Hi! I enjoy designing curriculum for students who want to advance their grade or want to have clearer understanding of a particular topic. A qualified English and Social Science teacher, I have many years experience teaching across Australia and Asia. The rigours of teaching has meant less time for teachers preparing valuable lessons. Therefore, any aid to address this is welcome. The great feature of my material is that it has been test driven in the classroom.
Hi! I enjoy designing curriculum for students who want to advance their grade or want to have clearer understanding of a particular topic. A qualified English and Social Science teacher, I have many years experience teaching across Australia and Asia. The rigours of teaching has meant less time for teachers preparing valuable lessons. Therefore, any aid to address this is welcome. The great feature of my material is that it has been test driven in the classroom.
This is the ultimate package for teaching students in Business Studies about the statement of financial position. The material covers two lessons. In this package your teaching will be supported by
comprehensive PPT slides that cover the topic
an example of a statement of financial position
three (3) activities that entrench understandingf of the topic
This is the ideal package for the busy teacher that wants access to relevant material on the topic and covers the topic superbly.
This is a comprehensive coverage of the topic of Motivating Employees. It is the ideal PPT for teaching all aspects of this topic. This teacher support of 22 slides IS REALLY TWO LESSONS. It addresses:
why people work and what motivation means
the benefits of a well - motivated workforce
the concept of human needs- Maslow’s Hierarchy
key motivational theories - Taylor and Herzberg
financial motivators like wages, salaries, bonuses, commission and profit sharing
non- financial methods of motivation like job rotation, job enrichment, team work , training and opportunities for promotion.
This lesson is guaranteed to engage your students as they become cognizant of the different pricing methods used in business.
Lesson Objectives;
At the completion of this lesson, all students, should be able to:
Determine the difference between pricing methods.
Understand their advantages and disadvantages.
Apply the different methods in different scenarios.
Understand the significance of elasticity iand inelasticity of demand in business operations.
A set of 18 PPT slides to support your teaching of this important topic.
A PPT that covers two lessons and has a major case study as an activity for your students to complete. What is on offer?
A valuable resource that will guide your students to understand concepts and use these concepts in activities.
By the end of the lessons your students will have learnt :
how business activity can impact on the environment like global warming.
the concepts of externalities and sustainability and their application to business operations. Students complete a case study to affirm understanding.
how and why businesses react to environmental pressures and opportunities- examining the influence of the community and pressure groups on business decision making
the role of legal controls over business activity affecting the environment like pollution controls
ethical issues a business might face like conflicts between making profits and ethical business practice and reactions and responses to child labour.
As you know understanding concepts plays an integral part in completing a Business Studies Course.
This is an introductory Business Studies course so the number of concepts is not exhaustive.
Consequently, this cheatsheet offers:
A number of terms and definitions to build a foundation in Business Studies.
A matching of terms and definitions for better understanding
A ready reference for students to help with their collection of concepts
This bundle package on Income Statements is guaranteed to engage your students as they not only understand the features of an income statement but become proficient in analysing an income statement. The series of questions and case studies entrench learning.
Lesson Objectives;
At the completion of this lesson, all students, should be able to:
• Determine the difference between profit and cash flow.
• Understand how a profit is made and the different types of profit.
• Understand the importance of profit to private sector businesses, e.g. reward for risk taking/enterprise, source of finance.
• Understand the importance of profit to governments
• Understand the main features of an income statement, e.g. revenue, cost of sales, gross profit, net profit, net profit after tax and retained profit.
• Interpret simple income statements for decision making purposes.
• Compile their own income statements based on data.
Resources available are a series of PPT slides and to affirm learning supplementary worksheets.
This material on Business Classification is guaranteed to engage your students as they not only understand the features of various business sectors but also become aware of the relative importance of different sectors in different economies over time. A 19 slide ppt with questions and a series of multiple choice questions to entrench concepts are provided.
At the completion of this lesson, all students should be able to:
• Classify businesses into relevant business sectors
• Understand the different methods of classifying businesses
• Understand the difference between a developing economy and a developed economy.
• Understand the relative importance of business sectors in different economies
• Identify the changes in economic structure of different economies
• Understand the changes in different economies
This is a superb resource as it combines understanding concepts with a matching of terms and meanings and affirming understanding of these concepts with creative activities.
The student will learn:
all the major concepts associated with this topic
to affirm understanding through creative activities
to appreciate the intricacies of the various production methods and their application to businesses.
This lesson combines the techniques of technology in production and analysis of production methods to improve productivity. The student is challenged by exam style questions. Students learn:
how to answer exam style questions about production.
the various technology techniques to improve productivty in production.
the ways to produce efficiently by reducing wastage to induce productivity.
to analyse the best production types to utilise in different scenarios.
The outcome for students from this lesson is to understand best production practice and how to always strive for productivity improvement.
A grand finale to the marketing mix component of the Business Studies Course A most suitable PPT that covers the impact of technology on the economy. Also, in the same vein how it impacts on the 4Ps in marketing .
By the end of the lesson your students will have learnt :
The relationship between technology and the 4Ps: Product, Price, Place and Promotion
About the concept of ecommerce
The advantages and disadvantages of ecommerce for business
The advantages and disadvantages of ecommerce for consumers
The advantages and disadvantages of the internet for businesses and consumers.
Therefore, you have a succint PPT for instant application in the classroom.
A bonanza sale of four(4) topics in one bundle to quench your thirst for content about the financial statements component of the IGCSE Business Studies course. This package not only saves time for your lesson planning but you receive quality activities to support the learning curve.
This bundle of information offers:
4 PPTS
One (1) cashflow worksheet
One (1) Income Statement worksheet
Three (3) Statement of Financial Position worksheets
Two (2) Analysis of Business worksheets
This is a valuable resource for teachers wanting to steer their students through the labyrinth of concepts relating to the financial information and financial decisions of the IGCSE Business Studies Course. It is a bundle of information covering 3 topics: Cash Flow forecasting, Income Statements and the Statement of Financial Position. What you will receive is:
49 PPT slides covering these topics
a series of worksheets and examples of cash flow statements, Income Statements and the Statement of Financial Position
sufficient content to cover 4 or more lessons.
Have you examined the factors businesses consider for overseas expansion?
This PPT is not just a collection of viewpoints but an insight to practical considerations by businesses in taking the step to expand overseas.
What the student learns is:
The factors that a business could consider when deciding which country to locate operations in.
Factors affecting Manufacturing, Service and other Tertiary Sector businesses.
An insight to the China Scene- not the flavour of the month
Personal experiences of the author in regard to overseas expansion
The role of legal controls on location decisions.
Students’ success in Business Studies depends mainly on their understanding of concepts. To even answer a question that could be worth 6 marks on Paper 1 may need the student to understand a definition of a term in the question. So, what is on offer here is a challenge for the students to learn about concepts through a series of multiple choice questions. 5 Multiple Choice Tests which cover the first section of the IGCSE Business Studies Course are provided for students’ learning. The student learns:
the definitions of terms
application of concepts
analysis of different scenarios
This is a concise coverage of the costs aspects of production that will make learning so much easier for students. A brief reference is made to break even analysis to whet the students’ appetite for more.
The concepts of fixed, variable, total costs and average costs are clearly explained to assist students understanding.
Examples are used to clarify meaning of the different costs.
Diagrammatic representation of fixed, variable and total costs are provided to enhance understanding of these costs.
Break even analysis is simply explained to help students’ understanding.
In this lesson students will understand the difference between cash flow and profits which are two concepts that are easily confused.
By the end of this lesson which consists of 18 PPT slides and a revision worksheet to affirm understanding students will achieve the following
understand the importance of cash
Understand what cashflow is.
Identify the difference between cash inflows and cash outflows.
Affirm the difference through an exercise
Understand the cash flow cycle
Understand the uses of cash flow forecasts
Understand that cash flow is not PROFIT via an activity
Understand a cashflow forecast by examining a case study
The resources are 18 slides of as PPT and 10 questions on a worksheet involving understanding of key concepts and interpretation of cashflow forecast tables.
This is the ultimate package for teaching students in Business Studies about entrepreneurship and the business plan. The material covers three or more lessons. In this package your teaching will be supported by :
comprehensive PPT slides that cover the topic of business entrepreneurs and the business plan with emphasis on modern entrepreneurs.
an entrepreneur’s profile for students to compile through research
an entrepreneur skills assessment
a business plan to be completed by students.
Your students learn how :
to entrench concepts about entrepreneurship
use research skills to create a profile on an entrepreneur
to affirm concepts relating to business plans
This is the ideal package for the busy teacher that wants access to relevant material on the topic and covers the topic superbly.
This is the ultimate package for teaching students in Business Studies about the Economic Issues. The material covers three lessons. In this package your teaching will be supported by:
41 PPT easy to read Slides that cover the topic comprehensively.
A number of examples in the slides to simplify concepts.
2 Activities on worksheets that entrench understandingf of the topic.
By the end of these lessons your students will have a firm grasp of government economic policy methods and their application to business operations.
This is a time saving resource for the busy teacher.It covers two lessons and supports a conducive learning platform for students. Your students will learn:
to understand the concept of the business cycle.
to understand the key economic objectives of governments.
what the are the key economic indicators of the health of an economy.
to understand government economic policy instruments like fiscal, monetary and supply side policies.
how governments address issues of high unemployment and inflation, declining economic growth and balance of payments deficits.
to analyse the impact of government economic policy on businesses.
To analyse the impact of government economic policy on consumers.
The resources to guide your teaching include:
A 41 slide PPT
A 17 questions worksheet focused on concepts relating to economic issues.
An absolute time saver for the busy teacher. This bundle of worksheets helps to explain different concepts associated with costs of production. The student entrenches costs concepts and applies them. The worksheets focus on :
a quiz addressing the concepts of fixed, variable costs, average and total costs and economies of scale and diseconomies of scale
an application of the cost concepts and their calculation through case studies
an application of economies of scale through case studies
At the end of completion students are cognizant of concepts and can apply them in a number of business scenarios.