lesson: Vacant Lot Opportunity Mindset
Today and every day, across America from coast to coast, from rural communities, to the suburbs, to inner-cities, America’s students will walk, pedal and ride past a landsca…
lesson: Eye Spy
Entrepreneurs learn through observation. They observe the marketplace, trends, business models, the behavior of businesses and consumers, how value is being created, Principle…
lesson: 100 Entrepreneurs
The 100 Entrepreneurs who Changed the World activity allows students the opportunity to independently research an entrepreneur from history who made an impact on the…
lesson: A Decade of Entrepreneurs
The Decade of Entrepreneurship activity affords your students the opportunity to research an entire decade worth of entrepreneurs and share that knowledge with
thei…
lesson: Mockups
Mockups is a game created by Dr. Liz Gerber, professor at Northwestern University with the help of her students. Mockups can be implemented quickly to give students practice e…
lesson: Speak Out, Speak Back
Speak Out Cards afford students the opportunity to practice standing in front of others and speaking extemporaneously. There is little risk but high return for the s…
lesson: Innovation Activity
The Innovation Activity gives the student an opportunity to take an existing product and improve it. When doing this activity it is important to remind students that…
lesson: Invention Activity
There are many ways you can foster creativity in your students and the Invention Activity is one of them. In the Invention Activity there is no right or wrong, no im…
lesson: Personal Branding Project
This is a project to help your students understand brands and create a brand for themselves. This is a good time to discuss why creating a brand for yourself is impo…
lesson: Pitch It
The purpose of Pitch It is to help students experiment with different product or service concepts and then try to convince customers to choose their idea based on th…
lesson: Silicon Valley Startups
Silicon Valley Startups™ is the hilarious game of pitching crazy companies. Entrepreneurs must think on their feet and convince an Investor to fund their startup company. Th…
lesson: Three-Legged Stool
In this lesson students will learn about the three-legged stool. The three-legged stool is an analogy for three things all businesses need to sustain long-term success. All bu…
lesson: Foundational Values: How To Guide
At Youth Entrepreneurs, the principles that guide behavior are called Foundational Values. These YE values are central to our curriculum and significant in helping our student…
lesson: Speak Out Cards
Speak Out Cards afford students the opportunity to practice standing in front of others and speaking extemporaneously. There is little risk but high return for the s…
lesson: Think Outside the Box
Think Outside the Box is a great way to introduce and reinforce the Foundational Values. Students will be asked to complete a 100-piece puzzle, but there is a catch - they won…
lesson: Cinema Challenge
Foundational values are what binds this course together. Students will have a chance to be creative as they think of a popular movie, TV show or other media to connect to the …
lesson: Foundational Values Walkabout
YE’s Foundational Values create a shared language and understanding of what creates value in our lives. Students will be asked to share their thoughts about a Foundational V…
