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Teaching Guidance
Activities 1(lesson 1)
THE SOLE TRADER WORD GAME
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Left click once on each label and drag it. Left click again to drop
drop the label. Press Esc to end…
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Students were asked to read handout ST. word
ST power point was then used. Students were
split into two groups(although this is not
necessary)They were told that the word was
something to do with the information they had
just read. One member of one team then comes
up clicks on W1(bottom row) and a blank
appears(in this case the word entrepreneur would
not be there) The team member then clicks on
any letter at the top or bottom, if its in the word
the letter/s appear. The rest of the team are able to
make suggestions after asking permission to do
so!. If it is not the letter turns red. When the team
get it right add up the ‘reds’ and then let the next
team member from the other team do the same. In
the meantime everyone highlights the word in the
text. After all words have been completed add up
the scores! Now the class transfer the words (in
order) into their handout and write down the
definition or explanation.-could just do the first 5
the rest then form a homework.
Now introduce dropST power point. Ask
individual students (volunteers or conscripts)to
drag and drop each ‘card’ in turn into either the
benefits or drawbacks. Ask the student to
elaborate as to why it is a benefit or drawback.
After class agreement ask students to write the
information in the appropriate section of their
handout. Then ask the next ‘volunteer’ etc etc.
Now introduce bingo ST power point. Students
draw up a 3 by 3 grid (9 squares) They then pick
any 9 words from the 12 given (‘go to balls’
first!)
Then click on ‘press’and the balls will juggle.
Then get a student to click on R of release balls –
a definition will then appear. The students then
cross the word this refers to off, if they have it.
Do this until ‘S’ is reached . The students can
play for a line(straight or diagonal) This activity
encourages further understanding and retention of
information.
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Then a full house. However to ‘win’ they have to
read the word and the definition out !
The other activity could be used for revision.
Activity 1 continued
In the matching game 6 words/phrases appear and
flash and their corresponding definitions appear.
Students are asked to watch. Then choose pupils to
click on the bottom ‘arrow bar’ and then W1 to go to
the first game and so on. The idea is to match word
and definition (give one or two goes) then get the next
student to do matching game 2(bottom arrow bar
again) etc!
Activity 2 (lesson 2)
Repeat the above- hand out relevant notes.
The same activities relevant to a partnership
are contained here.
Activity 3(lesson 3)
Introduce drop match (a review of last lesson)
Students can drag and drop definitions and
explanations next to each other!
Now introduce ‘game instruction’ power
point-ask students to watch. Appoint two
accountants who can update the graph below
when the screen returns to it. Handout
relevant notes. This game emphasises certain
skills in the skills framework such as working
with number and thinking. It also provides a
forum for discussion regarding the running of
a business.
Now introduce game ST power point
The first student clicks on ‘start M1’
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The following screen appears. The student is
allowed 5 clicks to reveal 5 different
pictures(These represent various things about
the sole trader business) the class are asked to
circle the 5 on their sheets
The ‘free bonus’ is now clicked and the power
point reveals a graph. Click Auto to gain an
automatic £5000 profit for this month. Then
the top bar to return to the game board.
The next student clicks M2 and the following
screen will appear.
They must check to see whether this particular
picture was revealed earlier. The teacher can now
talk about the point raised, in this case illness and
ask questions. The student can then click ‘?’ for a
question or ‘W’ for the word game.
If they click ‘W’ the following screen will
appear.
The student then clicks W1 to go to the word
game. The idea is to get the correct word within
10 reds to gain another £5000. After completion
click on the arrow and the graph will again be
revealed. Click on Auto to gain the automatic
£5000 for the month and then either +1 or +2. (+1
if either they matched the picture or got the word
right within 10/ +2 if they got the picture and the
word right!)
Then click the top bar to return to the game and
the next student clicks on M3 etc etc.
Note if they chose ‘?’ instead of ‘W’ then if they
get the question correct the first time then the
screen automatically returns to the graph and the
same rules apply.
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If they get the question wrong incorrect appears.
The student clicks on the arrow and the screen
returns to the question. It will only return to the
graph when the answer is correct however the
student only gains the relevant profit if they
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answered correctly first time. They can still
however gain +1 if they matched the picture
earlier.
The class are asked to update their graphs on a
monthly basis! At the end of the game they all
update their graphs and figures.
A discussion can then take place as a plenary
about some of the issues covered such as the
importance of market research/ business planning
etc
GAME P (partnerships) works in much the same
way except the profit is measured in £10,000
units to suggest the greater earning power of this
type of structure. This game is played using
different students than before.
Activity 4 (lesson 4) This lesson follows the
same pattern as activity 1. The handout is given
out. The word game covers the LTD and PLC
structures. The drag and drop activity is used to
emphasise the similarities and the differences
between a PLC and a LTD.
Activity 5(lesson 5) This lesson again follows
the same pattern as activity 1. The focus here
is on social enterprises in particular the cooperative structure. The students were also
asked to complete an examination style
question from a past examination paper on
this topic. Any good text book will also have
suitable questions.
Activity 6(lesson 6) As for activity 1. The
lesson focuses on the charity organisation. The
drag and drop activity asks students to
consider aspects of charity organisation. All
the answers are covered in the relevant
handout.
The power point (public benefit) was used as a
basis for considering what is a public benefit.
Eight students were asked to play the role of
individuals who wished to set up different
charities(the students were given the relevant
information from the handout public benefit..)
The rest of the class were able to ask questions
about the project. Then the class decided
whether they would allow the charity
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application on the basis of whether they
thought it was for the public benefit or not.
They were asked to justify their decision( Each
role player stood in front of the screen as they
were asked questions.)Note this also works
well if the teacher takes the role/s!
Activity 7(lesson 7)
A consolidation activity. The students were
split into mixed ability pairs and were given
the task of completing the handout in rough on
separate paper(or sugar paper)/This would
also work as group work. Or pairs could be
asked to concentrate on one or two sections
depending on the group ability.
The drag and drop activity was used to
encourage discussion on the previous activity.
Students were asked to place the structure
card in the positions they thought were most
appropriate and then justify their choices.
Activity 8
These are a selection of multiple choice
questions relevant to this area. They can be
used for revision or as lesson reviews.
Any relevant textbook or examination
questions can be used in conjunction with any
of the resources here. There are also some very
good TV programmes that can be used to
supplement the material. For example
dragons’ den. Role plays are also available on
their web site.
Overall
All these activities were also used by year 12
students. They particularly enjoyed the
novelty value of the activities and I would
definitely recommend using these resources to
introduce these topics at AS level.
Make sure that you know which words are
coming up on the word game and also that you
have your projector switched off before you
start the individual games otherwise the slides
will be viewable by students in advance! Be
prepared for an argument regarding the
‘words’ VAT, PLC and LTD or not as the case
may be if you use this for year 12 though!
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