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We Cannot Have Everything: Making Choices

We Cannot Have Everything: Making Choices is a free, printable Grade 1 Social Studies worksheet — 5 questions with an answer key, aligned to C3 D2.Eco.1.K-2. Lessonpress generated it in about a minute, and you can make your own for any K–5 grade, standard, or skill.

Explain how scarcity necessitates decision making (C3 Framework, Economics)

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  1. 1.

    Sort the words. Write each word in the right box.

    Answer: Need: food, water, coat | Want: toy, game, candy

  2. 3.

    Look at the neighborhood. Circle the store where you buy food.

    Answer: The store (market or grocery) is where families buy food they need.

  3. 4.

    We cannot have everything. We have to ___ .

    Answer: choose

  4. 5.

    Not enough for all. What do we do?

    Answer: choose

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What grade is the "We Cannot Have Everything: Making Choices" worksheet for?

Grade 1. It's calibrated to the Grade 1 reading load and content, and aligned to C3 D2.Eco.1.K-2.

What standard does this Social Studies worksheet cover?

C3 D2.Eco.1.K-2, from the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards: Explain how scarcity necessitates decision making (C3 Framework, Economics)

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