Critical thinking · lesson 22 of 24 · free

Choosing the best option — Critical thinking for kids

Good decision making starts with your needs. Meera has ₹150 and wants something to grow plants. A watering can for ₹120 fits both needs; a trowel for ₹230 is too costly; a kite for ₹50 is cheap but does not grow plants. Cross out each option that breaks a need, and the best one is left. Also know a need (healthy food) from a want (extra chocolate).

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Thinking tip

Needs first — “the best option is the one that fits every need”

  1. List the needs (money, purpose, time). Cross out every option that breaks one. The option left is the best.
  2. Too costly → out. Cheap but the wrong kind → out.
  3. A need is something you must have to be safe, healthy or able to learn; a want is nice to have.

Use it for: Shopping, gifts, pocket money, choosing a club, a book or a lunch.

Worked example: 🛍️ Meera has ₹150 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? → watering can, ₹120

  1. Cross out the small trowel for ₹230 — more than ₹150. Cross out the kite and the comic — not for growing plants.
  2. Only the watering can for ₹120 fits both needs.

Check: Try it: next time you buy something, write your needs first and cross out options that fail ✓

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