This lesson plan deals with the economical effects of COVID-19, furlough schemes and employment issues during the lockdown. To purchase the whole collection of COVID-19 resources, including worksheets, activities and lessons, download our COVID-19 resource pack ‘After COVID-19 — Returning to Education after the Coronavirus’.
The following valuable information is provided in this lesson plan:
- How COVID has impacted international economies.
- The effect of the pandemic on spending.
- The impact of the coronavirus on education.
This lesson plan helps introduce COVID alongside economics and examines the way the virus has affected the economies worldwide.
Benefits
- Ready to use lesson plan to introduce the topic.
- Photocopiable — use year after year again and again.
- Illustrated throughout.
- Simple, clear and concise and easy to follow.
- Downloadable — instantly available and no delivery costs.
What’s Inside? 
- What are the serious economic effects of the coronavirus on national and international economies?
- How will COVID-19 affect employment, spending, the cost of living and the retail industry?
- What will be the long-term impact of lost education, cancelled exams and lack of opportunities for a generation of young people?
- Will the world ever return to normal or must we now look at new ways of learning and working?
Who is it for?
- Teachers — This pack helps teachers examine COVID through the topic of economics.
- Parents — It helps parents understand and discuss the economic impact of COVID with their children.
- Young People — Young people are able to make sense of the way COVID has impacted their education and career prospects.
Product Details
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Lesson plan
- First published: 2020
- Last revised: 2022
- Pages: 15
- Duration: 1 hour 10 mins
- Illustrated throughout
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