4C COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL FEBRUARY 28, 2018
© 2018 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 34, No. 12
Have a friend give you each
type of word to fill in the blanks.
Then read the story aloud!
When his ship began to sink,
P
Pirate Pierre had to act quickly
t grab things he would NEED
to
on the island rather than
things he might WANT.
eet Pirate Pierre. He’ll be
stuck on this island for the
next few months until another
ship arrives to rescue him. It’s a
great time to know the difference
between WANTS and NEEDS.
H
How did he do? Circle the things
he will NEED on the island. Cross
out the things he might WANT
o
that won’t really help him.
A NEED is something you must
have in order to survive. You need
d
water, food, shelter, clothing and
sometimes medicines.
hat
matches
Look around the room you are in now.
List three things that are WANTS and
three things that are NEEDS.
A WANT is something you
would like to have, but can
live without. A computer,
cellphone, television
and a bike are
wants, not needs.
Pierre’s ship sank after
someone put a lot of
_______ inside one of
the cannons.
Pierre swam to the
shore of a very strange
island. It was covered
with ______________
_____________ , so he
knew he’d have plenty
gold coins
to eat.
blanket
Standards Link: Economics: Understand the difference between basic
survival and nonessential items.
cup
rope
It’s going to be six months
until the next pirate ship
visits Pierre’s island. He made
a map of the island.
Circle the places on Pierre’s
map that will provide NEEDS.
Cross out places that
provide WANTS.
knife
bugle
Instead of coconuts,
________ grew on the
trees. And to catch fish,
he used ____________
___________ for bait!
rice
Standards Link: Economics:
Differentiate between wants and needs.
pot
Help Pierre catch a crab for dinner!
spyglass
trophy
paintbrush
pencil
socks
Mr. Cuddles
He built a little hut out
of __________ that he
found on the _______ .
It protected him when
rain began to _______
from the sky.
Pierre was eager to
_________ home. He
Pierre needs fish!
How many can you
find on this page?
Wants and
Needs in the
Newspaper
Look through today’s
newspaper for five
examples of things
you need to survive.
Then find five things
you want.
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to locate
information.
Sometimes it’s hard to decide if something is a need or a
want. For example, cake is a food, but is it a want or a need?
Circle the foods here that you think are a need. Show your
choices to a family member. Do they agree?
cupcake
ice cream
cheese
fish
apple
peas
crackers
pizza
milk
popsicle
carrot sticks
granola bar
Find the words by looking up,
down, backwards, forwards,
sideways and diagonally.
CELLPHONE
TREASURE
COMPUTER
R E T S Y O S E Y E
RESCUE
D E T A R I P E H N
ISLAND
U N R V S O S R P O
PIRATE
TROPHY
K I A D R T I U O H
OYSTER
V C E L E A N S R P
WANTS
L E O M S A K A T L
NEEDS
N B A R C I T E W L
KNIFE
SINK
C O M P U T E R T E
CRAB
K N I F E E R T S C
ROCK
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
ROPE
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
made a tall tower of
_____________ to
catch the attention of
passing ships. It
worked! The captain of
a _______ ________
saw the tower and
Pierre was rescued!
Standards Link: Grammar: Understand and
use nouns, adjectives and verbs correctly.
This week’s word:
SURVIVE
The verb survive means
to be able to remain alive.
The food delivery helped the
family to survive the flood.
Try to use the word survive in
a sentence today when talking
with your friends and family.
“I REALLY Want That!”
Look through the newspaper ads for
something that you want. Divide the price
of that item by 12. There are 12 months in a
year, so how much would you need to save
each month to purchase the item in a year?
List three things you
NEED in your life and
three things you WANT.
Write a paragraph
explaining your choices.
Standards Link: Math: Calculate amounts using money.
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