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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: Business Studies
Lesson Topic: planning, organising, coordinating, commanding and controlling
Learning Objective/s:
  • Describe the five management functions and their inter‑relationship.
  • Explain how each function contributes to achieving organisational objectives.
  • Analyse a simple business scenario to identify appropriate planning, organising, coordinating, commanding and controlling actions.
  • Apply the management cycle to develop a brief action plan for a classroom project.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector or interactive whiteboard
  • Printed handout of the management functions table
  • Whiteboard markers and flip chart
  • Sticky notes for group activity
  • Sample business case worksheet
 Introduction:
Begin with a quick poll: “What does a manager do every day?” Connect responses to the five core functions, highlighting that they form a continuous cycle. Explain that today’s success criteria are to name each function, describe its purpose, and apply the cycle to a real‑world example.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑Now (5'): Students list recent personal tasks and categorize them under the five management functions.
  2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Teacher presents each function with slides and the summary table.
  3. Guided practice (15'): Pairs analyse a case study and complete a worksheet matching activities to functions.
  4. Group activity (10'): Teams create a visual management‑functions cycle on poster paper using sticky notes.
  5. Check for understanding (5'): Quick Kahoot quiz or exit‑ticket questions to confirm comprehension.
Conclusion:
Recap the five functions and their continuous inter‑linkage. Students finish an exit ticket by writing one personal example of each function. For homework, observe a manager in a real or media context and note how the five functions are demonstrated.