Lesson plans

Search Education programs:Search

These plans were developed by teachers on topics including saving and investing, ethics and corporate governance, and business management. They are yours to use free of charge.

Investment Risk and Fraud Activities icon We thank all the teachers who have generously allowed us to post their lesson plans to provide you with additional resources for the classroom. Topics include saving and investing, business ethics, business management and responsible consumerism.

Business management
	Fundraising event: summary project including job descriptions and SWOT analysis
	Tuck shop activity: how to run a school tuck shop
	International Trade: presentation on advantages and disadvantages
Consumer education
	Investigating new and used vehicles: comparing benefits and drawbacks
	Credit cards: comparing features and costs of credit cards
Ethics and corporate governance
	Corporate governance: report on corporate governance in a public company
	Rogue Trader movie: movie review including an explanation of events that led to demise of the financial institution
	Trading Places movie: movie review including an explanations of events that made movie characters wealthy
Financial math applications and problem-solving
	Optimal Value: Determine the most cost effective price for a fenced area
	Solving Linear Systems: Form and solve equations to determine quantity and costs
	Direct vs Partial Variation: Compare cost and features of cell phone plans
	Linear vs Quadratic Functions: Dollar cost averaging
	Future Value of Annuities: Cost of smoking
	Future Value of Annuities: Impact of time on value of savings
	Probability Distribution and Expected Value: Calculate investment risk
	Probability Distribution and Expected Value: Compare probability of risk
Financial products
	Boy, This is Fund: activity to match mutual funds with investor profiles
	My Name is Bond: Canada Savings Bond activity including compound interest exercise
	The World of Business: investigate the features of various saving and investment vehicles
	About Stocks: presentation about stocks
	About Mutual Funds: presentation about mutual funds
	Mutual Fund activity: exercise to match mutual funds with investor profiles
Investing
	Investment report: case study to develop a financial plan
	Wealthy Barber Chapter 4: review questions
	Annual Report Analysis: evaluate an annual report including analysis of financial statements
	Stock market unit: activities from reading the stock pages to tracking investments
	Stock trading: buying and selling stocks including reflection
	Exchange Traded Funds: presentation on ETFs, advantages and disadvantages and how to incorporate into a portfolio
	Portfolio Asset Mix: presentation on how to structure a diversified portfolio
	Classics vs. Moderns: Business Analysis case study Classics vs. Moderns: financial statements (click to Save when prompted)