Teaching Entrepreneurship is a Breeze!

If you’re on the hunt for introduction to entrepreneurship lesson plans, you are in the right place! We’ve put together an amazing interactive teaching slide deck to help you teach your students about the historical figure and American entrepreneur Henry Ford. While working on your resources, we discovered the following fun facts about Henry Ford.

• Henry Ford was one of the best industrialists and inventors in American history. 
• The Henry Ford assembly line revolutionized the auto industry and provided highly affordable automobiles. 

This entrepreneur slide deck is perfect for adding rigor and promoting STEM and entrepreneurial thinking in both your history and economics curriculum. This resource provides students with a look into:

• Ford Creator, Henry Ford’s Biography
• Henry Ford’s Accomplishments
• Positive Character Traits of Henry Ford
• Fun Facts about Henry Ford

Entrepreneurship for Kids Ideas

This teaching presentation would make an excellent introduction to entrepreneurship projects for kids. Use it as a springboard into:

• Entrepreneurship Role Play – They’ll love coming up with kid entrepreneur business ideas, then reenacting their sales pitch “Shark Tank” style.
• Guest Speakers – Invite local business owners or business partners to come in and teach the students about their cool business ideas and give them some entrepreneurial job ideas.
• Children’s Business Fair – Host a children’s business fair in your classroom, grade level, or school. Have your learners generate kids’ market day ideas, make products, create signage, etc., to help them see the world of being young business owners.
• Makerspace – Use entrepreneurship content as a reason to create a Makerspace in your classroom or school.

This resource pairs well with our Henry Ford reading passages, graphic organizers, and comprehension activities. This Henry Ford resource will help launch your students into the world of “Kidpreneurship” and get them thinking like entrepreneurs.

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This resource was created by Ali Endlich, a teacher in South Carolina and a Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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