Christmas HR Simulation Business Project: Hiring, Training, Policies, Scenarios

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Bring real-world business concepts to life with this engaging Christmas-themed Human Resources simulation. In this hands-on project, students step into the role of SantaCo’s HR Department to hire elves, design training programs, write workplace policies, and solve realistic HR problem scenarios from the North Pole. Perfect for Business, CTE, Principles of Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, and Workplace Readiness classes, this lesson requires no technology and works for individual or group work.

This project is perfect for all business classes and works exceptionally well as an alternative project instead of a traditional midterm exam. It provides rigorous, standards-based content with a fun holiday twist that keeps students engaged during December.

Students complete four major HR tasks:
• Write three professional job postings for North Pole positions
• Create a detailed one-week onboarding and training plan
• Develop an employee handbook policy page
• Analyze and solve three workplace HR problem scenarios

This resource includes:
• Teacher overview and full teacher script
• Student worksheets for all four parts
• Six HR scenarios for students to choose from
• Complete answer keys for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4
• Bell ringer activity
• Clear templates and structured pages for easy completion

Skills covered:
• Job posting and hiring practices
• Workplace training and onboarding
• Policy writing and enforcement
• Communication, professionalism, and HR decision making
• Critical thinking and problem solving

This Christmas HR Simulation is a fun and meaningful holiday lesson that blends business concepts with creativity. It works as a stand-alone lesson, a multi-day project, a December unit activity, or an alternative to a midterm exam that students actually enjoy completing.

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