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Printable Pre-K worksheet with pictures for students to color and sort as needs or wants using different colors.
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Identifying Needs and Wants

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This printable activity for Pre-K students introduces the concept of needs versus wants through a coloring and sorting task. Students choose one color to represent needs and a different color for wants, then color pictures accordingly. Useful as an introductory social studies lesson, classroom discussion starter, or independent activity during an economics unit.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Economics
Grade Level:
Pre-K
Updated May 2026

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