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Financial Literacy - Careers and Income
Young scholars practice filling out job applications, create resumes, simulate hiring process, discuss benefits offered to employees, hidden costs of a job, and the risks and rewards of being an entrepreneur or self-employed.
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Clothes from Grain: A Miracle or a Problem?
Learners read fables about entrepreneurs who buy grain and turn it into clothing, or resell the grain and use the proceeds to import clothing. They use the fables to determine why people trade, and to analyze costs and benefits of trade...
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The Artist As Entrepreneur: Getting Down To Business: Get Organized
Students examine the various business structures and select the best one to use in a art business plan that they have developed. They compare the benefits and risks of each business structure then discuss in small groups the merits of...
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The Artist as Entrepreneur: Getting Down to Business: What's My Market?
High schoolers create a marketing plan for their artwork by analyzing their potential customers. They consider the type of art they wish to produce, the price range for the art and the type of competition that they face then develop a...
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The Artist as Entrepreneur
Students compare the entrepreneurial process in business and in the art world. They create a scenario of a business opportunity and solution based on a product from a catalog then they research how several successful artists have found...
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The Artist As Entrepreneur: Getting Down To Business - Next Steps
Students create a business plan that could be developed for their current body of art work. They carefully analyze how their art work could be expanded and identify the types of training they need to expand their work into marketable areas.
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What are My Resources?
Young scholars examine their own human resources and compare them to the characteristics that entrepreneurs tend to exhibit. They discuss ways to further develop these characteristics.
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The Artist As Entrepreneur: You Say Tomato, I See Tomato
High schoolers compare phone negotiations with in person negotiations to identify the non-verbal communication that is produced in face-to-face meetings. They practice forms of non-verbal communication by reciting the alphabet and...
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Hometown Heroes
Students interview various entrepreneurs in their town, asking what they considered in starting and then operating their business. They compose a short essay to report their findings.
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The Business of Credit
Learners explore the concept of credit. In this credit lesson, students discuss the necessities to start-up a new business. Learners discuss cost of a new business, loans, and credit. Students create their own business and apply what...
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Building New York
Eleventh graders examine the role African Americans played in the expansion of New York. In this American History lesson, 11th graders compare and contrast the images of a wealthy, free black against a black who was poor and enslaved. ...
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More College Students Get Start-Up Schooling
High schoolers explore the concept of start-up schooling. In this start-up schooling lesson plan, students read an article about a hands-on approach to teaching about start-up financing and venture funds. High schoolers develop a...
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Understanding Labour Standards
Learners examine labor standards. In this business lesson, students examine the labor standards of Canada. They use the Employment Standards Booklet and Talk about Safety: Occupational Health and Safety, which are not available on this...
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Good News and Bad News: Income and Taxes
Students examine Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1040, citing particular line items that are pertinent to an artist acting as an entrepreneur. They explore various sources of income and the importance of keeping accurate income records.
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What is Economics?
Students define economics; Explain the importance and process of making economic choices and decisions; Identify the factors of Production; Determine the goal of entrepreneurship. Students identify and describe the difficulties...
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Starting Your Own Business
Fifth graders read a book and complete several correlating activities to learn how to start their own business. For this economic and math lesson, 5th graders read the book The Toothpaste Millionaire. Students define the term...
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Female Bosses Less Likely to Cut Health Benefits
Students explore the concept of health costs. In this health costs instructional activity, students read an article discussing how female bosses are less likely to cut health benefits. Students discuss why companies are eliminating...
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Will the Real Capitalism Please Stand Up?
Students analyze descriptions from five different countries to determine which institutional components of capitalism are present and, if so, to what extent. They then place each on a continuum depending upon the number and strength of...
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Legal Forms of Business
Have your budding entrepeneurs explore the businesses in their community and determine what legal form each of businesses are. They discuss the rationale for determining a legal form of business and then write a paper that describes a...
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Entrepreneur Profit Balloon Game with Physical Education
Fourth graders explore business by participating in physical activities. In this entrepreneur lesson, 4th graders define profit and how it is necessary to run a successful business. Students pop balloons with monetary values inside and...
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Entrepreneurs
Students explore becoming entrepreneurs. In this career exploration lesson plan, students work in small groups to begin a new business that they will "build" from scratch as they learn what it takes to create a successful business by...
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JetBlue Soars on CEO's Creativity
Students explore the concept of entrepreneurship. In this entrepreneurship lesson, students read an article about how the CEO of JetBlue has become successful. Students discuss how ADHD has helped the CEO of JetBlue. Students spend...
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The Artist as Entrepreneur: Do I Get a Job or Make a Job?
Pupils discover the differences in being an entrepreneurial artist and an employed artist. They explore the tax codes, copyright laws and fringe benefits of being an employee versus an independent contractor.
Crafting Freedom
George Moses Horton: Slavery from a Poet's Perspective
After reading about the life of George Moses Horton, the first slave to publish anti-slavery poetry, learners will recall his major accomplishments, provide a summary of the obstacles he faced, and identify common aspects of the...