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Needs vs. Wants – Primary PSHE and Financial Literacy Lesson on Smart Choices and Budgeting

Description:
Help Primary pupils understand the difference between needs and wants with this engaging PSHE and Financial Literacy lesson. Using games, role-play, and sorting activities, children learn to make thoughtful spending decisions, recognise essential items, and build the foundations of responsible money management in a fun, inclusive way.

Lesson Overview:
Starter Activity: Quick Sort Game – Pupils quickly categorise flashcards as “Needs” or “Wants.”
Main Activities:
Sort everyday item pictures into Needs and Wants categories
Play a Shopping Game using limited play money to practise making smart spending choices
Create Needs and Wants Collages using magazine cut-outs
Act out Role-Play Scenarios about saving, spending, and prioritising
Discuss “Desert Island Essentials” to explore what we truly need to survive
Try a simple Budgeting Game to understand saving for important things
Classroom Culture: Keep discussions sensitive and inclusive — avoid judgement about possessions or family situations. Focus on universal needs such as food, water, shelter, safety, and love.

Assessment:
Needs vs. wants sorting activity – can pupils categorise correctly?
Observation during the shopping game – do pupils prioritise needs appropriately?
Decision-making reflection – can pupils explain their spending choices?

Skills Developed:
Early financial literacy and budgeting awareness
Critical thinking and decision-making skills
Understanding essential vs. non-essential items
Respect for diverse family backgrounds and lifestyles

Each Lesson Pack Contains:
1 Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Engaging Premium Slides, Medium-Term Planning Notes)

Perfect for Primary PSHE or Financial Education lessons on money awareness, decision-making, and life skills. Ideal for Financial Literacy Week, classroom money corners, or circle time discussions about spending and saving.

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Year 1 PSHE – Belonging and Living in the Wider World (12 Hours of Content)

Year 1 – Term 3: Belonging and Living in the Wider World Primary PSHE | Year 1 | 12 hours worth of content Fully Editable Lessons **Overview** Round off Year 1 with this brilliant final-term PSHE unit that helps children discover their place in the wider world. From understanding communities and caring for animals to learning about jobs, money, and online safety basics, this unit broadens children's horizons and builds the civic awareness they need to become responsible, engaged citizens. Developed by Cre8tive Resources — a not-for-profit social enterprise — this unit is fully editable, Ofsted-ready, and mapped to all statutory requirements. **What’s Covered in 12 hours of Content** • Groups and communities — understanding belonging and what communities mean • Caring for animals — developing empathy and responsibility • Environment care — age-appropriate introduction to looking after our world • Taking responsibility — understanding personal and collective responsibility • Risks in everyday situations — recognising and managing everyday risks • Jobs and money — exploring different jobs and the basics of spending and saving • Needs vs. wants — understanding the difference between essentials and desires • E-Safety basics — age-appropriate introduction to staying safe online • Reflection time — consolidating learning and celebrating the year **What’s Included** • fully editable PowerPoint lessons • Clear learning objectives for every lesson • Teacher guidance and safeguarding notes • Literacy key term links • Over 45 minutes of flexible activities per lesson • Medium Term Planning document with cross-curricular links • Parent Information letters • Long Term Planning (Y1–Y6) and statutory alignment document **Curriculum Mapping** • DfE Statutory Relationships and Health Education (July 2025) • PSHE Association core themes — Living in the Wider World • SMSC and British Values (community, democracy, responsibility) • KCSIE online safety requirements • Ofsted Personal Development framework **Ideal For** Year 1 teachers and primary PSHE leads looking for a rich, meaningful end-of-year unit that connects classroom learning to the real world and supports children's development as responsible community members. Suggested Tags Year 1 PSHE Wider World, Community KS1, E-Safety Year 1, Money and Jobs KS1, Responsibility PSHE, Environmental Awareness KS1, Primary PSHE 2026, Cre8tive Resources, Citizenship Year 1, Statutory PSHE KS1

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