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SHS 1 Business Management 1st Semester Week 1 Lesson Plan

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Weekly Learning Plan
Subject	Business Management	Week	1
Duration	60 minutes	Form	SHS 1
Strand	Managing Businesses and the Legal Framework of Businesses	Sub-Strand	Forms of Business
Learning Outcome(s)	1.1.1.LO.1 - Examine what business means and compare major ownership forms, including their features, benefits, challenges and funding options.
Learning Indicator(s)	1.1.1.LI.1 - Explain business, its objectives and role in society, then classify businesses using common criteria.
Lesson Focus	Explain business, its objectives and role in society, then classify businesses using common criteria.
Previous Knowledge	Learners recall the immediately preceding knowledge/skill needed to engage with Meaning, nature and purpose of business; the starter diagnoses this rather than assuming mastery.
Lesson Objective(s)	Identify or explain the key subject idea/procedure in Meaning, nature and purpose of business. Complete the concrete guided/practical task for Meaning, nature and purpose of business accurately. Apply Meaning, nature and purpose of business independently to a new case, data set, text, material or performance situation.
Essential Question(s)	What evidence or procedure is needed to work accurately with Meaning, nature and purpose of business? What would a strong practical/application response to Meaning, nature and purpose of business look like? How would changing the context, data or constraints affect a decision about Meaning, nature and purpose of business?
Pedagogical Strategies	Diagnostic questioning Experiential/problem-based learning Collaborative analysis Guided modelling Independent application Peer/self assessment
Teaching & Learning Resources	Local enterprise profile Business case data sheet Decision/briefing template Calculator where needed
Key Notes on Differentiation
Content	Provide a partially completed example, labelled materials or vocabulary support for learners who need scaffolding in Meaning, nature and purpose of business. Extend the task by adding a new constraint, less familiar case or requirement to compare alternatives in Meaning, nature and purpose of business.
Process	Use mixed-ability pairs for the first application, then require an individual transfer task. Allow oral/visual demonstration where appropriate while retaining the same subject accuracy criteria.
Product	Use a checklist/rubric tied to the concrete output for this week rather than participation alone. For advanced work, require justification with evidence, calculations, source reference or quality criteria.
Success Criteria	The learner uses correct subject terminology and evidence. The learner completes the week’s concrete product/calculation/performance with acceptable accuracy. The learner explains why the procedure/choice fits the stated context rather than giving a memorised general answer.
Homework	Choose a familiar local business and prepare a one-page evidence table for Meaning, nature and purpose of business: observation/evidence, interpretation and recommended action.

Lesson Activities
Stage	Teacher Activity	Learner Activity	Assessment / DoK
Starter10 minutes	Display cards showing familiar Ghanaian businesses and ask learners to group them by size, ownership, purpose or sector, explaining each choice.	Inspect the prompt/materials, record an initial response about Meaning, nature and purpose of business, and justify it briefly.	Not provided.
Activity 115 minutes	Guide learners to define business from the examples, identify typical objectives, and distinguish the role of business in satisfying needs, employment and wealth creation.	Use the business cards to identify objectives and social roles, then record evidence for each classification.	Check that claims are tied to facts in the enterprise profile.
Activity 220 minutes	Give groups mixed definition, description and example cards for size, ownership, purpose and sector; require each group to build a correct classification board.	Match each business example to the correct classification criterion and justify any case that could fit more than one category.	Assess diagnosis, feasibility of action and business justification.
Activity 310 minutes	Give each learner a different mini-enterprise card and require a concise evidence-based response on Meaning, nature and purpose of business.	Prepare a short management/business briefing for Meaning, nature and purpose of business: state the issue, evidence, decision, expected result and one risk/limitation.	Check that the individual briefing identifies a real issue and a defensible response.

Lesson Closure

Return to the local enterprise profile and ask learners to state one fact that supports—and one fact that could weaken—their conclusion about Meaning, nature and purpose of business. Complete a one-minute exit response using a concrete example from the lesson on Meaning, nature and purpose of business.

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