Curriculum / subject
My First Business
Ages 6 to 10Applied Economics & Entrepreneurship
A guided micro-venture: the child makes or grows something small, prices it, sells to family and neighbours, and counts real profit.
What this subject teaches
Child explains cost, price, and profit with real numbers from their own venture; handles money in a real transaction; reflects on what they would change next time.
Real-world applications
Entrepreneurship, salary negotiation, family budgeting, and the confidence of having earned money through honest work at age seven.
Modules
The Bookmark Company
The child designs, produces, and sells handmade bookmarks, running one complete business cycle from investment to profit.
Market Day: Selling to Strangers
The venture leaves the family circle: the child sells at a pod Showcase Saturday or neighbourhood stall, learning what real customers do.
Profit Decisions: Spend, Save, Grow
With real profit in hand, the child faces the entrepreneur's eternal question: enjoy it, keep it, or put it back into the business?