ASDAN Studio · Money Smart · Week 3 of 6

Needs vs Wants

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Spark: Needs first. Wants can wait.

Success looks like

I can sort needs from wants
I can explain a hard one (phone? trainers?)
I can accept a need for me might be a want for you

Aspire · find something that moves category depending on the situation.

Teacher Print Tools — Week 3

Retrieval Quiz

Arrival Task – What Do You Already Know?

1. Say it

Name something you NEED.

Any honest answer counts — say it out loud.

2. Spot it

Name something you WANT.

Any honest answer counts — say it out loud.

3. Point to it

Point to a 'need' in the room.

Any honest answer counts — say it out loud.

1. The big idea

What does 'Needs first. Wants can wait.' mean in your own words?

Own words — one honest sentence.

2. Today's work

Today is 'Needs vs Wants' — sort and justify. What do you think we'll be doing?

A sensible prediction — we check it at the end.

3. Success check

By the end you should be able to say: 'I can sort needs from wants.' What will that take today?

Name one thing you’ll need to do or try.

1. The line

Where exactly does 'need' end and 'want' begin? Try to define the line.

A need keeps you safe, fed, housed, able to work/learn. Everything past that is a want — however strong it feels.

2. The mover

Name something that's a need for one person and a want for another. Prove both sides.

E.g. a car: rural carer with shifts — need; town teen with a bus pass — want.

3. The feeling

Why do wants often FEEL like needs in the moment?

Advertising and urgency hijack the feeling — the test is what happens if you wait a week.

Starter

Today at a Glance

Key Question: What are we building today — and where does the evidence go?

💡

Big Idea

Needs first. Wants can wait.

SPARK

🎲

Today We Play

Odd one out

GAME

🧱

The Wall Grows

Onto the Money-Smart Board

INFLUENCE

🏅

It Banks

ASDAN LI M1 challenge 3

EVIDENCE

Talk first, then we play — every voice counts here.

I Do

The Model — Needs vs Wants

Key Idea: Needs first. Wants can wait.

👀 Look: needs carry weight — wants wait their turn.

Step 0 of 3

The difference between a need and a want.

A need keeps life running — food, home, warmth, getting to work or school. A want makes life nicer. Both are fine; only one is urgent.

Why needs come first when money is tight.

When money is tight, needs go first because the cost of missing one compounds: skip rent and everything else collapses with it.

Justifying a choice with a reason.

A justified choice has a because attached. 'Trainers are a want because my old ones still work' is thinking; a bare sort is just guessing.

We Do

Odd one out

How it works: Three of these belong together and one does not. Talk it out, then tap to see if you called it right.Found: 0/4

Round 1: Rent · Food · Bus fare · Gold trainers

Round 2: Wages · Pocket money · Benefits · Spending

A phone

Warm coat in January

I Do

Proving It — The Evidence Loop

Key Idea: Launch extension: one written line — a want that turns into a need when something changes.

Step 0 of 3

Documentarian

photo your needs/wants sort.

Annotate

'___ is a need because ___'.

Witness

staff tick 'sorted + justified', sign.

For the moderator, not just the folder

A tick says it happened. A witness statement says what you did. Before the photo is filed, the adult writes one sentence naming the thing they actually saw you do — and rings whether you did it Supported, Standard or Stretch.

That ring is the part that counts. It is the difference between “the class did this” and “this candidate did it, at this level, with this much help.” The witness sheet prints with every pack.

We Do

Need, Want — and the One That’s Neither

Step 1: Tap a card, then its partner. Step 2: Watch the WAGOLL write itself. Score: 0/4

Gold trainers

Spending

A phone

Warm coat in January

The first three are money IN; spending is mon…

The classic mover — contact and safety say need; the upgrade says want

The first three are needs — trainers are a wa…

Teesside answer: need — the weather doesn't negotiate

Sort completeHard cases arguedReasons givenEvidence banked

Independent Work

Independent Work — Studio Time

Instructions: Work at your level. Evidence goes in your ASDAN portfolio — Documentarian photo + annotation + witness tick — ASDAN LI M1 challenge 3.

🤝 With support

Task: Post the items into the NEED and WANT hoops, then move your hardest one to the front and point to why on the reason cards.

Steps: One step at a time — adult support is right there. Photo when you’re proud of it.

👤 On your own

Task: Sort the item cards into needs and wants, then justify two tricky ones with a reason.

Steps: Work the task through — photo as you go, annotate at the end, witness tick before you pack up.

🚀 Take it further

Task: Sort the item cards into needs and wants, then justify two tricky ones with a reason. Stretch: find something that moves category depending on the situation.

Steps: Task first, stretch second — and your annotation should explain the why, not just the what.

Lundy Loop

Lundy Loop — Your Voice on the Wall

Why: Article 12 — your view counts here, and it genuinely changes what happens next.

🚪 SPACE

The Money-Smart Board never shows anyone's real family money — examples are always practice money, and 'pass' is always allowed.

📣 VOICE

Say one thing you would defend as a need even if somebody argued. You do not have to say why.

👥 AUDIENCE

Partners hear the reason, not the situation — we argue about the item, never about anyone's home.

⭐ INFLUENCE

The tricky items you name become next week's sorting cards. The hard ones are the useful ones.

Exit Ticket

Instructions: Answer independently. Own words — no wall-peeking.

1.

I can sort needs from wants — true for you today? Say how.

Point to today’s work as your proof.

2.

I can explain a hard one (phone? trainers?) — true for you today? Say how.

Point to today’s work as your proof.

3.

I can accept a need for me might be a want for you — true for you today? Say how.

Point to today’s work as your proof.

1.

What does 'Needs first. Wants can wait.' mean now the lesson’s done?

Own words + one example from today.

2.

What did you actually make or do today — and which bit are you proudest of?

Sort the item cards into needs and wants, then justify two tricky ones with a reason.

3.

Where does today’s evidence bank?

ASDAN LI M1 challenge 3

1.

Argue that the same £10 is spent WELL on a want by one person and BADLY on a need by another.

Own reasoning — context rules: a planned treat inside a budget beats a panicked 'need' bought twice.

2.

What's your personal 'moves category' item, and what moves it?

Own answer + the situation that flips it.

3.

Why is 'needs first' a kindness to your future self, not a punishment?

Future-you inherits today's choices — covered needs mean freedom later.

Knowledge Organiser (BUILD ASDAN W3): Needs vs Wants

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Key Word	Definition
NEED	Something you must have to live safely.
WANT	Something nice to have that can wait.
RENT	Regular money paid for somewhere to live.
PRIORITY	The thing you pay for first.

Key Facts

Needs first. Wants can wait.
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Pupil voice: Say one thing you would defend as a need even if somebody argued. You do not have to say why.
What it changes: The tricky items you name become next week's sorting cards. The hard ones are the useful ones.
Launch extension: one written line — a want that turns into a need when something changes.

Needs vs Wants

Name: ____________________ Class: __________ Date:

This week's spark

Needs first. Wants can wait.

ASDAN evidence

Documentarian photo + annotation + witness tick — ASDAN LI M1 challenge 3.

Arrival Task

1) Name something you NEED.

2) Name something you WANT.

3) Point to a 'need' in the room.

1) What does 'Needs first. Wants can wait.' mean in your own words?

2) Today is 'Needs vs Wants' — sort and justify. What do you think we'll be doing?

3) By the end you should be able to say: 'I can sort needs from wants.' What will that take today?

1) Where exactly does 'need' end and 'want' begin? Try to define the line.

2) Name something that's a need for one person and a want for another. Prove both sides.

3) Why do wants often FEEL like needs in the moment?

Today at a Glance

Key Question: What are we building today — and where does the evidence go?

We Do 1: Odd one out

Round 1: Rent · Food · Bus fare · Gold trainers, Round 2: Wages · Pocket money · Benefits · Spending, A phone, Warm coat in January

We Do 2: Need, Want — and the One That’s Neither

Draw lines to match:

Gold trainers · Spending · A phone · Warm coat in January

The first three are money IN; spending is mon… · The classic mover — contact and safety say need; the upgrade says want · The first three are needs — trainers are a wa… · Teesside answer: need — the weather doesn't negotiate

Scaffolding – Supported

Access & sensory notes (staff)
· The supported task today is: Post the items into the NEED and WANT hoops, then move your hardest one to the front and point to why on the reason cards.
· Fine motor: offer the chunky-grip pen, and accept a card sort or a spoken answer scribed by an adult — the judgement is the evidence, not the handwriting.
· Sensory: Money is the sensitive part here, not noise. Every example stays practice money, and nobody is ever asked what their family has or spends.
· Cognitive load: a completed small piece beats a half-done large one at moderation. Cut the target, never the thinking.
· Ring the level honestly on the witness sheet. Supported with the work finished is a stronger portfolio entry than Standard with it abandoned.

Sentence starters

______ is a need because ______.

______ is a want because ______.

If money was tight I would buy ______ first.

Word bank

need · want · rent · food · bus fare · treat · first · wait

Scaffolding – Standard

Frame

1) Sort the item cards into needs and wants. 2) Justify the two hardest out loud. 3) Put the needs in the order you would pay them.

Sentence spine: "I started by ___ — then ___ — which shows Needs first. Wants can wait."

Scaffolding – Stretch

Stretch prompts

Argue that the same £10 is spent WELL on a want by one person and BADLY on a need by another. What's your personal 'moves category' item, and what moves it?

Independent Work – Supported

Task: Post the items into the NEED and WANT hoops, then move your hardest one to the front and point to why on the reason cards.

Stick or draw your sort here:

An adult can scribe your reasons.

Independent Work – Standard

Task: Sort the item cards into needs and wants, then justify two tricky ones with a reason.

Evidence check: photo ☐ annotation ☐ witness tick ☐

Independent Work – Stretch

Task: Sort the item cards into needs and wants, then justify two tricky ones with a reason.

Stretch: find something that moves category depending on the situation.

Exit Ticket – Supported

1) I can sort needs from wants — true for you today? Say how.

2) I can explain a hard one (phone? trainers?) — true for you today? Say how.

3) I can accept a need for me might be a want for you — true for you today? Say how.

Exit Ticket – Standard

1) What does 'Needs first. Wants can wait.' mean now the lesson’s done?

2) What did you actually make or do today — and which bit are you proudest of?

3) Where does today’s evidence bank?

Exit Ticket – Stretch

1) Argue that the same £10 is spent WELL on a want by one person and BADLY on a need by another.

2) What's your personal 'moves category' item, and what moves it?

3) Why is 'needs first' a kindness to your future self, not a punishment?

Assessor Witness Statement

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Candidate name
Date of activity
Activity witnessed	Needs vs Wants

1 · What I actually saw this candidate do

Name the observable action, not the worksheet. Write what a stranger would have seen from the doorway.

2 · Level the candidate worked at — ring ONE

SUPPORTED
Post the items into the NEED and WANT hoops, then move your hardest one to the front and point to why on the reason cards.

STANDARD
Sort the item cards into needs and wants, then justify two tricky ones with a reason.

STRETCH
Argue that the same £10 is spent WELL on a want by one person and BADLY on a need by another. What's your personal 'moves category' item, and what moves it?

Prompts given (if any):

3 · Evidence attached

☐ Dated photograph ☐ Candidate’s written annotation ☐ Completed sheet ☐ Other:

4 · Assessor declaration

I confirm the work described above was produced by the named candidate, and that the level ringed reflects the support actually given on the day.

Assessor name (print)	Role
Signature	Date

One statement per candidate per session. File it with the photo, not instead of it.

Lundy Loop — this lesson

Space → Voice → Audience → Influence. The adult’s first job is Space: regulate before you educate.

Space	The Money-Smart Board never shows anyone's real family money — examples are always practice money, and 'pass' is always allowed.
Voice	Say one thing you would defend as a need even if somebody argued. You do not have to say why.
Audience	Partners hear the reason, not the situation — we argue about the item, never about anyone's home.
Influence	The tricky items you name become next week's sorting cards. The hard ones are the useful ones.

Closing the loop: out loud, as a class, is enough here. Any inclusion counts — a nod, a word, a pointed finger. If a pupil wants theirs written down, an adult scribes it in their words. Pass is always allowed.

Needs vs Wants — Feedback Sheet

Keep with your ASDAN portfolio.

Pupil name:	Date:
WWW (What Went Well):
EBI (Even Better If):
Level worked at: Supported / Standard / Stretch	ASDAN evidence filed: Yes / Not yet
Pupil response — my next step: Ring this yourself — an adult may write your words if you ask.
How I answered it — ring one:👉pointed🗣said it✋showed🖼picture🔁tried again🎬filmedNothing yet is a real answer — leave it blank. Pass is always allowed.Filmed or photographed: work, not faces, unless consent is filed.R — adult initials that they received it: ____________

Needs vs Wants

Success looks like

Teacher Print Tools — Week 3

Arrival Task – What Do You Already Know?

1. Say it

2. Spot it

3. Point to it

1. The big idea

2. Today's work

3. Success check

1. The line

2. The mover

3. The feeling

Today at a Glance

Big Idea

Today We Play

The Wall Grows

It Banks

The Model — Needs vs Wants

The difference between a need and a want.

Why needs come first when money is tight.

Justifying a choice with a reason.

Odd one out

Proving It — The Evidence Loop

Documentarian

Annotate

Witness

Need, Want — and the One That’s Neither

Independent Work — Studio Time

🤝 With support

👤 On your own

🚀 Take it further

Lundy Loop — Your Voice on the Wall

🚪 SPACE

📣 VOICE

👥 AUDIENCE

⭐ INFLUENCE

Exit Ticket

1.

2.

3.

1.

2.

3.

1.

2.

3.

Needs vs Wants — banked!

Pens down — quick partner check!

Knowledge Organiser (BUILD ASDAN W3): Needs vs Wants

Key Facts

Needs vs Wants

This week's spark

ASDAN evidence

Arrival Task

Today at a Glance

We Do 1: Odd one out

We Do 2: Need, Want — and the One That’s Neither

Scaffolding – Supported

Sentence starters

Word bank

Scaffolding – Standard

Frame

Scaffolding – Stretch

Stretch prompts

Independent Work – Supported

Independent Work – Standard

Independent Work – Stretch

Exit Ticket – Supported

Exit Ticket – Standard

Exit Ticket – Stretch

Assessor Witness Statement

Lundy Loop — this lesson

Needs vs Wants — Feedback Sheet