Starter activity - A piece of cake (limited companies)

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Here is a great activity to use when teaching Ltd’s.

Before the students enter the room, I put a £1 monopoly note on each students desk. This immediately makes them curious about what is to follow. I then introduce the basic concept of limited companies and I relate limited companies to a cake, that can be cut up into ‘slices’ or shares. I then bring out a cake and cut it up into a number of different ‘shares’. I keep 3 back for myself and I then invite the students to come up and ‘buy’ a share of my cake or ‘company’ for £1. I then start quizzing them as to who owns the cake, why I kept back 3 slices etc.

I then ask the students, ‘why would I want to sell you a piece of my company’ whilst holding all the £1 notes in the air.

Need I say more.

We then eat the cake...and remember...you have 3 slices!

Enjoy (the cake)

Posted to BUSINESS THEMES • Business Organisation • TEACHING BUSINESS • AS & A2 Business • GCSE Business • BTEC First in Business
Tags: starter activities, teaching business, limited companies

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