Need or want: stretch: cut-and-sort worksheet for Kindergarten, page 1 preview

Cut-and-sort worksheet · History, Civics & Social Studies

Need or want: stretch · Kindergarten

Cut out 10 cards and sort them into two groups: need and want. Glue them down on the sorting mat.

Kindergarten · ages 5 to 6
Hard
20 to 30 minutes
2 pages
Free

The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.

The groups and the cards

Directions: Cut out the cards on page 2. Sort them into the two groups and glue them down. Cut along the dashed lines.

Need · Want
medicine a toy robot a video game candy ____ a home ____ water food ____ warm clothes a new bike a kite

What your child practices

Your child practices the history and social studies skill “Choices, resources and markets”: reason about scarcity, choices, trade and economic systems.

Grades and ages: Kindergarten, ages 5 to 6
Time: About 20 to 30 minutes
Subject: History, Civics & Social Studies
Level: Hard for Kindergarten
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 2 pages, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Cut the pieces out first; with younger children, that is a grown-up job. Sort the pieces into groups before gluing them down. It is one of the harder sheets for Kindergarten, best once the basics of the skill are secure. Its 2 pages split well across two sittings.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Ask why each card belongs in its group before it is glued down.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.