Former teacher of Economics, Politics & Business Studies in Madrid, Spain (journalist at The Times, Sunday Times & MoneySavingExpert.com in a previous life)
Former teacher of Economics, Politics & Business Studies in Madrid, Spain (journalist at The Times, Sunday Times & MoneySavingExpert.com in a previous life)
Bundle of 8 lessons covering the first 5 chapters (Introductory Concepts) of Edexcel AS-level Economics (Student Book 1).
Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities):
Lesson 1: Introduction to Microeconomics
Lesson 2: Scarcity
Lesson 3: Opportunity cost
Lesson 4: Factors of production
Lesson 5: Production possibility frontiers
Lesson 6: Specialisation & Division of labour
Lesson 7: Functions of money
Lesson 8: Types of economy
Also includes Economics reading diary (discussed in lesson 1)
Further 7-lesson bundle covering following chapters on consumer behaviour, demand, and supply can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12535155
Quick critical thinking activity for students (used with my Year 12 form group).
Simply print the worksheet and clues, show students the video and then have them solve the riddle (took my lot about 40 minutes).
AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering price elasticity of supply (PES).
Full 1-hour lesson includes:
Starter worksheet
PowerPoint
Previous exam practice questions
Worksheet/homework sheet
Link to related Financial Times article (with task for students to apply their knowledge)
7-lesson bundle covering all chapters on consumer behaviour, demand, and supply can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12535155
8-lesson bundle for previous chapters (the economic problem; factors of production; functions of money; specialisation/division of labour; production possibility frontiers etc) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890
For Unit 1: Introduction to Economics see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12681403
For Unit 2 (Real-World issue 2) see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12826944
Everything that you need to teach Real-world issue 1 of Unit 2: Microeconomics of IB DP Economics (Standard Level).
Includes:
97 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in the syllabus for teaching Real-world issue 1 - Standard Level)
Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations
Worksheets for every lesson
Practice questions
Graph practice
Links to relevant videos and other external resources
Links to online quizzes
Topics covered include:
Demand
The demand curve (movements & shifts)
Supply
The supply curve (movements & shifts)
Market equilibrium
Functions of the price mechanism
Consumers, producer & community surplus
Allocative efficiency
Price elasticity of demand
Income elasticity of demand
Price elasticity of supply
For Unit 1: Introduction to Economics see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12681403
For Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12684013
Everything that you need to teach Real-world issue 2 of Unit 2: Microeconomics of IB DP Economics (Standard Level).
Includes:
86 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in the syllabus)
Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations
Worksheets
Practice questions
Graph practice
Links to relevant videos and articles
Links to online quizzes
Topics covered include:
Government intervention
Max and min prices
Taxes and subsidies
Externalities
Public goods
Also includes:
Economics reading diary (and recommended reading list)
Graph practice (for units 1 and 2)
Chapter-by-chapter microeconomics revision videos for Year 12 and 13 A-level Economics students (Edexcel).
Download the Word doc and click on the links. I get my students to bookmark them.
The lists are constantly being updated on a Google doc (so please let me know of any recommendations that I can add).
A list of microeconomics news articles relating to each chapter of Edexcel International A-level Economics, Student Book 1 and Student Book 2 for Year 12 & 13 Economics students.
Most articles are taken from The FT (subscription required). See bottom of each list for help getting free accounts for students.
Full lesson on pressure groups used with my Y12 Politics students (Edexcel), includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Case studies (Just Stop Oil; Gurkhas; Stop the War)
Explanation of insider vs. outsider groups
Links to relevant videos and articles
A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering Size of Business.
Lesson covers backward vertical integration, horizontal integration, mergers/takeovers etc. and includes:
Starter task
PowerPoint
Group work
Relevant graph (economies and diseconomies of scale)
Individual worksheet
Related past paper question / exam practice
Essay planner sheet
Took my Y13s about 2 hours to complete.
Previous lesson on types of business can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578132
Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on the historical development of the UK’s established political parties as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
Starter on the main functions of political parties
Link to list of UK politics documentaries
Handouts on Labour, Conservatives & Liberal Democrats
Brick wall templates to help students visualise the ‘building’ of the main parties throughout history
Homework task (students to explain which party that they think align with most)
Other selected previous lessons:
Voter behaviour and the media (12-lesson bundle): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/voter-behaviour-and-the-media-12-lessons-worksheets-and-more-12633978
Human Rights Act: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/human-rights-act-as-politics-12673794
Sources of the UK Constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658617
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on minor UK political parties (SNP, Greens, Plaid & UKIP) as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
Starter on political party funding
Major successes of the minor parties (e.g. Brexit for UKIP)
Policies of the minor parties
Two-party system discussion
5-part homework documentary on New Labour (see previous lessons)
Other selected previous lessons:
Voter behaviour and the media (12-lesson bundle): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/voter-behaviour-and-the-media-12-lessons-worksheets-and-more-12633978
Historical development of the UK’s main political parties: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12729930
UK political party funding: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12729938
A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on oligopolies. Includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Starter task (on perfect competition & monopolistic competition)
Practice questions and tables to complete
Collusion game
Link to relevant video
Practice 20-mark essay question (with planning sheet)
Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
75-slide Marketing (Cambridge; Unit 3) mega PowerPoint used with my Year 11 IGCSE Business Studies students.
Topics covered in the PowerPoint include:
Product life cycle
R&D
Pricing strategies (cost-plus; penetration; price skimming, promotional)
Price elasticity of demand
Promotion methods
Distribution methods (direct distribution; retail distribution; wholesale distribution etc)
E-commerce (B2B; B2C; C2C)
Entering foreign markets
The PPT has learner activities and practice questions throughout and there are also 5 worksheets to complete (plus a short assessment I made using marketing questions from past papers).
More Economics, Politics and Business Studies material uploaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Everything that you need to teach Unit 1: Introduction to Economics of IB DP Economics (first assessment 2022).
For Unit 2: Real World Issue 1 (Microeconomics) see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12793808
The recommended teaching time for this unit is 10 hours (for both standard level & higher level) and these materials more than cover it:
86 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in syllabus)
Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations
Worksheets for every lesson
Practice questions
Links to relevant videos and other external resources
Reading diary (with recommended reading list)
Topics covered include:
Economics as a social science
Factors of production
Scarcity
Opportunity cost
Production possibilities curve model (PPC/PPF)
Circular flow of income
Positive & normative statements
Marx, Smith, Keynes
For previous lesson on payback period see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12796450
Quick average / accounting rate of return lesson used with my Year 13 Business students. PPT includes:
Choice of starter quizzes
Quick recap (payback period)
Average rate of return (explanation and worked example)
Student practice questions (and answers)
Full lesson on FPTP (first-past-the-post) electoral system used with my Y12 Politics students (Edexcel), includes:
23-slide PowerPoint
Full explanation of FPTP (with pros and cons and anomalies outlined)
Learner activities throughout (with real data and examples to explore)
Links to relevant articles and video on boundary changes
Bundle of 15 lessons covering the first 10 chapters of Edexcel AS-level Economics (Student book 1).
Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities).
Lesson 1: Introduction to Microeconomics
Lesson 2: Scarcity
Lesson 3: Opportunity cost
Lesson 4: Factors of production
Lesson 5: Production possibility frontiers
Lesson 6: Specialisation & Division of labour
Lesson 7: Functions of money
Lesson 8: Types of economy
Lesson 9: Rational decision making
Lesson 10: Demand
Lesson 11: Price elasticity of demand (PED)
Lesson 12: Income elasticity of demand (YED)
Lesson 13: Cross elasticity of demand (XED)
Lesson 14: Supply & the supply curve
Lesson 15: Price elasticity of supply (PES)
Also includes:
1-hour assessment (with mark scheme)
Student reading diary
Graph practice worksheet
Essay planner template
Selection of multiple choice questions from recent past papers
Bundle of 7 lessons covering chapters 6-10 (Consumer Behaviour, Demand and Supply) of Edexcel AS-level Economics (Markets in Action).
Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities) and are comfortably 1-hour long:
Lesson 1: Rational decision making
Lesson 2: Demand
Lesson 3: Price elasticity of demand (PED)
Lesson 4: Income elasticity of demand (YED)
Lesson 5: Cross elasticity of demand (XED)
Lesson 6: Supply & the supply curve
Lesson 7: Price elasticity of supply (PES)
Also includes:
1-hour assessment on all material taught so far
Reading diary
Selection of multiple choice questions from recent past papers (with answers)
Graph practice worksheet
Essay planner template
Introductory concepts bundle here (chapters 1-5) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890
68-slide PowerPoint + worksheets and activities for teaching Business Strategy (Cambridge A-level Business). Covers all of the following from the syllabus:
– Blue ocean strategy
– Scenario planning
– SWOT analysis
– PEST analysis
– Porter’s five forces
– Core competence framework
– Ansoff matrix
– Force field analysis
– Decision trees