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SHS 2 Accounting 1st Semester Week 15 Lesson Plan

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Weekly Learning Plan
Subject	Accounting	Week	15
Duration	60 minutes	Form	SHS 2
Strand	Financial Accounting	Sub-Strand	Financial Reporting
Learning Outcome(s)	2.1.3.LO.1 - Demonstrate understanding and practical application of Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations within the curriculum sub-strand Financial Reporting.
Learning Indicator(s)	2.1.3.LI.2 - Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations
Lesson Focus	Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations
Previous Knowledge	Learners recall the immediately preceding knowledge/skill needed to engage with Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations; the starter diagnoses this rather than assuming mastery.
Lesson Objective(s)	Identify or explain the key subject idea/procedure in Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations. Complete the concrete guided/practical task for Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations accurately. Apply Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations 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 Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations? What would a strong practical/application response to Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations look like? How would changing the context, data or constraints affect a decision about Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations?
Pedagogical Strategies	Diagnostic questioning Experiential/problem-based learning Collaborative analysis Guided modelling Independent application Peer/self assessment
Teaching & Learning Resources	NPO cash summary Receipts/payments sample Income/expenditure sample Calculator
Key Notes on Differentiation
Content	Provide a partially completed example, labelled materials or vocabulary support for learners who need scaffolding in Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations. Extend the task by adding a new constraint, less familiar case or requirement to compare alternatives in Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations.
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	Complete a second data set on Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations; show all workings and add one sentence interpreting the result.

Lesson Activities
Stage	Teacher Activity	Learner Activity	Assessment / DoK
Starter10 minutes	Place a small set of authentic-looking accounting records on the board/table and ask learners which records are needed to solve a problem about Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations.	Inspect the prompt/materials, record an initial response about Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations, and justify it briefly.	Not provided.
Activity 115 minutes	Demonstrate the first worked step for Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations using the supplied documents/data, making every debit, credit, adjustment or cost assumption explicit.	Examine receipts-and-payments and income-and-expenditure samples and mark cash, capital and accrual items.	Check classification, account direction and arithmetic at the first key step.
Activity 220 minutes	Give pairs a complete data set for Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations; require full workings and a cross-check rather than answers only.	Convert a receipts-and-payments data set into subscriptions, income/expenditure adjustments and the required financial statements.	Mark workings for method, accuracy and internal checks.
Activity 310 minutes	Give a shorter unseen data set on Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations for individual completion.	Prepare one missing figure (subscription, accumulated fund or expense adjustment) from a short NPO case.	Check the unseen item independently and require correction of any error.

Lesson Closure

Review one deliberate accounting error related to Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations; learners identify it, correct it and state how the error would affect the records or decision. Complete a one-minute exit response using a concrete example from the lesson on Financial statements of not-for-profit organisations.

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