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.
Sort the words. Write each word in the right box.
Answer: Need: food, water, coat | Want: toy, game, candy
- 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.
- 4.
We cannot have everything. We have to ___ .
Answer: choose
- 5.
Not enough for all. What do we do?
Answer: choose
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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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