Student learning

• Differentiate between the concepts of needs and wants.
• Understand that humans need to provide for their needs before their wants.
• Identify their own needs and wants.
• Give examples of short-term, medium-term and long term-goals.
• Identify the steps required to achieve a short-term, medium-term, or long-term goal.
• Write a plan to achieve a short-term, medium-term, or long-term goal (may include writing a budget to assist decision making).

Curriculum links

This unit of work relates to the following key competencies and values:
Thinking; Managing Self; Innovation, Inquiry and Curiosity; Integrity; Respect.

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Students taking part will

• Discuss what makes you happy and explore hopes and dreams.
• Discuss differences between needs and wants.
• List Riley's needs which are met in the story.
• List the human needs and wants which are met in the story.
• Compare differences between Riley's needs and wants and that of humans.
• Students sort their lists based on cost.
• Discuss short, medium and long-term goals.
• Complete a short, medium and long-term goals template.

Download includes:

• ESB1 The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley

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