ERIC Number: ED275580
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985
Pages: 14
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Entrepreneurship.
Kent, Calvin A.; And Others
Elementary Economist, v7 n1 1985-86
Beginning with a conceptual introduction focusing on the nature of entrepreneurship, this issue offers four instructional units for preschool through sixth grade students. Beginning with the preschool and kindergarten unit called "Early Entrepreneurs," young students are introduced to a collection of activities, including creating a new toy and starting an imaginary business. In the first and second grade unit, students investigate inventions such as buttons and pencil erasers, employ creative thinking during a math lesson, and build self-esteem through sharing activities. "Planning for Success," the unit for third and fourth grade, encourages creative thinking and asks students to conduct a consumer survey and to manufacture a product based on consumer desires. The last unit, called "Enterprising Eagles," involves fifth and sixth grade students in creating a school-wide business. The unit begins with brainstorming potential needs and ends with the promoting and selling of a product. (JDH)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Competition, Concept Teaching, Early Childhood Education, Economics Education, Elementary Education, Entrepreneurship, Experiential Learning, Learning Activities
Joint Council on Economic Education, 2 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Joint Council on Economic Education, New York, NY.
Authoring Institution: Lesley Coll., Cambridge, MA. National Center of Economic Education for Children.
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