Business and money management skills

Introduction to Business Studies

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define goods and services.
Examine the concept of Business Studies.
Discuss the business activities that takes place in their community.
Be polite, kind and respectful when giving feedback to other groups.

Using relevant sources such as textbooks or digital devices, learners to define goods and services.
In groups, learners to examine the concept of Business Studies.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the business activities that takes place in their community.

What is business? What business activities take place in your local community?

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Components of Business Studies
Career opportunities related to Business Studies in Kenya
Career opportunities related to Business Studies in Kenya

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify components of Business Studies.
Discuss and debate on components of Business Studies.
Appreciate the components of Business Studies.

In pairs, learners to identify components of Business Studies.
Learners to brainstorm on their group

What do you understand by the terms human wants and scarce resources?

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Career opportunities related to Business Studies in Kenya
Importance of Business Studies in the society

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Write questionnaires involving career opportunities related to Business Studies.
Visit and talk to members of the community involved in different careers related to Business Studies.
Have fun and enjoy talking to members of the community involving in different careers related to Business Studies.

In groups, learners are guided to write questionnaires involving career opportunities related to Business Studies.
With the guidance of the teacher, learners to visit and talk to members of the community involved in different careers related to Business Studies

What is a career? What is a career opportunity?

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Money; Meaning of money
Uses of money in the day-to-day life
Key security features of the Kenyan currency

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of money.
Define denomination.
Using dictionary, Internet, textbooks in the school library or any other relevant reference materials, find the meaning of money.
Identify items people used in the past in exchange for goods and services.
Appreciate any type of medium of exchange.

Learners to observe and discuss the Kenyan currency.
Learners to define denomination.
In groups, learners are guided to use dictionary, Internet, textbooks in the school library or any other relevant reference materials, find the meaning of money.
In groups, learners to identify items people used in the past in exchange for goods and services.

What is money? Why do you think money in the form of notes is printed on strong paper?

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Identify the key security features of the Kenyan currency
Themes and symbols on the Kenyan currency
Importance of money in the economy

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify key security features on the front and back of a Kenyan banknote.
Design and make a poster with messages on key security features on the Kenyan currency.
Appreciate the importance of key security features of the Kenyan currency.

Learners are guided to identify key security features on the front and back of a Kenyan banknote.
In groups, learners are guided to design and make a poster with messages on key security features on the Kenyan currency

What are the key security features of the Kenyan currency?

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Personal goals; Meaning and importance of setting goals
Importance of setting personal goals for self-development
Factors to consider when setting personal goals

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of personal goals.
Explore personal goal for self-development.
Discuss and give examples of personal goals.
Appreciate other

Learners are guided to explain the meaning of personal goals.
In groups, learners to explore personal goal for self-development.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss and give examples of personal goals

What are personal goals?

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Setting personal goals for self-development
Need for setting personal goals for self-development
Talents and abilities

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Brainstorm on the goals they would like to achieve, using the SMART technique.
Outline the steps to follow when setting personal goals.
Create a vision board.
Enjoy setting personal goals for self-development.

In groups, learners to brainstorm on the goals they would like to achieve, using the SMART technique.
In pairs, learners are guided to outline the steps to follow when setting personal goals.
Individually, learners are guided to Create a vision board

Why is it important to set personal goals?

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Ways of nurturing talents and abilities for business purposes
Personal talents and abilities in school

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify ways of nurturing talents and abilities for business purposes.
Discuss how they can improve their talents and abilities.
Appreciate the ways of nurturing talents and abilities for business purposes.

In groups, learners are guided to identify ways of nurturing talents and abilities for business purposes.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss how they can improve their talents and abilities.

What are the ways nurturing talents and abilities for business purposes?

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Relating talent and abilities o career opportunities
Ethical issues related to the use of talents and abilities in business
Appreciating the importance of nurturing talents and abilities

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List some of career opportunities.
Relate talents and abilities to career opportunities.
Appreciate different types of career opportunities.

In pairs, learners to list some of career opportunities.
In pairs, learners are guided to relate talents and abilities to career opportunities

What are career opportunities?

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Business and its environment

Business activities
Preparing a scale of preference
Importance of the scale of preference and satisfaction of human wants and needs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify human needs and wants.
Brainstorm the difference between human needs and human wants.
Draw the picture in learner

In pairs, learners are guided to identify human needs and wants.
In groups, learners are guided to brainstorm the difference between human needs and human wants.
Individually, learners to draw the picture in learner

What is the difference between needs and wants?

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