2.4 Pricing a Landscape Design (PowerPoint)
This FFA lesson plan (Unit 2: Skills, Lesson Four) teaches students how to price landscape designs. Through a “Price is Right” warm-up, vocabulary notes, and a hands-on bidding activity, students learn pricing terms and create a competitive cost estimate for their own landscape design from a previous lesson.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define the aspects of pricing a landscape design.
- Demonstrate the use of these aspects on their own landscape design.
- Create an estimate that is accurate and competitive with other designers (students).
- Time required
- 60 minutes
- Materials
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- "Pricing a Landscape" PowerPoint
- A copy of the "Pricing a Landscape Notes Sheet" for each student
- A copy of the "Landscaping Estimate" worksheet for each student taken from https://www.template.net/business/word-templates/landscaping-estimate-template/
- Each student needs their landscape design from Unit Two, Lesson Three — Design Concepts
- Resources
- Ingels, J. (2009). Chapter 14: Pricing the proposed design. Landscaping: principles and practices (7th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Thomson/Delmar Learning. Equipment and Supplies.
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Financial, Economic, Business, and Entrepreneurial Literacy; Flexibility and Adaptability; Implement Innovations; Productivity and Accountability
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.02Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive.
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
- CRP.07Employ valid and reliable research strategies. Career-ready individuals are discerning in accepting and using new information to make decisions, change practices or inform strategies.
AFNR Performance Element
Common Career Technical Core
- AG-BIZ2Use record keeping to accomplish AFNR business objectives, manage budgets and comply with laws and regulations.
- AG-BIZ3Manage cash budgets, credit budgets and credit for an AFNR business using generally accepted accounting principles.
- AG-BIZ5Use sales and marketing principles to accomplish AFNR business objectives.
Common Core – Math Practices
FFA Precept
- FFA.CS-NDecision Making: Analyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.
- FFA.CS-PTechnical/Function Skills in Agriculture: Obtain knowledge and skills needed for a career in agriculture and related industries.
- FFA.PG-IProfessional Growth: Assume responsibility for attaining and improving upon the skills needed for career success.
- FFA.PG-JMental Growth: Embrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-AAction: Assume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-CVision: Visualize the future and how to get there.
- FFA.PL-EAwareness: Understand personal vision, mission and goals.
NASDCTEc
- AGPG01.02Practice good record keeping strategies and techniques to accomplish AFNR business objectives.
- AGPG01.03Manage budget, credit, and optimal application of AFNR business assets using generally accepted accounting principles to promote business financial well-being.
- AGPG01.05Appraise, select and employ technological resources to accomplish AFNR business objectives.
- AGPG01.06Use sales and marketing principles common to agribusiness systems to accomplish AFNR business objectives.