Lesson breakdown:
Students should be able to identify the meaning of ‘private limited’ and ‘public limited’ and to be able to state advantages and disadvantages of both forms of ownership. Each activity aims to give students a basic understanding of the features of both forms of ownership, and encourages students to be able to identify the benefits and limitations of PLC’s and LTD’s.
Learning Objectives
• To be able to identify how a limited company is formed
• To be able to explain the features of private limited companies
Included:
PowerPoint (PowerPoint format)
Starter Activity on PowerPoint
Worksheet with Answer Sheet
Plenary on PowerPoint
The purpose and nature of business activity resources.
This lesson aims to get students to begin learning about the basic economic problem. There are a range of resources to test their understanding and discuss a range of real world problems and businesses related to business activity.
Included:
Starter activity
Explanation of needs, wants, the economic problem, and scarcity.
Main activity (on PPT and separate worksheet depending if you want to print)
Plenary (PPT & separate worksheet)
Lesson plan
This lesson allows students to compare a range of business objectives, research business objectives, and then question the ethical issues relating to business.
Lesson includes;
PPT (starter and plenary included)
Main activity separate
iGCSE 1.5.1 (However could be used for the normal GCSE syllabus)****
• Need for business objectives and the importance of them
• Different business objectives, e.g. survival, growth, profit and market share
• Objectives of social enterprises
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Students should be able to explain how climate change impacts tourism and tourist sites. Each activity aims to build upon students understanding of positive and negative impacts of climate change on the tourism and hospitality industry.
Learning Objectives
• To be able to identify the key influences of climate change on tourism
• To be able to assess the possible effects of global warming and climate change on tourism
Included:
PowerPoint
Starter
Three Main Activities
Plenary
Lesson Plan
Students should be able to explain what is meant by the term ‘partnerships’ and understand the key features of this form of business structure. Each activity aims to build upon students understanding of business partnerships and what the advantages and disadvantages are of forming a partnership.
Learning Objectives
•To be able to explain the key features of business partnerships
•To be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages of operating in as a partnership.
Included:
PowerPoint
Starter
Three Main Activities
Plenary
Lesson Plan
Students should be able to identify the meaning of ‘assets and liabilities’ and the purpose of creating a balance sheet Each activity aims to build upon students understanding of the features of assets and liabilities.
Learning Objectives
•To be able to identify what is meant by the term ‘asset’ and ‘liability’ .
•To be able to construct a balance sheet with financial information.
Included:
PowerPoint
Starter
Three Main Activities
Plenary
Lesson Plan
Included:
PPT (with bell ringer, starter, and plenary)
Main activity
Homework activity
*Notes are included in the PPT (notes section) to assist with delivering the lesson.
2.3.4 Legal controls over employment issues.
Included:
PPT (with bell ringer, starter, main activity & exam questions included).
Printable QR codes to be used for plenary activity.
*This lesson requires students to conduct research on the internet and then present their findings, therefore I would recommend teaching it over two lessons.
An interactive escape room lesson about working capital. Easy to prep lesson, as task cards simply need to be printed in advance. The lesson provides a fun introduction to working capital, the difference between assets and liabilities, and solvency.
Included:
Five task cards to complete the escape room relating to working capital.
PowerPoint with starter and plenary
Lesson Plan
Answer sheet for teacher
Answer sheet for students to complete
An interactive escape room lesson about the different methods for training employees. Easy to prep lesson, as task cards simply need to be printed in advance. The lesson provides a fun introduction to on-the-job, off-the-job, and induction training.
Included:
Five task cards to complete the escape room relating to training methods
PowerPoint with starter and plenary
Lesson Plan
Answer sheet for teacher
Answer sheet for students to complete
Escape room lesson that is focused around the job description and person specification elements of the recruitment process. There are five activities that students can complete in groups exploring the key terminology that links with the topic. Students can compete to complete the activities in the quickest time frame.
Escape room activities that are the perfect supplement for any business course!
An interactive escape room lesson that introduces students to the topic of private and public limited companies. There are six fun task cards that include activities relating to the advantages and disadvantages of private and public limited companies, and the features of each form of ownership. This lesson works well for teaching students about differences between PLCs and LTDs and what is meant by each of the key terms.
Lesson Objectives:
• To to be able to identify the features of private and public limited companies
• To be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages of operating as a private and public limited company
Included:
Six task cards
PowerPoint with starter and plenary
Lesson Plan
Answer sheet for teacher
Answer sheet for students
An interactive escape room lesson that explores online safety. There are six fun task cards that include activities relating to dangers of online safety and how to stay safe online.
Lesson Objectives:
•To be able to identify the potential dangers when surfing the internet
•To be able to explain how to stay safe online
Included:
Six task cards
PowerPoint with starter and plenary
Lesson Plan
Answer sheet for teacher
Answer sheet for students
Escape room activities that are the perfect supplement for any business course!
An interactive escape room lesson that introduces students to the topic of competition in business. There are six fun task cards that include activities relating to the various aspects of competition in business.
Lesson Objectives:
• To be able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of competitors
• To be able to explain how to assess the strengths and weaknesses of competitors
Included:
Six task cards
PowerPoint with starter and plenary
Lesson Plan
Answer sheet for teacher
Answer sheet for students
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An interactive escape room lesson about specialization and division of labor. Easy to prep lesson, as task cards simply need to be printed in advance. The lesson provides a fun introduction to specialization and the advantages and disadvantages of division of labor.
Included:
Five task cards to complete the escape room relating to specialization and the division of labor.
PowerPoint with starter and plenary
Lesson Plan
Answer sheet for teacher
Answer sheet for students to complete
This lesson gets students to discuss what an ‘agenda’ is, and then they have to create one together acting as different stakeholders.
The roles are not included in this PPT, however I previously got students to base their activity around the potential opening of an airport. I have added in a video clip that interviews local residents, this could be used to brainstorm the different stakeholders in this situation before planning out the agenda and conducting the meeting (each student acting as a stakeholder in the scenario).
Included:
PPT
Main activity
Starter
Youtube stakeholder clip
This is a fun, interactive, easy to teach lesson focused around the ‘business lifecycle’.
Included:
Lesson plan (with a range of extra ideas to build upon learning depending on lesson length).
Two separate printable activities to build upon students’ understanding of the topic.
Printable starter & plenary activity
Included:
x3 Printable activities each suited for teaching the production of goods and services.
The activities focus upon:
The benefits and limitations of technology relating to production
The relationship between employee productivity and output
Each could be used for a separate lesson and build upon student’s understanding of motivation in business.
Escape room activities that are the perfect supplement for any computer science course!
An interactive escape room lesson that introduces students to the topic of hardware and software. There are six fun task cards that include activities relating to the what is meant by ‘hardware’ and ‘software’ and examples of both.
Lesson Objectives:
• To be able to identify what is meant by ‘hardware’ and ‘software’.
• To be able to identify examples of both hardware and software.
Included:
Six task cards
PowerPoint with starter and plenary
Lesson Plan
Answer sheet for teacher
Answer sheet for students