Class: Senior Secondary School 1 (SS1, SS 1, SSS1, SSS 1)
Term: 2nd Term
Week: 1
Age: 15 years
Duration: 45 minutes
Subject: Store Management
Curriculum Theme: Store Management
Previous Lesson: .
Topic: Revision and Introduction to Stock
Subject Matter: Meaning of stock, meaning of stock control, reasons for holding stock, types of stock including work in progress, consumable materials, and finished goods

Specific Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

Cognitive Domain:

Define stock.
Define stock control.
State reasons for holding stock.
List and explain types of stock, including work in progress, consumable materials, and finished goods.
Answer revision questions based on first term topics.

Affective Domain:

Show interest in keeping goods properly to avoid waste and loss.
Appreciate the importance of stock control in business and daily life.

Psychomotor Domain:

Use past questions to identify key stock-related terms and write correct answers.
Draw a simple chart showing types of stock and give examples for each.

Participate actively in revision discussion and group question practice.
Work cooperatively with classmates to solve past questions and share answers.

Reference Materials

The following resources were used in planning this lesson:

9 Years Basic Education Curriculum
State Unified Scheme of Work
Store Management for Senior Secondary Schools (recommended textbook)
Inventory (Stock): Meaning and Examples (Investopedia)
Inventory Management (Stock Control): Overview (Investopedia)
Inventory Control (Encyclopaedia Britannica)

Instructional Materials

The teacher will teach this lesson with the aid of:

Past question papers (first term revision)
Charts showing types of stock
Whiteboard and marker
Sample store items or pictures (raw materials, packaged goods, consumables)
Simple stock record sample (stock card format)

Rationale for the Lesson

This lesson helps pupils revise key ideas from the previous term and prepares them for new work in the second term. It also helps pupils understand how businesses manage stock to avoid shortage, waste, and loss.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils have basic knowledge of retailing, wholesaling, warehousing, and transportation from the first term and have seen goods kept for sale in shops and stores.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

Revision and Introduction to Stock

Meaning of Stock

Stock refers to goods and materials kept by a business for sale, production, or use in daily operations.

Meaning of Stock Control

Stock control is the process of planning, checking, and managing stock to ensure the right quantity and quality of goods are available when needed without having too much or too little.

Reasons for Holding Stock

The following are reasons for holding stock:

To meet customer demand and avoid running out of goods.
To ensure continuous production or sales activities.
To take advantage of bulk buying and reduce cost.
To prevent delays caused by supplier shortages or transport problems.
To cater for seasonal demand and price changes.
To protect the business from sudden increase in demand.

Types of Stock

The following are types of stock:

Work in progress: Partly finished goods still undergoing production before completion.
Consumable materials: Items used up during production or operations (e.g., fuel, stationery, cleaning materials, lubricants).
Finished goods: Completed products ready for sale to customers.

Revision Questions on First Term Work

The following are common revision areas from first term Store Management:

Meaning and differences between retailing and wholesaling.
Importance of warehousing and types of warehouse.
Means of transportation and factors affecting transport choice.
Functions of wholesalers and modern trends in retailing.

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

Discussion, Lecture, Demonstration, Question and Answer, Visual Aids

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 5 minutes
Teaching Skill: Set Induction
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher asks pupils to mention three topics learnt in the first term and guides them to connect those topics to how goods move, are stored, and sold, then introduces the new term focus on stock.
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils mention first term topics and respond to questions on how goods reach stores and are kept for sale.
Learning Point: First term topics connect to stock management in stores.

Step 2: Revision of First Term Work

Time: 10 minutes
Teaching Skill: Question and Answer
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher uses past question papers to revise key first term topics and corrects pupils’ responses with short explanations.
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils attempt questions, answer orally, and write short responses in their notebooks.
Learning Point: Revision improves understanding and prepares pupils for new term topics.

Step 3: Meaning of Stock

Time: 6 minutes
Teaching Skill: Explanation
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher defines stock and uses examples of goods in shops to explain stock in practical terms.
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils take notes and give examples of stock items common in their locality.
Learning Point: Stock includes goods and materials kept for sale, production, or use.

Step 4: Meaning of Stock Control

Time: 6 minutes
Teaching Skill: Explanation
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher defines stock control and explains how businesses avoid shortage and overstocking using simple examples.
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils ask questions and write the definition with examples.
Learning Point: Stock control ensures the right amount of goods is available at the right time.

Step 5: Reasons for Holding Stock

Time: 7 minutes
Teaching Skill: Discussion
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher guides pupils to list reasons for holding stock and links reasons to customer satisfaction and business continuity.
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils contribute points and copy the reasons in their notebooks.
Learning Point: Businesses hold stock to meet demand, avoid delays, and reduce costs.

Step 6: Types of Stock

Time: 6 minutes
Teaching Skill: Demonstration
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher uses a chart to explain work in progress, consumable materials, and finished goods and gives examples for each.
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils draw a simple chart and provide examples under each type of stock.
Learning Point: Stock can be work in progress, consumables, or finished goods.

Step 7: Evaluation/Review

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Questioning/Assessment

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher evaluates the learning by asking the following questions:

Define stock.
Define stock control.
State four reasons for holding stock.
List three types of stock and give one example for each.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils answer orally and in writing.

Learning Point: Pupils demonstrate understanding of the lesson.

Step 8: Conclusion

Time: 5 minutes
Teaching Skill: Summary
Teacher’s Activity: The teacher summarizes the board points and gives an assignment for pupils to answer two past questions on stock and write five examples each of consumable materials and finished goods found in a local store.
Pupils’ Activity: Pupils copy the summary and note the assignment.
Learning Point: Stock and stock control support effective store operations and customer satisfaction.

Lesson Keywords

Stock – Goods and materials kept for sale, production, or store operations.
Stock control – Managing stock to avoid shortage and overstocking.
Work in progress – Goods that are not yet fully finished in production.
Consumable materials – Items used up during operations or production.
Finished goods – Completed goods ready for sale.
Overstocking – Having more stock than needed.
Stock-out – Running out of stock when needed.

Differentiation

Fast learners solve additional past questions and explain reasons for holding stock with examples, while learners who need support use the stock types chart to match each type to its meaning and provide guided examples before attempting past questions.

Note for teachers using this lesson plan

Use past questions to make revision purposeful and keep responses short and examinable. When introducing stock, use familiar store examples and ensure pupils can define terms, list reasons for holding stock, and classify types of stock correctly with examples.