Young Entrepreneurs · Learning goals
An entrepreneur starts a business to solve a problem. Learn about costs, prices and profit, and plan the steps of a lemonade stand in the right order.
Why it matters
Costs, prices and profit put math to work in a real situation.
Entrepreneurs look for problems to solve, a creative skill for any career.
Planning a business helps kids believe they can make their ideas happen.
Inside Young Entrepreneurs
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 5 steps.
Step 2 · Think
Why should a business solve a real problem?
Step 3 · Timeline game
Put the steps of starting a lemonade stand in order.
Step 4 · Quiz
4 questions to check what stuck.
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
An entrepreneur is someone who starts a business.
Good businesses solve a problem or fill a need. Thirsty people want lemonade!
Costs are what you spend: lemons, sugar, cups.
Profit is the money left after you pay your costs.
Kids around the world have started businesses: selling crafts, baking or recycling.
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Plan a small business together, like a lemonade stand or bake sale. List the costs, choose a price and work out the profit.
Why should a business solve a real problem?
Practice
Real questions from Young Entrepreneurs. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
Entrepreneur
Question 2
Costs
Question 3
Profit
The full course has 4 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Young Entrepreneurs · Questions from parents
Young Entrepreneurs is a grade 4 social studies course for kids ages 9–10. That is Year 5 social studies in the UK and Year 4 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
An entrepreneur starts a business to solve a problem. Learn about costs, prices and profit, and plan the steps of a lemonade stand in the right order. Along the way they practice: Business Plan.
About 10 minutes in total, split into 3 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Young Entrepreneurs is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.
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