Water group read the book "The Magic Paintbrush" by Julia Donaldson. In the story, Shen is given a magic paintbrush and everything she paints become real. However, she is asked to paint for the poor and not the wealthy. The children asked, "Why? Why not give to the wealthy? This prompted our discussion of what wealthy people might have and wondered if they need more. This allowed us this think about our needs and wants. I explained to the children that we need things to keep us alive and things that we want will make us happy or help make our lives easier. The children listed their needs and wants. 
Natalya: We need trees and water.
Jayla: I want candies.
Aiden: We need clothes.
Cameron: We need money.
Peter: We need food.
Mila: I want toys.
Andrew: We need friends.
Alan: I need daddy and mommy.
We extended our activity by making our own magic paintbrush and imagined that we were Shen painting for the poor.
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