Daily+Lessons

1/20/11 Seats Syllabus Brown Bag Introduction Name Game Computer Rules Wiki introduction - log on
 * Past
 * Present
 * Future
 * Hobby
 * Accomplishment
 * Other

1/21/11 Why did you sign up for Business Basics? Create brown bag/about me poster Present to class

1/24/11 - 1/31/11 =Career Research Project= 10 points for personality style inventory 10 points for research paper 20 points for interview 50 points for glogster 50 points for presentation


 * Create list of business careers**


 * Personality style inventory[| - Princetonreview.com]**
 * 1) Create an account and complete questions
 * 2) Read information after taking test
 * 3) Answer questions on Personal Interest and Style Worksheet

Sites to use for researching careers : [|List of careers in business] [|Occupational Outlook Handbook] [|CX-Online] Other career sites
 * Choose one business career to research**

See assignment sheet for information needed on [|glogster].
 * Create a glogster to show your research**

Come up with 5 questions you could ask someone who is currently working in this field. Find someone currently working in this field and interview them. See handout and notes from our class discussion on the interview process.
 * Create Interview Questions**

Use sites like Monster, CareerBuilder, Beyond, Indeed, Hound, etc. to look for 2 positions for the career you have chosen. Print the job posting to turn in with your other information. One of your job posting must be local.
 * Job Search**

You will present your glogster, interview, and job search results for your chosen career.
 * Present Information to Class**

2/1/10 Economic Terms Define: Economics Macroeconomics Microeconomics GDP Command Economy Market Economy Traditional Economy Capitalism Supply Demand Equilibrium Price

Read pages 19-22 and answer checkpoint questions

2/3/11 Junior Achievement

Finish reading pages 17 - 22 discuss checkpoint questions

Comparative Economic Systems Lesson

2/4/11 Comparative Economic Systems Assignment Answer questions for homework

2/7/11 4-Site Testing

2/8/11 Economy building activity

2/9/10 Video - Marketing

2/10/11 Diamond Exchange activity Lecture

2/11/11 Presentation on Free Enterprise Week Lecture - supply and demand

2/14/11 Review from Friday Finish Supply/Demand Lecture Class rings worksheet Greebes Worksheet If time allows: [|Online Activity]

2/15/11 Economics in the Headlines Activity
 * Homework: Work on Business Plan page 22 in Be Entrepreneurial Booklet**

2/16/11 Online Activity Review for Test on Friday

2/17/11 Junior Achievement

2/18/11 Economics Test

2/23/11 Review Economics Test Pre-Test Read pages 102-107 Complete Outline

2/24/11 Junior Achievement

2/25/11 Review Outline Business Walk Types of business activity

2/28/11 [|Lemonade Stand] - Proprietor

3/1/11 Lemonade Stand - Partnership

3/2/11 Read Section 5.2 and answer outline questions Current business article

3/3/11 Junior Achievement

3/4/11 CSB Presentation Review outline 5.2

3/7/11 Group activity - Pros/Cons of different types of business ownership Start Franchise Activity

3/8/11 - 3/9/11

Activity # 2 [|Choosing the Best Business to Buy] [|Should You Buy a Franchise? (Advantages & Disadvantages)]

Activity # 3 [|The Franchise Zone] Plus Glogster (see packet for grading)

Activity # 4 Most people think a franchise is the same thing as a business opportunity. But in the eyes of the law, they differ in some respects. . Read about how they are the same and how they are different. Record your findings on this Franchise or Business Opportunity worksheet. These two articles are a good place to start gathering the information you will need. [|Different Worlds] Franchise vs. New Business

Homework: finish glogster and activity 4

3/10/11 Junior Achievement Homework: read section 5.3 and complete outline

3/14/11 Review 5.3 outline Look for a company's mission statement online and share with class Review Camp Cannonball and Central's mission statements Watch video on how to create a mission statement media type="custom" key="8680680" Students create personal mission statements using the following outline [|Personal Mission Statement Worksheet]

Mission Statements [|Personal Mission Statement Builder]


 * Homework: Create personal mission statement**

3/15/11 Goals Policies Procedures Effective Organization Organizational Charts Functional media type="custom" key="8692746" Matrix media type="custom" key="8692758" [|Look at business examples] [|Real company charts]

3/16/11 Study Guide Sweet Opportunities Activity

3/17/11 Junior Achievement

3/18/11 Review Game for Test media type="custom" key="8733464"

3/21/11 Chapter 5 Test [|Fasting Growing Companies of 2009]

3/22/11 Entrepreneur video: media type="custom" key="8754308" Entrepreneur Characteristics Activity [|Entrepreneur example] Soda Pop

3/23/11 Entrepreneur Guest Speaker Assignment Review outlines of entrepreneur characteristics from yesterday Read and complete 6.1 outline [|Entrepreneur Example 2] Little House Ted Video - Watch the following video, take notes, and write a 1 page reflection including a summary and your thoughts media type="custom" key="8754398" width="160" height="160"

3/24/11 [|Video] - How I made my millions

Test your entrepreneurial quotient

[|Online test of entrepreneur]

Find another site testing your entrepreneur ability and past the link as a response to today's question.

3/25/11 Young Entrepreneur Report
 * Spend 20 minutes searching online for a young entrepreneur
 * If after those 20 minutes you still can't find someone use the following link
 * **[|Young Entrepreneur]**
 * Create an informational sheet about this person on Word. Your creating a "flyer" so make it look visually appealing.

Be sure to include the following (in your own words not copied from the Internet):
 * 1) how they got started
 * 2) type of business
 * 3) description of business
 * 4) what are they doing now
 * 5) link to the official website
 * 6) picture
 * 7) other information you found that is interesting

Share information with class

Read chapter 6.1 and complete outline

3/28/11 SBA Presentation SBA Scavenger Hunt Homework: Read section 6.1 and 6.2 and complete outlines

3/29/11 Review Section 6.1 Business Plan Activity Homework: Read and complete 6.2 and 6.3 outline

3/30/11 Business Plan Components Review outlines 6.2 and 6.3 [|Business Plan video] - watch and take notes on each question media type="custom" key="8895706" Complete study guide [|Chapter 6 Resources] - Crossword puzzle Small Business/[|Entrepreneur review video] media type="custom" key="8895748"

3/31/11 Review game Scavenger Hunt

4/1/11 Chapter 6 Test Venture Capitalist video - [|Shark tank]

4/4/11 [|Stock Market intro video] [|Retirement article] Activity # 1, 2 media type="custom" key="8947076"

4/5/11 Activities 3 and 4 Video with stocks term sheet

Other video to watch on your own for enrichment - see useful links page

4/6/11 Log on to wiki - search for businessbasicsstockresearch1 wiki and request membership Stock selections posted to wiki [|List of Stocks on NYSE]
 * assignment:** (10 points for each company done correctly) see home page of the new wiki - also see McDonald's example

How to post pictures, charts, and rss feeds onto wiki: media type="custom" key="8977326"

4/7/11 Junior Achievement - Economics

4/8/11 Stock Wiki - Create your 5 stock pages

4/11/11 Work on stock pages for wiki

4/12/11 Finish stock pages and log onto stock market game [|Stock Market Game] [|Trading Basics] : Market/Limit orders - Stop orders

4/13/11 Entrepreneur Interview [|Branding quiz] Assign marketing project

4/14/11 JA Economics

4/15/11 Continue working on marketing project

4/18/11 Finish Group Work - must hand in all information at the end of the period

4/19/11 Group Presentations

4/20/11 Time to read and complete outlines Quizzes

Start individual marketing project Slogans: [|Example] Jingles: 50's and 60's [|example] Oscar Mayer [|example] McDonald's [|example] McDonald's Big Mac [|example]

4/21/11 JA Economics Continue working on individual project

4/25/11 Work on "cookie" project

4/26/11 Review Chapter 10 Complete Study Guide Online assessments Finish up "cookie" project

4/27/11 Cookie Presentations

4/28/11 JA Econimics

4/29/11 Chapter 10 Test

5/2/11 Look at financial statements on pages 452, 469, 462 Students create term [|flash cards] with a partner 10 minutes Students review terms with partner 20 minutes Term review game

5/3/11 What is accounting and why is it important? Ethics in accounting – Read “making ethical decisions” on page 8 and complete the indented task with a partner Share findings with class Accounting Rap []

Discuss the Accounting Equation and complete the work together and on your own on page 9. Accounting Concepts: Business Entity – keeping personal and business records separately

5/4/11 § Students read pages 10 – 12 and complete the first 5 blocks in the + - sheet § Discuss each transaction as a class § Work Together and On Your Own Repeat for pages 14 - 16

5/5/11 JA - Economics

5/6/11 Mad Money/Shark Tank

5/9/11 Application Problems, Mastery Problem, and Challenge Problem Start Study Guide

5/10/11 Review Study guide Review Game

5/11/11 Chapter 1 Test

5/12/11 JA - Economics

5/13/11 Mad Money/Shark Tank

5/16/11 Accounting Section 2-2

5/17/11 Interview - Kyle Thank You notes for Mr. O'Shell

5/18/11 JA - Economics

5/19/11 Interview - Dominique Accounting Section 2-3

5/20/11 Awards Assembly

5/23/11 Chapter 2 Application Problems and Mastery Problems

5/24/11 Review Application Problems and Mastery Problems

5/25/11 Interview - Jake

5/26/11 Review for Accounting Chapter 2 Test

5/27/11 Interview - Kai

5/31/11 Accounting Chapter 2 Test

6/1/11 - 6/2/11 Management Review Main topics with two handouts Watch video and pick out management styles

6/3/11 Review Packet for Final

6/6/11 Study for Final

6/7/11 Final