A Work Sheet for the IGCSE Economics 0455 syllabus for 2020, 2021 and 2022 exam requirements. The tasks in it cover more than one or two lessons. Assuredly, it will help you to fully engage your key stage 4 students during lessons as well prepare them for the ‘A and A* grades’ in the final examinations. All you need to do is print out the part of the work sheet you want to use, explain and/or discuss the sub topic for no more than 5 - 10 minutes and guide the students as they work on the tasks. If the need arises, let them consult their text books and discover things by themselves. You can record any part of it as assessment tests towards their examination . Objectives: 1.3.1 Opportunity cost and examples of opportunity cost in different contexts. 1.3.2 the influence of opportunity cost on decision making. Decisions made by consumers, workers, producers and governments when allocating their resources. 1.4 The Production possibility Curve (PPC)

Contents: Economics 0455, YEAR 10 Term 1 Work Scheme. Week 1 1.1.1 The nature of the economic problem: finite resources and unlimited wants. • define the factors of production (land, labour, capital, enterprise) Definition and examples of the economic problem in the contexts of: consumers; workers; producers; and governments. 1.1.2 The difference between economic goods and free goods. to Week 13 2.11.1 Definition of the mixed economic system 2.11.2 government intervention to address market failure - Definitions, drawing and interpretation of appropriate diagrams showing the effects of three government microeconomic policy measures:

A Work Sheet for the IGCSE Economics 0455 syllabus for 2020, 2021 and 2022 exam requirements. The tasks in it cover more than one or two lessons. Assuredly, it will help you to fully engage your key stage 4 students during lessons as well prepare them for the ‘A and A* grades’ in the final examinations. All you need to do is print out the part of the work sheet you want to use, explain and/or discuss the sub topic for no more than 5 - 10 minutes and guide the students as they work on the tasks. If the need arises, let them consult their text books and discover things by themselves. You can record any part of it as assessment tests towards their examination. Objectives: The factors of production Topic 1.2.1 definitions of the factors of production and their rewards. Guidance Definitions and examples of land, labour, capital and enterprise. Examples of the nature of each factor of production. 1.2.2 mobility of the factors of production The influences on the mobility of the various factors. 1.2.3 quantity and quality of the factors of production The causes of changes in the quantity and quality of the various factors.

Contents: Economics 0455, YEAR 10 Term 2 Work Scheme Week 1 3.1.1 Money: the forms, functions and characteristics of money. 3.1.2 Banking The role and importance of central banks and commercial banks for government, producers and consumers. to Weeks 10 4.2.1 The macroeconomic aims of government - Economic growth, full employment/low unemployment, stable prices/low inflation, balance of payments stability, redistribution of income. Reasons behind the choice of aims and the criteria that governments set for each aim. 4.2.2 Possible conflicts, etc.

Contents: Economics, YEAR 10 Term 1 Topics to cover. Week 1 definition of the budget 4.3.2 reasons for government spending. reasons for taxation. classification of taxes to Week 9 Causes/types of unemployment. Consequences of unemployment. Policies to reduce unemployment.

Contents: Economics, YEAR 10 Term 2 Topics to cover. Week 1 • Nature of the economic problem to Week 10 The macroeconomic aims of government. Possible conflicts between macroeconomic aims

Complete Lesson. Choice of Occupation Wage Determination and Wages and non-wages Factors * ’ppt’ IGCSE Economics. I have consistently produced A*s, As, and Bs. You can replicate my results with my up-to-date notes, *Engage your students, relax, and simply guide them as they work and learn. Questions at the end. Answers provided. *Engage your students, relax, and simply guide them as they work and learn to excel. ‘Class Activities.’ with Answers.’ Lesson Objectives; At the completion of the lesson, the students should be able to; Explain the factors affecting an individual’s choice of Occupation - Wage and non-wage factors. Wage determination - The influences of demand and supply, relative bargaining power and government policy, including minimum wage. Reasons for differences in earnings - How changes in demand and supply, relative bargaining strengths, discrimination and government policy can all influence differences in earnings between workers whether they are: skilled/unskilled; primary/secondary/tertiary; male/female; private sector/public sector. Define, draw and interpret diagrams that illustrate the effects of changes in demand and supply in the labour market. ‘Class Activities’ ‘Multiple Choice Questions with Answers.’

Work Sheet: The Nature of the Economic Problem & Factors of Production, ‘pdf.’ IGCSE Economics syllabus. Engage your pupils, relax, and simply guide them. All you need to do is print out the part you want to use, Explain and/or discuss the sub topic for 5 - 10 minutes and watch them learn by themselves, as they work on the tasks. Answers provided. Content Finite resources and unlimited wants. Economic and free goods. Definition and examples of the economic problem in the contexts of: consumers; workers; producers; and governments. The difference between economic goods and free goods. Factors of production.

A whole lesson in keeping with the current IGCSE syllabus. It covers fully the Supply - IGCSE Economics. You will be able to engage your students, relax and simply guide them as they work. Lesson Objectives: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 2.4.1 define supply, draw and** interpret** appropriate diagrams.2.4.2 draw a price and supply curve and use it to illustrate movements along a supply curve with appropriate terminology, for example extensions and contractions in supply.2.4.3 individual and market supply - The link between individual and market supply in terms of aggregation. 2.4.4 conditions of supply - The causes of shifts in a supply curve withappropriate terminology, for example increase anddecrease in supply. • Do the ‘Activity’ provided at the end of the presentation.

A whole lesson. This topic as stated, covers the whole of IGCSE Money content for June and November 2020 - 2022 and March 2020 - 2022 Syllabus. It is good for teaching and engaging students with questions and answers to help students’ excel in the IGCSE exams Lesson Objectives: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to: • describe the forms, functions and characteristics of money…

Contents: Week 1 4.3.1 definition of the budget 4.3.2 reasons for government spending. The main areas of government spending and the reasons for and effects of spending in these areas. 4.3.3 reasons for taxation, etc. to Week 6 4.6.1 - Definition of economic growth 4.6.2 measurement of economic growth - Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and how it can be used to measure economic growth. GDP per head (capita). 4.6.3 causes and consequences of recession - Meaning of recession and how a recession moves the economy within its PPC.

Cash-flow forecasting and working capital * ’ppt’ IGCSE Business Studiess. I have consistently produced A*s, As, and Bs. You can replicate my results with my up-to-date notes. *Engage your students, relax, and simply guide them as they work and learn to excel. ‘Class Activities.’ with Answers.’ Lesson Objectives; At the completion of the lesson, the students should be able to; Explain Cash-flow forecasting and working capital. Identify and explain the importance of cash and of cash-flow forecasting: • Why cash is important to a business. • What a cash-flow forecast is, how a simple one is constructed and the importance of it. • Amend or complete a simple cash-flow forecast. • How to interpret a simple cash-flow forecast. • How a short-term cash-flow problem might be overcome, e.g. increasing loans, delaying payments, asking debtors to pay more quickly. Working capital: • The concept and importance of working capital. Class Activity with Solutions.

Lesson Plan Topic: Income statements and Statement of Financial Position Lesson Plan - ‘MS word doc.’ IGCSE Business Studies. Lesson Objective: are shared with the students for awareness and expectation of lesson outcome. At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to; describe what profit is and why it is important: •• How a profit is made •• Importance of profit to private sector businesses, e.g. reward for risk-taking/enterprise, source of finance. •• Difference between Profit and cash Income statements: •• Main features of an income statement, e.g. revenue, cost of sales, gross profit, profit and retained profit. •• Use simple income statements in decision making based on profit calculations (constructing income statements will not be assessed) The main elements of a statement of financial position: • main classifications of assets and liabilities, using examples. Interpret a simple statement of financial position and make deductions from it, e.g. how a business is financing its activities and what assets it owns, sale of inventories to raise finance. NB: You can add your school name, and logo on top, you own name, date, and class year, term and week. Also, you can rejig it for more than a lesson topic by adjusting up the objectives, Plenary and lesson starter etc.

Lesson Plan Topic: Achieving quality production ‘MS word doc’ Objective: are shared with the students for awareness and expectation of lesson outcome. At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to; Explain why quality is important and how quality production might be achieved. What quality means and why it is important for all businesses. The concept of quality control and how businesses implement quality control. The concept of quality assurance and how it can be implemented. NB: You can add your school name, and logo on top, you own name, date, class year, term and week. Also, you can rejig it for more than a lesson by adjusting up the objectives, Plenary and lesson starter etc.

Lesson Plan Topic: Location decisions - ‘MS word doc.’ Lesson Objective: are shared with the students for awareness and expectation of lesson outcome. At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to; •• Factors relevant to the location decision of manufacturing businesses and service businesses. •• Factors that a business could consider when deciding which country to locate operations in. •• The role of legal controls on location decisions •• Recommend and justify an appropriate location for a business in given circumstances. NB: You can add your school name, and logo on top, you own name, date, and class year, term and week. Also, you can rejig it for more than a lesson by adjusting up the objectives, Plenary and lesson starter etc.

LESSON PLAN; SUBJECT: Economics. TOPIC: 6.1 International specialisation IGCSE Economics. LESSON OBJECTIVE: are shared with the student for awareness and expectation of lesson outcome. NB: You may need to rejig it for more than a lesson period. At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to; describe 6.1.1 Specialisation at a national level - The basis for Specialisation at national level in broad terms of: superior resource allocation and/or cheaper production methods. 6.1.2 Advantages and disadvantages of specialization at a national level - For consumers, firms and the economy.

LESSON PLAN 6.1 Economic issues - IGCSE BUSINESS STUDIES. OBJECTIVE: are shared with the student for awareness and expectation of lesson outcome. At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to; 6.1.1 Business cycle: •• Main stages of the business cycle, e.g. growth, boom, recession, slump. •• Impact on businesses of changes in employment levels, inflation and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 6.1.2 How government control over the economy affects business activity and how businesses may respond: •• Identify government economic objectives, e.g. increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) •• Impact of changes in taxes and government spending •• Impact of changes in interest rates •• How businesses might respond to these changes. NB: You can add your school logo and name on top or rejig it for more than a lesson period or as you require.

Lesson Plan Topic: Analysis of accounts - ‘MS word doc.’ Lesson Objective: are shared with the students for awareness and expectation of lesson outcome. At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to; Explain the concept and importance of profitability. Liquidity: •• The concept and importance of liquidity. How to interpret the financial performance of a business by calculating and analyzing profitability ratios and liquidity ratios: •• Gross profit margin •• Profit margin •• Return on Capital Employed •• Current ratio •• Acid test ratio. Why and how accounts are used: •• Needs of different users of accounts and ratio analysis •• How users of accounts and ratio results might use information to help make decisions, e.g. whether or not to lend or invest in the business

Lesson Plan Topic: Environmental Concerns and ethical issues - ‘MS word doc.’ Lesson Objective: are shared with the students for awareness and expectation of lesson outcome. At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to; Identify and explain the environmental concerns and ethical issues as both opportunities and constraints for businesses. •• How business activity can impact on the environment, e.g. global warming. •• The concept of externalities: possible external costs and external benefits of business decisions. •• Sustainable development; how business activity can contribute to this. •• How and why business might respond to environmental pressures and opportunities, e.g. pressure groups •• The role of legal controls over business activity affecting the environment, e.g. pollution controls •• Ethical issues a business might face: conflicts between profits and ethics •• How business might react and respond to ethical issues, e.g. child labour. NB: You can add your school name, and logo on top, you own name, date, and class year, term and week. Also, you can rejig it for more than a lesson by adjusting up the objectives, Plenary and lesson starter etc.