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Introduce your pupils to the heart of their communities with this engaging, differentiated Local Businesses lesson pack, designed to build awareness of the types and importance of local businesses. This resource supports learners with high EAL needs and varying ability levels through a range of interactive, discussion-based, and mapping activities.

What’s Included:

• 8 Slide ActivInspire flipchart introducing local business concepts with real-world examples (PDF included).
• Key Vocabulary Focus: community, customer, jobs, economy, importance
• Interactive Map Activity: students label and design their own local area using real or imagined businesses
• Critical Thinking Prompts exploring the role and value of businesses in a neighbourhood
• Google Maps Exploration Task to connect classroom learning with real-life geography
  Plenary - sharing to encourage speaking, listening and peer learning

Key Features:

• Aligned with UK Geography and Citizenship curriculum for Years 4–6
• Supports EAL learners with clear vocabulary, visuals, and scaffolded tasks
• Differentiated discussion questions to stretch all ability levels
• Encourages active learning and real-world application through map work
• Editable slides and templates included for easy adaptation

Perfect for:

• Geography / PSHE / Citizenship lessons
• KS2 (Years 4–6)
• Used as part of the IPC (International Primary Curriculum) unit ‘Young Entrepreneurs’.
• Cross-curricular units on community, economy or maps
• Whole-class teaching or small group differentiation
• Cover lessons, enrichment, or independent projects