Social studies · Community and money

Needs or Wants: Needs and wants, goods and services, saving up

At a market stall, kids sort things into needs and wants, tell goods from services, and fill a piggy bank by saving up. The last level asks what you give up when you choose one thing over another.

GradesKindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade
Levels5, from “Need or want?” to “Choose”
A roundAbout 10 questions, a few minutes
PriceWith any plan, from $7.99 a month

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How Needs or Wants works

Questions are read aloud, so kids who are still learning to read can play on their own.

A wrong answer shows why, with the picture or the steps, and then they try again.

Nine right on the first try and the next round is a level harder. A tough round steps back one.

Each game they play builds a spot in their own valley, and stars go in their sticker book.

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What grade is Needs or Wants for?

Kindergarten to 2nd grade. It’s a needs and wants game with 5 levels that move up when your kid is ready.

Does my kid need to read to play Needs or Wants?

No. Every question is read aloud, so kids who are still learning to read can play on their own.

How long is a round of Needs or Wants?

About 10 questions, a few minutes. Nine right on the first try and the next round is a level harder; a tough round steps back one.

Is Needs or Wants free?

It comes with every plan, from $7.99 a month, with a 7-day free trial. Number Garden and Gator Compare are free.

Needs or Wants: Needs and wants, goods and services, saving up

How Needs or Wants works

The 5 levels

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