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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Business Ownership: Private Sector - Lesson Plan: 2 x 1 hour lessons

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars study different forms of business ownership. They examine advantages and disadvantages of different forms of business ownership and the appropriateness of different forms of business ownership. They study how business...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Business Ownership

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students should identify and define the three basic forms of private business ownership.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Owning Your Own Business

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders consider the type of business they might like to own. They design an advertisement for this business. They prepare questions that they could ask each other, as owners of various businesses. Guest speakers could be utilized.
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Activity
Other

University of Massachusetts: Bonds Payable

For Students 9th - 10th
Issuing bonds is one way a corporation raises capital. This site from the University of Massachusetts Lowell provides a quiz and several problems, complete with solutions, that illustrate the accounting procedures for bonds payable.
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Interactive
Other

Biz Kids: Dollar a Glass Game

For Students 3rd - 6th
Players use business strategy to see how much money they can earn by making and selling lemonade.
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Lesson Plan
University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: What Is a Stock? Or, Who Owns Mc Donald's?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan from the University of Omaha where the learners will be able to understand what a stock is.
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Activity
Other

University of Massachusetts: Corporation Stock Transactions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides quiz questions and exercises, complete with solutions, that illustrate the transactions for stocks and dividends for a corporation.
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Website
Nolo

Nolo: Types of Ownership Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Nolo. Before you can decide on an ownership structure for your business, you must learn at least a little bit about how each structure works. This site provides a brief rundown of the most common forms of...
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Article
Other

Small Business Association: Is Entrepreneurship for You?

For Students 9th - 10th
In the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Startup Kit, this section walks you through the characteristics required to be an entrepreneur. It concludes with the advantages of owning your own business.
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Website
PBS

Nh Pbs: Outlook on Money: Growing a Business

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet a vegetable farmer from Hooksett, NH, who shares his experiences as a small business owner. Gives tips and advice for starting a business and for how to take advantage of helpful resources to pursue entrepreneurial dreams. Includes...