Oklahoma Social Studies K.P.2.4.B
The Standard
- K.P.2
- Use interdisciplinary tools to acquire, apply, and evaluate content understanding of the four strands of social studies.
- K.P.2.4
- Identify the principles of economic systems and develop an understanding of the benefits of a market system in local, national, and global settings.
Identify needs and wants, including the concept of freedom of choice.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · K.P.2.4
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students tell the difference between things people need and things they want. They make a choice between two options and explain that someone else may choose differently.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student names water as a need and a toy as a want, and gives a reason for each. When offered two games, the student picks one and accepts that a classmate can pick the other.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call everything they like a need. They may think a choice means getting every option, or that everyone should choose the same thing.
How to Assess It
- Show pictures of water, a toy, and two games. Ask students to name the need and the want, then choose a game and explain their pick.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs picture cards of water, a toy, a coat, and a cookie to sort into needs and wants.
Ask, “You can pick one of two games for recess. Which would you pick, and why might a friend choose the other?”
Play a shopping game with three paper coins and priced picture cards; students choose what to buy and explain what they leave behind.
Show a grocery flyer; students circle a food their family needs and a treat they want, then choose which to buy first.
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Related Standards
- 1.C.4.1
Explain how citizens are free to make choices about what to buy and that choices are necessary because wants cannot always be met.
- 2.P.2.4.B
Describe freedom of choice when determining needs and wants in a free market, including costs and benefits resulting from economic decisions.
- 3.P.2.4.B
Describe freedom of choice when determining needs and wants in a free market, including costs and benefits resulting from economic decisions.
- 1.P.2.4.B
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