GCSE Economics
Unit 11: Personal Economics
Sample Lesson Plan
Work (Lesson 1)
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GCSE Economics
Unit 11: Personal Economics
Work
Lesson One
LENGTH:
50 minutes
STUDENTS: Year 9, mixed ability
CONTEXT: Why people work – Lesson One
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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To understand what is meant by work.
To understand the reasons why people choose to work or not to work.
TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
2 mins:
Teacher explanation of the meaning of the words:
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2 mins:
Work - where people perform jobs in exchange for money and
other benefits
Employee - Person working
Employer - Person/Business employing
Pair activity: 2 minutes to think of as many reasons as possible why
people work.
Answers may include
• to earn money
• because we don’t know what else to do (bored)
• because we simply love the job
• comradeship with colleagues
• to achieve something which is personally satisfying
• to help others
8 mins:
Whole class feedback: (pupils/teacher write bullet points on the board).
Teacher-led explanation going through the bullet points giving examples
where necessary, eg nursing = to help others
2 mins:
Pair activity: 2 minutes to think of as many reasons as possible why
people may choose not to work.
Answers may include
• in full-time education
• retired
• incapacitated in some way
• not skilled or educated enough
• bringing up children
• lazy
• state benefits are good enough
• in prison
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Teacher Resource Bank / GCSE Economics Unit 11 / Sample Lesson Plan: Work/ Version 1.0
8 mins:
Whole class feedback: (pupils/teacher write bullet points on the board).
Teacher-led explanation going through the bullet points. Some bullet
points will be covered in more depth later in the unit.
20 mins: Activity (internet access required):
Using www.connexions-direct.com and other suitable websites, find an
appropriate job/career for each of the following stages of a person’s
lifecycle:
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someone of sixth form or university age
someone who has just left university with a relevant degree and wants
their first job
someone who has been working for a while and has got promoted
someone who has retired but wants to keep themselves busy
For each of these situations you need to find out the following information
about the job:
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20 mins:
the job title
what the job involves
what qualifications and other skills are needed for the job
the average pay
Alternative Activity (no internet required)
Case Study questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 which can be found on pages 28 and
29 of the textbook GCSE AQA Economics (Nelson Thornes)
8 mins:
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Teacher plenary: Q&A - check understanding of keys terms, work,
employee and employer. Why people choose to work/not to work.
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