Everything that you need to teach Unit 1: Introduction to Economics of IB DP Economics (first assessment 2022). For Unit 2: Real World Issue 1 (Microeconomics) see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12793808 The recommended teaching time for this unit is 10 hours (for both standard level & higher level) and these materials more than cover it: 86 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in syllabus) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets for every lesson Practice questions Links to relevant videos and other external resources Reading diary (with recommended reading list) Topics covered include: Economics as a social science Factors of production Scarcity Opportunity cost Production possibilities curve model (PPC/PPF) Circular flow of income Positive & normative statements Marx, Smith, Keynes

Full lesson on FPTP (first-past-the-post) electoral system used with my Y12 Politics students (Edexcel), includes: 23-slide PowerPoint Full explanation of FPTP (with pros and cons and anomalies outlined) Learner activities throughout (with real data and examples to explore) Links to relevant articles and video on boundary changes

1-hour AS-level Business Studies lesson on Motivation (Maslow, Mayo & Taylor) used with my Year 12 students (Cambridge, Unit 2). Includes: Starter task (on Goleman, McGregor, Mintzberg) PowerPoint (with learning tasks) Practice questions Link to relevant 7-min Ted Talk Previous lesson on Theory X & Theory Y and emotional intelligence is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12583931 Earlier lesson on leadership styles (autocratic, democratic etc) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12579237 Earlier lesson on Mintzberg here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12579229

AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on the 1979 UK general election as part of Voter behaviour & the media module. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter task (students must decipher 1979 election data) Homework task Some prior knowledge is required so please see previous lessons below: Introduction to voter behaviour & the media): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155 ‘Typical’ party voters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578310 Understanding political data: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580693 Ethnicity, gender & education: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12587224 Governing competence: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591090 Party manifestos: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591103 Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) touching on ethnicity, gender and education as part of Voter behaviour & the media module. Includes: PowerPoint Starter task Worksheet (that I get them to fill in gradually as we cover each factor) Previous lessons: Introduction to voter behaviour & the media): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155 ‘Typical’ party voters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578310 Understanding political data: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580693 Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

IGCSE Business Studies lesson on Economies & diseconomies of scale (Unit 4, Cambridge) used with my Year 11 students. Related resources: Previous lesson on Costs & break-even: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12604362 8-lesson section 6 bundle here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528395

AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering the functions of money and role of financial markets. Full 1-hour lesson includes: PowerPoint Quick quiz on key concepts so far Worksheet (challenging students to research whether Bitcoin satisifies the functions of money) Role of financial markets (video and mind map) Practice 4-mark question (with mark scheme) Part of a series of lessons. Lesson 1 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528554 Lesson 2 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528577 Lesson 3 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528586 Lesson 4 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528605 Lesson 5 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528624 Lesson 6 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528791 Bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890 P.S. I adapted the worksheet from a site called econedlink. The original can be found here: https://econedlink.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Money-Checklist.pdf

AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering price elasticity of demand (PED). Full 1-hour lesson includes: PowerPoint Activities Previous exam practice questions Worksheet Homework 7-lesson bundle covering all chapters on consumer behaviour, demand, and supply can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12535155 8-lesson bundle for previous chapters (the economic problem; factors of production; functions of money; specialisation/division of labour; production possibility frontiers etc) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890

A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) on the Ansoff Matrix used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter on strategic analysis techniques Ansoff Matrix explained Ansoff Matrix detailed example (Coca-Cola) Ansoff Matrix student task (with template) Strategic management glossary / worksheet Previous lessons: SWOT & PEST: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621941 Boston Matrix: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621952 Porter’s Five Forces: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621959 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) on decision trees used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter on strategic analysis techniques Decision trees explained Decision trees example Decision trees student task Practice questions Strategic management glossary / worksheet Previous lessons: SWOT & PEST: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621941 Boston Matrix: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621952 Porter’s Five Forces: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621959 Ansoff Matrix: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621967 Force-field analysis: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621974 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) on Porter’s Five Forces used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter on strategic analysis techniques Porter’s Five Forces explained Porter’s Five Forces detailed example (McDonald’s) Porter’s Five Forces student task Strategic management glossary / worksheet Previous lessons: SWOT & PEST: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621941 Boston Matrix: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621952 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) covering R&D (research and development) and new product development used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) R&D mind map Links to videos (R&D at Microsoft; TED Talk) Links to relevant news articles (on UK govt funding for R&D) Question worksheet Essay homework question (with differentiated help grid) The whole lot takes about 3 hours lesson time to complete. Previous lesson on Elasticities: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12605612 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

Lesson 6 covering Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): External influences on business activity - environmental and ethical issues. PowerPoint looks at ethical issues (child labour; bribery; collusion) and asks students to think about what businesses have to gain from being ethical (and what damage might be done from being unethical). Students are then challenged to produce a ‘consumer boycott’ poster based on an unethical practice of their choosing. Worksheet with key terms table to fill in, questions to answer and poster instructions/ideas also attached. 8-lesson bundle (£4) here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528395

Full lesson covering the start of Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): external influences on business activity PowerPoint takes students through main government objectives:** low inflation, low unemployment, economic growth & balance of payments**. Also attached is a worksheet with key terms table to fill in and questions to answer. Easily filled a 1-hour lesson. 8-lesson bundle (£4) here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528395

AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) discussing social class as part of Voter behaviour & the media module. 1-hour lesson includes: PowerPoint Starter quiz Student activities Homework Previous lesson (introduction to voter behaviour & the media) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155 Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering Business objectives. Lesson covers profit maximisation, revenue maximisation, sales volume maximisation, divorce of ownership from control. PowerPoint Starter task on business size Worksheet to fill in Homework/class task (depending on length of lesson) Took my Y13s about 2 hours to complete all told. Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

Quick payback period lesson used with my Year 13 Business students. PPT includes: Starter quiz on finance formulas Payback period (explanation and worked example) Student practice questions (and answers) Link to relevant short video

Simply sheet for students to practice and explain the diagrams that they need to know in Microeconomics: PPFs; producer and consumer surplus; price ceilings/floors; negative externalities; indirect tax; subsidies & more. Used with my Year 12s for revision when near end of Unit 1: Markets in action. Easily filled an hour (with some left over for homework)

A list of microeconomics news articles relating to each chapter of Edexcel International A-level Economics, Student Book 1 and Student Book 2 for Year 12 & 13 Economics students. Most articles are taken from The FT (subscription required). See bottom of each list for help getting free accounts for students.