Christmas Business Ethics Lesson – Business and Management Class Digital Activity NO PREP!

Description

Bring holiday cheer and meaningful learning to your classroom with my North Pole Business Ethics lesson — a fun, no-prep, plug-and-play digital activity perfect for Business, Entrepreneurship, and Management classes. This engaging seasonal lesson helps you survive the busy days before winter/Christmas break while keeping students thinking critically about unethical vs. ethical workplace behavior.

Students step into the world of Santa’s operations to review 20 North Pole workplace scenarios and decide whether each behavior is ethical (nice) or unethical (naughty). Students also match the correct business ethics principle, making this a powerful, real-world learning activity wrapped in holiday fun.

⭐ What Students Will Learn

• Recognize ethical and unethical behavior in a workplace setting,
• Apply business ethics principles to real-world scenarios,
• Strengthen critical thinking and decision-making skills,
• Analyze ethical dilemmas through Santa-themed workplace cases,
• Complete writing prompts on a mini-case study on J.C. Penney’s “Fake Holiday Sales”

🎄 What’s Included

• 20 North Pole ethics workplace scenarios (Naughty or Nice?)
• 4 Elf toy campaign scenarios (Naughty or Nice?)
• Business ethics principle matching activity
• Mini case study writing prompt on J.C. Penney’s fake holiday sales tactics
• A student and teacher-friendly 10-slide digital activity in Google Slides that easily converts to Microsoft PowerPoint.

❤️ Why Teachers Will Love This Lesson

• 100% No Prep: Just assign and teach — perfect for pre-break energy levels.
• Engaging & Fun: Holiday-themed content that still teaches real business ethics concepts
• Critical Thinking Focus: Students must analyze, justify, and evaluate ethical decisions
• Flexible: Perfect for in person learning, sub days, and remote learning days
• Perfect for December: a fun activity when students need something fresh to keep them engaged before Christmas break and save your sanity.

⏱️ Teaching Duration

• Approximately 40–60 minutes, depending on class discussion time

🎁 NO PREP + HIGH ENGAGEMENT = The perfect December survival lesson!