A Manual of Classroom Strategies/Activities for Basic Business.

Overview & Synopsis

This manual contains 75 strategies or classroom activities for teaching basic business education. All activities can be adapted for special needs students. The activities were prepared by 19 business education teachers during a 3-weekend continuing education course for business education teachers at the University of Wyoming. Examples of activities included in the manual are figuring out amounts of food needed for groups, getting acquainted, values listing, project budgeting, telephone simulations, restaurant rating, calculating car costs, examining personal ethics, computer ethics, insurance estimates, small government budgeting, flip card mathematics, credit applications, small claims court case, lease agreements, channels of distribution, role playing, and entrepreneurship. Activities are arranged in a variety of formats. Some include objectives and competencies, transparency masters, information sheets, and activity sheets. (KC)