Forest Park High School Projects Based Instruction

Month Activity Details/Skills Covered

August

SeptemberFun With Fonts

Using skills learned in Microsoft Word students will create a “Class President Flyer”. They will start with a basic flyer (provided) and make it look better by using different fonts, font styles, and font effects. Students are encouraged to be creative and have fun with the project.

October

Class Roster Students create an excel spreadsheet to demonstrate mastery of formatting skills.

November

Automobile Repairs Students create an excel spreadsheet to demonstrate mastery of the autofill skill.

DecemberIntroduction to Business Technology

Forest Park High School Projects Based Instruction

Accounting I

Month Activity Details/Skills Covered

August

September

OctoberJournalizing and posting transactions

Students complete handouts journalizing and posting accounting transactions

November

The Accounting Cycle Students take on the role of a part-time accountant for a small pet shop called Sparky's. The students' job is to help get Sparky's accounting books back in order. Their task includes performing several steps in the Accounting Cycle using a prepared spreadsheet; starting with journal entries and going through closing entries.

December

Financial Statements Students learn to prepare financial statements and analyze there purpose for business managers.

Month Activity Details/Skills Covered

August

September

Correcting journal errors. Students complete worksheet identifying and correcting journal entries.

Forest Park High School Projects Based Instruction

October

Accounting Monopoly The purpose of this simulation is to introduce you to recording transactions, summarizing events, and preparing financial reports. In order to generate a unique set of transactions for each of you, we will use the game of Monopoly as a model of a small company. Our class will be divided into groups of three to four players. At the end of each day, record what property you own, cash on hand, and who will start at the next class meeting. Special forms have been provided for you to record this information. This will make the start of each day easier and quicker.Each player shall prepare two reports: an income statement and a balance sheet.

NovemberDecember

Accounting II