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The Economics of a Pot of Gold: Needs, Wants, and Budgeting

Students help Lucky the Leprechaun sort purchases into needs and wants, calculate essential costs, and compare totals with predictions.

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Students help Lucky the Leprechaun sort purchases into needs and wants, calculate essential costs, and compare totals with predictions. The worksheet includes financial-literacy vocabulary, addition practice, and written reflection prompts.

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What you’ll teach

Clear goals. Useful learning.

  • Students will distinguish between needs and wants.
  • Students will categorize purchases using a T-chart.
  • Students will add prices to calculate a budget total.
  • Students will explain why an item is essential or nonessential.