LESSON PLAN

Date:

Subject: ECONOMICS

Duration: 45 minutes

Grade 10
TOPIC: Basic economic concepts
Lesson Objective(s): At the end of the lessons the learners must be able to understand:

What is economics?

What are the branches of Economics?

What are the approaches to economics?

Prior Knowledge: The teacher establishes what the learners already know about economics as a whole
Assessment Strategies to be used: classroom, verbal/oral questions and class activity
References/ Sources: Textbooks, internet articles, newspaper articles

Time spent
5

INTRODUTION:
The teacher introduces the lesson by explaining what is economics

Time
5minutes

10
MINUTES

5MINUTE
S

Lesson phase

Teacher activity

Learner activity

TLSM

Introduction

The teacher will elaborate the

unpacking of Economics
under the following headings:
Definition of economic
branches of Economics
approaches of
Economics

Learners takes notes on the

economics concepts as the
teacher is explaining

Whiteboard
Textbook

The teacher will first ask

learners what they
understand about the
concept economics.

Learners will be explaining

what economics mean
through they are knowledge

Whiteboard
Textbook

Teacher and learner

centred.

The teacher will share with

the learners what is
economics

Learners will take notes

Slides notes

Teacher and leaner

centred.

10
MINUTES

The teacher will explain to

the learners that there are
branches of economics

10
MINUTES

The teacher again will give

out different economics
approach which is micro and
macro approach

TEACHING
APPROACH(ES)
Both teacher and learner
centred

Slides notes
Learners are given the
opportunity to comment and
ask questions.
Learners are given
opportunity to ask questions
if they understand the
difference between these two
approach

Teacher and learner

centred.

Textbook and
whiteboard

Teacher and learner

centred.

Reflection

ACTIVITY
Textbook
Teacher and learner
The teacher give learners
centred.
activity to do under
distinguishing between macro
and micro-economics from
the textbook
Reflection allows us to analyse our experiences, make changes based on our mistakes, keep doing what is
successful, and build upon or modify past knowledge based on new knowledge. Reflection also allows us
to make connections between courses or between school, work and home. By doing this, we begin to see
how all parts of our lives are connected and to understand that we are a part of the web of life.