In our ever-changing world, educating children about entrepreneurship can equip them with essential skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and financial literacy. These skills not only prepare them for future careers, but also nurture confidence and adaptability. For elementary educators aiming to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit in their students, incorporating entrepreneurship into lessons can be both enjoyable and captivating, particularly through the use of creative printables.
This article introduces a collection of printables designed to help elementary teachers encourage entrepreneurial thinking in children, encouraging creativity and practical skill-building. Let's get started!
The Next Big App Idea
If your students love technology and are keen to explore how to design their own app, these printable app design worksheets will help to kick things off. We're looking forward to hearing about the world's Next Big App Idea!
In this activity, your students will learn how to research, plan, design and market their first mobile application (app).
Cafe Start-Up Pack
Help yourstudents explore the idea of starting their own restaurant or cafe with these fun printable worksheets. From creating their own recipes to designing merchandise, this pack will keep your budding culinary entrepreneur busy for hours on end.
Let's Design Vending Machines
As we move closer into the future, automation will become a larger part of our lives. Interesting and quirky vending machines will continue to sprout around our cities. In this activity, your child will use their imagination to explore different types of vending machines and think of new uses for them.
My First Organic Juice Stand
Every successful entrepreneur has a fantastic childhood business story. We've all heard about the classic tales of newspaper routes, lawn mowing and snow shovelling. In this creative activity, your students will learn about organic produce and also how to plan, brand and set up his/her own juice stand.
Launch Your Print On Demand Store
Do your students have a talent for doodling or drawing? Do you want to share their art with the rest of the world (and teach them a thing or two about "business" at the same time?). Then this printable pack will set your class up on the right path.
In this activity, your students will learn how to conceptualise, design and prepare artwork to be able to launch his/her own print on demand store.
My Trading Card Game
Welcome to the exciting world of trading card games (TCGs) or collectible card games! Generations of children have battled it out in their basements, armed only with a handful of printed character cards and a whole lot of imagination.
This creative printable worksheet activity pays homage to this incredibly imaginative past time. Let's make some fellowship magic!
School Market Day Product Development
Are your students finding it difficult to come up with things to sell in the upcoming School Market Day? Here's a resource for your creative little entrepreneurs to come up with new ideas and plan for their market day products.
In this activity, your sudents have an opportunity to learn about product development from ideation, refinement and costing/pricing.
Conclusion
Through this collection of printables, teachers can ignite entrepreneurial spirit in their students with creative, hands-on activities. These resources foster innovative thinking, equipping children for a future where adaptability and creativity are vital for success.
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