This document outlines a lesson plan for teaching accounting basics to freshmen business majors. It includes using a Smartboard lesson to define key terms and show visual representations of accounting concepts like T-accounts. It also recommends using a story on the Accounting Coach website to explain debits and credits. The lesson concludes with an accounting word scramble activity. The plan aims to provide a universally designed learning environment through various visual and hands-on materials that accommodate different learning styles.

1. — by Annie McGuigan —
ACCOUNTING BASICS

2. ● Freshmen in college
● Business majors
● Students interested in accounting
TARGET LEARNERS

3. SMARTBOARD LESSON
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details
.html?id=f3632b0b-fc06-4f98-80a7-
0c541f5b8f86
● Includes definitions of key
accounting terms
● Shows visual representations
of how to apply the concepts
● Works through fundamentals
of using a T account to record
debits and credits
● use the smartboard to
facilitate the outline of overall
lesson

4. ACCOUNTING COACH SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCE
https://www.accountingcoach.com/accounting-basics/explanation
To assist the lesson plan, I will use the “accounting story” that tells
the story of a man starting a business and how he kept track of his
revenues and expenses so that the students can better understand
the definitions of the terms and how to use them.

5. ACCOUNTING COACH ACTIVITIES
I will end the lesson by working through a word scramble
with the students to ensure they understand the concepts
https://www.acc
ountingcoach.co
m/accounting-
basics/word-
scrambles

6. UNIVERSAL DESIGN
The combination of the accounting smartboard lesson
and accounting coach website provides a flexible
learning environment that can accommodate
individual learning differences through:
○ various forms of visuals
○ hands on activities
○ providing content from different perspectives
■ crossword puzzle
■ story framework
■ straight-forward definitions

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