work. They are very serious about their Santa letters. I just love these.
