Business Boss

As a business teacher, I like to run my classroom like a business. Using this system, I’m the boss and the students in my classroom are my “employees.” After using this system, I’ve found that it truly helps students get a better grasp on how to be a good student and employee because I’m able to relate the traits and real-life things occurring in their current lives to their future lives. Running my classroom as a business is how I begin the year, how I handle discipline/rewards, and how I refle

The resources included in this bundle were selected with new business teachers in mind. After talking with Ali from @ YourPlanningPal on Instagram and reminiscing on the struggles we both faced as a new teacher starting out, we decided to make bundles that would help others start out in their career. Check out her New Business Teacher Bundle, too! The bundles have been created with resources that can be used in almost any business class. In my bundle, teachers will find resources for teacher

In this food safety scavenger hunt, your class will learn more about food poisoning and cross contamination. The hunt takes them through how to avoid contamination in the kitchen and the dangers of it. Students will use the link provided to answer the questions on the hunt. While completing the activity, topics covered include: Being Safe in The KitchenFood-borne Illness StatisticsDangerous FoodsPreparing for DisastersFood Poisoning An answer key is included! Files are provided in google doc f

I love to use this at the beginning of the year in my Marketing class or at the beginning of a marketing unit for an Intro to Business class. It's a GREAT way to introduce marketing concepts without it being overwhelming. Students will discover various concepts in marketing on their own that you can refer back to throughout the year. Using limited, basic supplies that you already have on hand, your class will create their own children's toy and identify various aspects related to marketing the

Looking for an all inclusive low/no prep unit for teaching insurance to your students? This is it! (Information is based on policies and statistics from the USA.) Use the 12 included lessons needed to teach and practice identifying and understanding the types of insurance with your class! On a 45 minute class period schedule, this will take about 16 days to complete. The activities differ in the ways the information gets presented to students and gives them options on how to show their knowledg

This is a class favorite when we’re ending our economy unit in my Introduction to Business class. Once you’ve discussed things like the types of economic systems, factors of production, economic indicators, and how citizens are impacted based on these items this is the perfect review project. Students get to make their own country by picking their own economic options. They love it because they get to be creative and make it their own. The only instructions I give are the ones provided along wi

This activity is a great discussion starter for what kinds of options there are when it comes to post-secondary education. Most students only hear about college and aren’t aware of the other options out there. The point of this lesson is to start introducing them to some of the other options. My students love this lesson and get very engaged in the activity because I use it as both a research and discussion piece. Students will research one of the options, then you'll discuss it as a class. Ins

I created these activities to help students learn about what business is and how it’s used in the world BEFORE jumping into class content. As a business teacher, in the past few school years I’ve realized that students can have a hard time comprehending what “business” is as a whole. Completing these activities gives students the insight on topics that make up the concept of "business" and what it really takes to make a business succeed. 1. What is Business - Introduction To Business ActivityTh

In this two day lesson, students will learn about the basics of health insurance and why it's necessary then apply the knowledge by playing a game. First, you'll go over the provided PPT with the students and have them complete the provided note sheet. Then, students will play a game where they will become "families" and have health insurance policies with health emergencies. They will have to figure out how these things impact their insurance policy and what they would actually have to pay. At

This ready to assign activity is a great supplemental activity to use if you’re talking about the process of doing laundry. Using Tide’s ® website, students will overview tasks such as soring laundry, laundry symbols, treating stains, and even what to fold or hang when it is done. The quest is set up in a way that students have to search and read the resource to find the answers. Provided in Google Slide format. Great for sub days. Answer key provided. Let's Connect: Click Here To Follow Me On

If you're teaching a careers class that covers the 16 Career Clusters, this is the bundle for you! The activities in this bundle are a large part of my careers class and how I cover the 16 career clusters while changing things up so students aren't getting bored doing the same basic career cluster activity each week. Bundle Activities: Introduction to the 16 Career Clusters Activity - This video activity is great to use to introduce students to the 16 career clusters!16 Career Cluster Career R

If you're teaching about the business cycle, look no further for a comprehensive bundle to introduce, practice, and solidify the concept! Business Cycle Lesson: Teaching the business cycle is prominent in a lot of business classes as well as economy units. This product includes a Google Slides presentation with information about what the business cycle is and what each step in the business cycle entails. Steps covered are Expansion, Peak, Recession, Depression, Trough, & Recovery. To take not

To help review and practice identifying concepts covered in business law, students can complete this project to put together a portfolio! Your pupils will be hooked and have fun finding real court cases that exhibit the law terms which are covered in the class. Applying their learned knowledge in this format helps them make the information concrete in their memory. Specific guidelines are given to both the teacher and the students in order to complete this task. The portfolio can be completed on

This game is a perfect fun activity for a personal finance class! Students will play the free “Finance 101” game and use this sheet to keep track of their decisions and budget. The games primary focus is keeping a budget, but concepts such as insurance, car payments, mortgages, and credit cards are included. If you’re looking for a break for your class that relates to what you’re learning and keeps students engaged, this is it! I created this 2 page sheet to go along with the game and hold stu

Personal Finance is an important class taught in many high schools to help prepare students for their future. This bundle contains both complete units as well as supplemental activities for topics taught in many personal finance classes. This is not a complete course, these are supplemental items for you to use in your course. To learn more about these products or to purchase them individually or in smaller bundles, click the links above. Current Topics CoveredChecking - Complete UnitBudgeti

If you're wanting to let your students explore what Black Friday & Cyber Monday are all about, this is for you! This product has two activities in it: A Black Friday Ad Search & A Cyber Monday/Black Friday WebQuest. You can use both or pick one depending on your needs. For the Black Friday Ad Search, students will need to use the current Walmart & Target PDF ads to complete the activity (links to ads are provided in teacher instructions). First, they will look at products that appear in bo

This activity gives teachers an interactive way to introduce the 4 segments in the hospitality and tourism industry to students. By completing this 5 part activity, students will learn what the 4 segments in the industry are and what type of items can be categorized in each. The lesson starts with a bell ringer question that tells students what the 4 segments are, but has them try to identify factors on their own. Next, there’s an editable infographic that you can use to go over and explain the

With 19 of the most current employee benefits included, you'll be ready to teach this lesson with no prep! I love teaching this because students are so interested in this topic (everyone will need a job after all) - they come up with GREAT questions & discussion topics as we go. Start day 1 by delivering notes. Continue day 2 by finishing up the notes, having students practice with the Picking Employee Benefits activity, and using the Quizizz review activity either in class or as homework. I

Let students explore the concepts of Fraud & Identity Theft through this WebQuest. Using the provided links, your class will answer the questions and find the statistics necessary to complete the quest and gain a deeper understanding of the terms. Students Will Discover...Explore What TermsIdentify ScenariosFind StatisticsLearn How To Be SafeAnswer Key IncludedLet's Connect: Click Here To Follow Me On Other Platforms! Don't forget to leave feedback on this Business Boss resource after downlo

Lots of teachers use Shark Tank in their classrooms to practice identifying business topics. You can use this worksheet to have students keep track of the business pitches in the episode. The worksheet comes in a Word document file so you're able to change a question to relate to a specific topic if you want (4 P's, revenue, etc.). Looking for more on Shark Tank?Shark Tank Preview Activity → https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Shark-Tank-Preview-Activity-5431029 Don't forget to leave f