Closing Entries & Temporary Accounts Critical Thinking Prompts | Accounting 1 | Grades 9–12

Closing Entries & Temporary Accounts Critical Thinking Prompts is a set of critical thinking prompts for Accounting 1 (grades 9–12) on Closing Entries & Temporary Accounts.

Pairs with: Closing Entries & Temporary Accounts Slide Show Presentation; Closing Entries & Temporary Accounts Guided Notes; Closing Entries & Temporary Accounts Lesson Quiz; Closing Entries & Temporary Accounts Unit Test.

Sections: Instructions; Student Responses - Questions 1-5; Student Responses - Questions 6-10; Teacher Notes; Purpose; Implementation Strategy; Differentiation; Extension. Sample item: “1. Why does accounting keep a whole account, Income Summary, that exists for a few minutes at closing and appears on no statement?”

What's inside: Critical Thinking Prompts (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,163 words, 6 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: Aligned to national Business, Computer & Information Technology standards (NBEA) for Accounting 1, with embedded academic literacy and career-readiness skills.

Resource type: Critical Thinking Prompts. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Use as discussion starters, journal prompts, or exit writing. Built for Accounting 1, grades 9–12.

Format note: These files are delivered in Microsoft Office formats (Word and/or PowerPoint). If you open a worksheet that includes tables in Apple Pages or another non-Microsoft app, table formatting may not display correctly. For best results, use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint (or upload the file to Google Docs). If you run into any formatting issues, contact us and we can send a PDF version.