A fresh look at NZ Commerce teaching resources

Are you on the hunt for fresh NZ commerce teaching resources that will truly resonate with your students? At LearnWell, we understand that high-quality, engaging resources that support your teaching goals are essential classroom tools.

We get it—finding time to evaluate your resources can feel impossible when you’re busy with lesson planning, marking, and supporting students with diverse learning needs. But have you paused lately to see how well your current materials are working for you? Discovering fresh options can reignite your passion for teaching and energise your students in ways you might not expect!

If you think it’s time for an overhaul of your NZ commerce teaching resources, we’re here to help. Let us assist you in discovering innovative tools that will enhance your classroom experience and inspire your students!

Learning Guides and LearnWell Digital

Learning Guides and LearnWell Digital are our newest ranges of resources. The content of a Learning Guide and its equivalent LearnWell Digital course are aligned, so you can mix-and-match print and digital resources depending on what you or your students prefer.

Learning Guides are books that support independent student learning by offering a connected, easy-to-follow learning journey through the material from start to finish. We’ve designed them to provide a great learning experience whether a teacher is present or not, offering flexibility for teachers and students. LearnWell Digital resources are also designed as stand-alone resources that take students on a learning journey. The tools available with the digital resources make it easy to track your students’ progress. You can personalise the feedback and support you give.  Using LearnWell Digital means you can have 1 or 100 learners working a resource at the same time - or many students in one class on different resources.  This multi-unit teaching model has proved to be efficient for teachers and engaging for students.  It's a real time saver. 

"LearnWell Digital has been a big benefit to me - I can get all students working on their own content at the same time". 

Conrad Herion, HoD Commerce and Economics at Alexandra's Dunstan High School

New NCEA Level 1 NZ Commerce teaching resources

Our new NCEA Level 1 Commerce resources are well into development. In these, you’ll find the same clear, connected learning journeys as in our Level 2 and 3 Learning Guides. They are highly contextualised for New Zealand learners, with a variety of examples and case studies. They include financial perspectives from te ao Māori and the Pacific. Learners are supported to interpret and make financial decisions considering the impact on a range of groups they will come across in a New Zealand context. These include large and small businesses, rural and urban settings, clubs, for-profit and non-profit organisations, whānau of different forms and people in different stages of life. An extensive glossary supports students to develop their vocabulary. It includes kupu Māori that are essential for these new NCEA Level 1 commerce standards.

NZ commerce teaching resources for Economics and Business Studies

Our NCEA Level 2 and Level 3 Economics resources clearly guide learners through the complex world of economics, teaching them the skills they need to succeed. We’ve deliberately included a strong New Zealand focus. This helps students to make the connection between the economics ideas they are learning and their real-world experiences. Learners receive key background information, along with opportunities to practice, improve, and evaluate their work through comprehensive activity feedback. At the end of each resource, practice questions bring together everything students have learned. This, along with the great model answers, provided support for students to prepare for assessment.

90843 Internal Operations of a Large Business is one of our best-selling Learning Guides and LearnWell Digital resources. This NCEA Level 2 Business Studies standard includes Māori business concepts as a key part of its assessment. They are thoroughly explored at the beginning of the resource and integrated through the learning journey. This enables ākonga to apply the concepts while they are learning the rest of the content.  We have also used a wide range of relatable case study examples including Māori owned businesses and other New Zealand-based large businesses for students to see how what they’re learning applies in real-life businesses.

Learning Workbooks

If you’re after a classic activity-rich workbook, LearnWell’s Learning Workbooks might be for you. These write-on workbooks contain brief, clearly explained theory followed by lots of activities with answers available. Many teachers use these throughout the year to support their classroom work, or for end-of-year revision.

You’ll find Learning Workbooks for NCEA Levels 1-3 Accounting, Economics and Business Studies as well as NCEA Levels 2 and 3 Agribusiness. We offer a wide range of resources for individual NCEA achievement standards as well as for a full year of the subject.

To help your year 9 and 10 students prepare to study commerce at higher levels, you could also use our Learning Workbooks from Level 5 of the New Zealand Curriculum. 

Study Guides

Then there are always the tried-and-true staples, Study Guides. These convenient, A5-sized textbooks have concise, clear notes, worked examples and activities. You could use them throughout the year to support your classroom work, help students with internal assessments or to revise for end-of-year exams.

AME Workbooks

When your students reach NCEA level commerce, they require careful guidance to navigate their external examinations effectively. As a teacher, you’re already providing a wealth of support and knowledge, but the right resources can make all the difference in helping them achieve their goals. This is where AME Workbooks come in.

Let AME Workbooks guide your students toward receiving achievement, merit or excellence. These workbooks are designed to clarify complex concepts and offer structured practice, ensuring that your students are well-prepared for their externals. AME Workbooks are available in:

• Level 1 Accounting, Level 1 Economics
• Level 2 Accounting, Level 2 Economics
• Level 3 Accounting, Level 3 Economics
• Scholarship Economics

"I'm a big fan of AME workbooks - the layout is fantastic and they are so clearly authored by a subject expert."

Kiwi teacher

Taking the next step with LearnWell’s NZ commerce teaching resources

Whether you're interested in exploring new resources to refresh what you offer your students or seeking advice on how to optimise your use of your current materials, the team at LearnWell is here to help.

You’ll find contents and sample pages of our resources on our website. Our resource expert, Sue Mulrennan, would be delighted to provide you with personalised assistance.