Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™

Compelling 2
Question Why is it important for you to save money?

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D2.Eco.10.K-2. Explain why people save.
Theme 7: Production, Distribution, and Consumption

Standard - CC.1.4.2.A
Content Angle
-Theme/Standard( Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
s)
Standard - CC.1.4.2.W
Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Standard - CC.1.5.2.A
Participate in collaborative conversations with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

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Show the YouTube video: Spending and Saving from Brain Pop Jr.
Students will all watch the video to initially hook them into the lesson. Afterwards students will have a
Staging the minute to process what they just watched before turning and talking to their small group. Students will
Question/Hook discuss in their small groups the different things they saw in the video, and things that were talked about.
There is no right or wrong answer at this point, students are just sharing what stood out to them
pertaining to saving money.

Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3

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What are the costs of wants and needs? Why do people save money? What are some ways people save
money?

Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task

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After a read aloud and exploring different Examine sources and record ideas In small groups students collect ideas
sources students will create a t-chart about why it is important for people to based on prior knowledge, and
collage of wants and needs, including save money in a graphic organizer. sources evaluated from all days.
costs. This will be done in pairs, then Additionally, why/what people may be Students then complete a 3-panel
students will share out to the whole class. saving money for. comic showing ways people save
money.

Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources

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Source A: book Lily Learns About Wants Source A: image Food Source A: book A Chair for My Mother
and Needs by Lisa Bullard by Vera Williams
Source B: image House
Source B: video Needs and Wants Lesson Source B: image Bank
Source C: image People Shopping
Source C: image Get What You Really Want Source C: image Jar Filled with Money
Source D: image Grocery Shopping
Source D: book Charlie and Lola: I Really, Source D: image Piggy Bank
Source E: book Bunny Money by
Really Need Actual Ice Skates by Lauren
Rosemary Wells Source E: image Jobs
Child
Source F: image Chores

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Why is it important for you to save money? Students will apply their learning and use all
sources from within the days to answer the question. Independently students will create a
Argument mini poster explaining why it is important for people to save money. Additionally. Explain
Culminating why people save money along with examples of what they may be saving for, while
remembering to use the terms wants and needs. Lastly, make a connection to the real
Performance Task world by applying their learning and stating what they want to save for and how they will
save for it.

8 optional
Extension

Understand:

Taking Informed
Assess:
Action

Act:

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 What’s Your Content Angle?
1b
 Students learning why people save money
 The different ways people save money
 What wants are
 What needs are
 The idea that wants and needs cost money
 Showing why it is important to save money

The book, A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams provides the theme of saving money, and additionally why/how
people save money. In the story, a young girl explains the story of a fire that destroyed everything her mother,
grandmother, and her had. The family was able to get a new home; however, it was very empty because all they had in the
new home was what little was gifted to them by others. The young girl explains how they have a jar where the family is
filling up coins to get a new, comfy chair. The mom brings home change from her tips at work, and the daughter does little
chores at the diner her mom works at and adds the coins to the jar as well. This book shows how an individual can save
money from work, chores and put the money into a jar to save over time. In this story, the family wanted a chair which
shows just one of the many things a person may save money for.
The inquiry will include instructional activities in which students will gather information from the sources provided to
learn more about saving money. Not only will students learn wants/needs and why it is important to save money, but also
ways people can save money.

List Your Argument Stems

3b
Why is it important for you to save money?

1. When people begin to save money the idea of wants and needs comes to mind. After reading through the books,
watching the video, and examining pictures I am gaining a better understanding of wants and needs. I know that
wants are stuff that I would like to have but it is not essential to my life. Wants are things such as; a new ball, bike,
candy, coloring book, and much more. I also now know that needs are stuff that is essential to my life, and I need
them in order to live. Needs are things such as; housing, food, water, some clothing, and much more. I think that
people do save money so that they can have their needs, but also some of the wants that they wish for.
2. After looking through all the pictures and the book I think I have a good idea on why it is important for people to
save money. There were pictures of people shopping for stuff, grocery shopping, pictures of food, and even a
house. I believe that these are all things that are important for people to save up for and have in their lives. A home
and food are something that every single person needs, and it is important to them. I think it is important for people
to have our own wants and needs filled. Also, be able to buy gifts for others with our saved money like in the
book.
3. I think that there are many ways people can save money. In the book and a few pictures people save money by
filling up a jar of money or a piggy bank. These things I think are meant to be filled up slowly over time so
someone4 can save a lot for something they really want. Also, there were pictures of a bank and jobs. A lot of
people have jobs or do chores to help themselves save up money. Some people store their money in a bank instead
of a jar if they have a lot. From these sources I learned a lot about different ways people save money.

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