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Printable 2nd grade financial literacy worksheet asking students to sort items like food and toys into needs and wants.
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Wants and Needs

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This printable worksheet introduces 2nd graders to the difference between needs and wants in personal finance. Students find five stores selling needs and five selling wants, sort a word bank of items (food, shelter, toys, television, music), and discuss how families make spending decisions. Useful for economics lessons, financial-literacy units, or classroom discussions on consumer choices.

Subject:
Life Skills
Topic:
Financial
Grade Level:
2nd Grade
Updated September 2025

Word Bank

  • food
  • ice-cream
  • water
  • air
  • bicycle
  • clothing
  • toys
  • cell
  • phone
  • television
  • family
  • glasses
  • shoes
  • trees
  • electricity
  • bed
  • music
  • shelter
  • games

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