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By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:

• Explain the meaning of office equipment and discuss office equipment.

• Talks by a resource person.
• Classification of the equipment used in an office.
• Discussions
• Sharing experiences through story telling.
• Visit to the relevant office environment.

• Pictures
• Photographs
• Diagrams
• Charts
• Resource persons
• Relevant office environment
• Real life experience

Longman Explore book 1 Pg. 54-55
Inventor KLB book 1 Pg. 58
Certificate Business studies book 1 Pg. 94
KLB Top Mark Series Business Studies Pg. 16

• Explain the uses of various communication equipment.

•  Demonstration.
• Dramatization or role-play.
• Listening to a guest speaker.
• Visit to the relevant office environment.
• Browsing the internet.

• Resource person (computer)
• Mobile phones
• Telephones
• Fax machines
• Telex machine
• Radio call receivers
• Pictures
• Models 

• Explain the uses of various correspondence machines.

•  Demonstration.
• Discussions.
• Talks from resource person.
• Visits to the relevant office environment. 

• Diagrams
• Charts
• Resource persons
• Relevant office environment
• Models
• Real life experience
• Pictures

• Explain each of the named equipment.

• Discuss the role of filing in an office.

• Illustrating the meaning of filling.
• Discussions.
• Relevant office environment.
• Talks from a resource person.
• Studying case studies.

• Resource persons
• Relevant office environment
• Real life experience
• Relevant case studies
• Charts/ diagrams
• Pictures

• Discuss the duties of a manager and supervisor.
• Describe essential qualities of a manager and a supervisor.

• Talks by resource person eg. manager.
• Discussions.
• Visits to relevant office or business environment
• Studying relevant case studies.

• Resource persons
• Relevant office environment
• Real life experience
• Relevant case studies
• Charts/ diagrams
• Pictures

• Discuss the duties of clerks, secretaries, receptionist and messenger.
• Describe essential qualities of clerks, secretaries, receptionist and messenger.

• Talks from resource person eg. a clerical office secretary.
• Discussions.
• Visits to relevant business environment eg. school office
• Studying relevant case studies.
• Asking and answering questions.
• Doing short tests.

• Guest speaker
• Pictures
• Charts
• Diagrams
• Relevant business environment
• Case studies

• Describe personal attributes, office etiquette and professionalism.

• Discussions
• Visits to relevant office environment
• Asking and answering questions
• Listening to guest speakers
• Studying and examining relevant case studies.

• Guest speaker
• Pictures
• Charts
• Diagrams
• Relevant business environment
• Relevant case studies
• Newspaper cuttings.

• Discuss trends in office management.

• Visits to relevant office environment
• Asking and answering questions
• Listening to guest speakers
• Studying and examining relevant case studies.

• Resource person
• Relevant case studies
• Suitable charts/diagrams and pictures
• Newspapers 
• Magazines

• Explain the meaning and importance of trade.
• Classify trade.

• Discussions
• Visits to relevant business
• Asking and answering questions
• Talks by a resource person
• Studying and examining relevant case studies./Analyze/
• Sharing experience through story telling.

• Resource person
• Relevant case studies
• Suitable charts/diagrams and pictures

• Explain form of home-trade.

• Discussions
• Visits to relevant business
• Asking and answering questions
• Talks by a resource person
• Studying and examining relevant case studies./Analyze/
• Sharing experience through story telling.

• Case studies 
• Doing exercises
• Suitable charts and diagrams
• Pictures
• Resource person
• Relevant business environment

• Explain the meaning and importance of small scale retailers.

• Discussions
• Visits to relevant business
• Asking and answering questions
• Talks by a resource person
• Studying and examining relevant case studies./Analyze/
• Sharing experience through story telling.

• Models
• Pictures
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Relevant business environment
• Resource persons
• Relevant case studies

• Discuss retailers without shops.

• Discussions based on relevant issues on the topic.
• Visits to relevant business
• Asking and answering questions
• Talks by a resource person
• Studying and examining relevant case studies./Analyze/
• Sharing experience through story telling.

• Guest speakers
• Case studies
• Relevant business environment
• Real-life experience
• Suitable charts/diagrams/pictures

• Explain the meaning of and features of large scale retailers.

• Discussions based on relevant issues on the topic.
• Visits to relevant business
• Asking and answering questions
• Talks by a resource person
• Studying and examining relevant case studies./Analyze/
• Sharing experience through story telling. 

• Relevant business environment
• Resource persons
• Diagrams
• Pictures
• Charts

•  Discuss various types of large scale retailers.

• Discussions based on relevant issues on the topic.
• Visits to relevant business
• Asking and answering questions
• Talks by a resource person
• Studying and examining relevant case studies./Analyze/
• Sharing experience through story telling.

• Newspapers
• Photographs 
• Magazines
• Pictures
• Diagrams
• Resource persons
• Relevant case studies

•  Discuss function of retailers.

• Discussions based on relevant issues on the topic.
• Visits to relevant business
• Asking and answering questions
• Talks by a resource person
• Studying and examining relevant case studies./Analyze/
• Sharing experience through story telling.

• Newspapers
• Case studies
• Relevant business environment
• Magazines
• Pictures

•  Discuss the types of and functions of wholesalers.

• Discussions based on relevant issues on the topic.
• Visits to relevant business
• Asking and answering questions
• Talks by a resource person
• Studying and examining relevant case studies./Analyze/
• Sharing experience through story telling.

• Case studies
• Business environment
• Resource persons
• Pictures
• Diagrams
• Photographs
• Newspapers

•  Describe the documents used in home trade.

• Demonstrations.
• Visits to relevant office environments.
• Discussions
• Listening to resources persons.
• Story telling.
• Analyzing case studies.

• Relevant documents
• Relevant newspaper cuttings
• Diagrams
• Charts
• Pictures
• Resource persons
• Relevant business environment

•  Explain the means of payment used in home trade and the circumstances under which they are used.

• Explanation
• Discussion
• Analyzing case studies
• Visits to relevant business environment
• Demonstrations.

• Relevant case studies
• Resource persons
• Relevant business environment.
• Suitable charts and diagrams/pictures

•  Explain the terms of payment used in home trade and circumstances in which they are used.

• Discussions
• Analyze case studies
• Visit to relevant business
• Talks from a resource person
• Writing essays
• Story telling
• Explanations

• Resource persons
• Relevant business environment
• Suitable charts, diagrams and pictures.
• Relevant newspaper cuttings
• Documents such as cheques etc.

•  Identify emerging issues in trade.

• Discussion on relevant case studies
• Visits to relevant local environment
• Talks from a resource persons
• Other suitable resources

• Diagrams
• Pictures
• Resource persons
• Relevant business environment
• Relevant case studies