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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: Business Studies
Lesson Topic: why the owners of a business may want to grow the business
Learning Objective/s:
  • Describe key motivations for owners to grow a business.
  • Explain how growth can be measured using financial and market indicators.
  • Analyse the advantages and potential drawbacks of business growth.
  • Apply a simple break‑even calculation to compare pre‑ and post‑growth scenarios.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector or interactive whiteboard
  • Printed handouts of motivations list and comparison table
  • Calculator worksheets for break‑even activity
  • Whiteboard markers and flip chart
  • Sticky notes for group brainstorming
 Introduction:
Begin with a quick poll: “If you owned a small shop, would you want it to grow? Why or why not?” This activates prior knowledge of profit and risk. Explain that today’s lesson will explore the reasons owners pursue growth and how to evaluate its impact, with success measured by students being able to list motivations and perform a basic break‑even comparison.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5') – students answer the poll on sticky notes and share ideas.
  2. Mini‑lecture (10') – present key motivations and measurement criteria using slides.
  3. Group activity (15') – analyse the comparison table; each group identifies advantages and drawbacks and records them on a worksheet.
  4. Break‑even calculation practice (10') – students work through the example, calculate the new BEQ, and discuss implications.
  5. Class discussion (5') – groups present findings; teacher links motivations to financial outcomes.
  6. Exit ticket (5') – students write one motivation and one potential drawback for growth.
Conclusion:
Summarise that owners grow businesses for profit, scale, market power, risk diversification, ambition, finance and opportunities, but must balance these against complexity and risk. For the exit ticket, students note one motivation and one drawback, reinforcing recall. Assign homework to find a real‑world example of a business that recently expanded and describe the motivations behind its growth.