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We teachers need our coffee, right? I have a confession to make. I LOVE coffee! ☕
I always have! When I was a little girl, I would steal a sip from my mother’s cup. They say that a child’s growth can be stunted by drinking coffee…I am proof that is not true! 😊
National Coffee Day happens every year near the end of September. This year International Coffee Day is October 1, 2024. I have a great resources to teach my students about coffee as a commodity. Students do not know what a commodity is. We grow so little coffee in the United States, but drink so much that we have to import almost $7 billion worth every year!
I created this lesson to teach about coffee as a commodity for my International Business Unit for my Business Essentials (Introduction to Business) class.
This is an engaging and interdisciplinary Google Slide activity file that introduces coffee as a commodity from tree to cup!
This comprehensive case study on coffee as a commodiuty covers these important concepts:
This ‘Cost of Coffee‘ activity is a consumer spending lesson that is a great tool for students to use applied mathematics and consumer math skills. Students are taught how to read store shelf labels, navigate unit prices, calculate price per servings, and also calculate monthly costs of coffee.
Learning Objectives:
If you were around in 1997,then you remember this famous lawsuit that everyone was taling about. Some saw it as frivilous and some saw it as legit. This is a GREAT activity to get your students thinking about the case and the FACTS!
Students EXPLORE the McDonald’s Hot Coffee Lawsuit of 1997, INVESTIGATE the facts, ANALYZE the outcome, and give their OPINION!
Be ready for some great classroom discussions!
The McDonald’s Hot Coffee case and FIVE others are included in this Business Law Bundle, These are all highly engaging lessons that lead to great classroom discussions. Student love to give their opinions.
Piper’s Food Truck (Part 1 of 2) digital accounting activity is an excellent review to complete after students learn to journalize transactions. My students always need extra practice and this digital activity is PERFECT! Students record transactions for Piper’s Pumpkin Spice Food Truck and Coffee business. There are 11 transactions. This can easily be used as an assessment! NO PREP!
Piper’s Food Truck (Part 2 of 2) digital accounting activity is perfect for extra practice journalizing while learning the Cash Control Systems Chapter of high school accounting. Students go through a transaction journey for entrepreneur, Piper Garett, as she pursues her dream of owning a Pumpkin Spice Food and Coffee Truck!
GENERAL JOURNAL AND MULTI-COLUMN ARE BOTH AVAILABLE IN THIS RESOURCE!
INCLUDES A TEACHER’S KEY
Students will journalize transactions for:
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