Junior Certificate Business Studies on-line resources
This draft plan is a work in progress and is constantly reviewed & updated
The SLSS Graphic Organiser Booklet will be used throughout the course as a form of AfL along with, oral/written recap of previous lesson, use of lower,
higher and open questions with built in wait time, observation of pair and share, tests using multiple choice, matching terms with pictures or explanations,
calculations, bookkeeping and open questions, portfolio/project work to include research on internet, newspapers, preparing graphic organizers, flash
cards & table quiz designed by students. Other AfL resources are available on the NCCA website.
A variety of appropriate methodologies will be used during each lesson including lecture, one to one, individual work, guided discovery, pair work, group
work (3 to 4), jigsaw, placemat, my little book, student teaching, students creating on-line resources.........
Literacy strategies as explained in Between the Lines (pages 26-73) will be integrated into lessons where appropriate. JCSP whole school approaches.
Oral language will be developed through the use of pair & share, group work, oral presentations, debates & role play.
Writing genres such as reports & letter will be used where appropriate & the business department will consult with other department that use these
genres also. Checklists will be used to help assess reading, writing & oral language.
Resources from the Trinity Immigrant Initiative (elsp.ie) will be hyperlinked to access keywords and other resources useful for all students.
Numeracy strategies will be integrated into lessons where appropriate eg. common use of calculators, key words Maths dictionary for kids.,
estimate/calculate/check, problem solving – posters, think/pair/share, cooperative learinig. Any activities common to business & Project Maths will be
identified. Some exercises can be found on IXL practice questions
LINKS TO CURRICULUM BASED RESOURCES
scoilnet.ie
Examinations.ie studyclix
NCTE Web
Resources
skool.ie
e-xamit
etests
teachnet.ie
Freerice.com
Khan Academy
JC subject Fact
sheets
Edmodo
LINKS TO WEB 2.0 TOOLS FOR CREATING RESOURCES
animoto.com (video)
Wordle.net (word cloud)
Download Photostory (video)
Tagxedo.com (word cloud)
Download Audacity (sound rec.)
Study Stack (flashcards, crosswords, Puzzlemaker (create crosswords,
matching exercises, tests, hangman)
wordsearches, etc)
Memrise (game based learning)
Quizlet.com (flashcards, vocab)
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Hyperlinked Junior Certificate Business Studies Plan – 1st Year
Resources
Week
Unit/Topic
Differentiated
Learning Outcomes
Oct
INCOME
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Define income
Identify types of regular &
additional income
Define & calculate
Basic pay,
overtime, commission, time
rate & piece rate
Voluntary & statutory
deductions
Gross & net pay
General
Differentiated
Resources
Assessment
For Learning
Of Learning
Chapter 5
KWL chart
Worksheets/book
Observation of pair &
share
PDST.ie
powerpoint
Q & A –Blooms prompts
student generated
animoto videos
etest
Literacy
Numeracy
comprehension,
language, estimation,
writing, oral language
problem solving
strategies
strategies
Elsp keywords etc.
Wage & tax calc
Pair & share &
LUVE2CU to help with
problem solving
exercises
Addition of hours
worked
Multiplication of hours
worked by rate per
hour
Getting % of tax
Deducting PAYE/PRSI
Project maths exercise
page 21
Calculating piece rate
Evaluation
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Resources
Week
Unit/Topic
Differentiated
Learning Outcomes
Oct
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General
Differentiated
Resources
Assessment
For Learning
Of Learning
EXPENDITURE
Chapter 6
KWL chart
Understand
Opportunity cost & impulse
buying
Distinguish between fixed,
irregular & discretionay exp
Identify examples of each
Evaluate value for money
Calculate ESB & phone bills
Worksheets/book
Observation of pair &
share
PDST.ie Powerpoint
Q & A – Blooms prompts
Skool.ie Lesson on
expenditure
Skool.ie Revision
Skool.ie Quiz
Literacy
comprehension,
language, estimation,
writing, oral language
problem solving
strategies
strategies
Trinity immigrant
Evaluate best value
initiative –key words
Convert grams to kg
etc.
Oral presentation of
students own record of
exp
SEC Short Ques
etest
Numeracy
Written report of
expenditure (9 points)
P/Q or Q/P
Calc ESB & phone bills
Project maths exercise
on graphing
expenditure on texts
pages 19 & 20
Evaluation
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Resources
Week
Unit/Topic
Differentiated
Learning Outcomes
General
Differentiated
Resources
Assessment
Literacy
Numeracy
For Learning
Of Learning
comprehension,
writing, oral language
strategies
language, estimation,
problem solving
strategies
Oct
Evaluation
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