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SHS 1 Business Management 1st Semester Week 10 Lesson Plan

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Weekly Learning Plan
Subject	Business Management	Week	10
Duration	60 minutes	Form	SHS 1
Strand	Managing Businesses and the Legal Framework of Businesses	Sub-Strand	Functions of Management
Learning Outcome(s)	1.1.2.LO.1 - Explain the key ideas related to functions of management: directing and leadership.
Learning Indicator(s)	1.1.2.LI.5 - Functions of management: directing and leadership
Lesson Focus	Functions of management: directing and leadership
Previous Knowledge	Learners recall the immediately preceding knowledge/skill needed to engage with Functions of management: directing and leadership; the starter diagnoses this rather than assuming mastery.
Lesson Objective(s)	Identify or explain the key subject idea/procedure in Functions of management: directing and leadership. Complete the concrete guided/practical task for Functions of management: directing and leadership accurately. Apply Functions of management: directing and leadership 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 Functions of management: directing and leadership? What would a strong practical/application response to Functions of management: directing and leadership look like? How would changing the context, data or constraints affect a decision about Functions of management: directing and leadership?
Pedagogical Strategies	Diagnostic questioning Experiential/problem-based learning Collaborative analysis Guided modelling Independent application Peer/self assessment
Teaching & Learning Resources	Business case sheet Flowchart/organogram template Sticky notes Flip chart/markers
Key Notes on Differentiation
Content	Provide a partially completed example, labelled materials or vocabulary support for learners who need scaffolding in Functions of management: directing and leadership. Extend the task by adding a new constraint, less familiar case or requirement to compare alternatives in Functions of management: directing and leadership.
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	Observe a familiar school, shop or organisation and write a short example showing how Functions of management: directing and leadership is or could be used.

Lesson Activities
Stage	Teacher Activity	Learner Activity	Assessment / DoK
Starter10 minutes	Present a short workplace case involving Functions of management: directing and leadership; ask learners to identify the manager’s immediate decision and the evidence needed.	Inspect the prompt/materials, record an initial response about Functions of management: directing and leadership, and justify it briefly.	Not provided.
Activity 115 minutes	Model the key components of Functions of management: directing and leadership using the provided business documents, chart or case rather than definitions alone.	Annotate a short business case to locate where Functions of management: directing and leadership is visible and where the process breaks down.	Check correct use of management terminology and evidence from the case.
Activity 220 minutes	Assign a realistic organisation case and require groups to apply Functions of management: directing and leadership to produce a decision, flow, structure or management action.	Construct a flowchart/organogram/checklist that shows the correct sequence or responsibilities involved in Functions of management: directing and leadership.	Assess the group product for sequence, feasibility and justification.
Activity 310 minutes	Give an individual mini-case requiring one concrete output that demonstrates Functions of management: directing and leadership.	Redesign the case so that Functions of management: directing and leadership is applied correctly, stating the expected business outcome.	Check whether the individual output would work in the stated organisation.

Lesson Closure

Ask learners to name one specific mistake an organisation could make in Functions of management: directing and leadership and the practical consequence of that mistake. Complete a one-minute exit response using a concrete example from the lesson on Functions of management: directing and leadership.

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