What's Your Superpower Business Idea?

Peyton Johnson

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Unleash Your Inner CEO

Students will be able to define entrepreneurship and identify how personal passions and skills can be transformed into viable business ideas.

Understanding entrepreneurship empowers students to see opportunities, think creatively about their future, and recognize the value of their unique talents in the real world.

Audience

Middle School Students (6th-8th Grade)

Time

60-75 minutes

Approach

Interactive discussions, brainstorming, and creative mapping activities.

Materials

Entrepreneurship 101 The Spark Slide Deck, Dream Job Brainstorm Warm-Up, Passion to Product Map Activity, and My First Million Dollar Idea Discussion Guide

Prep

Teacher Preparation

15 minutes

Review all generated materials: Unleash Your Inner CEO Lesson Plan, Entrepreneurship 101 The Spark Slide Deck, Dream Job Brainstorm Warm-Up, Passion to Product Map Activity, and My First Million Dollar Idea Discussion Guide.
Ensure projector and computer are working for the slide deck.
Print copies of the Passion to Product Map Activity if students will be writing on them.

Step 1

Introduction & Warm-Up: Dream Big!

10 minutes

Begin with the Dream Job Brainstorm Warm-Up activity.
Use the first slides of the Entrepreneurship 101 The Spark Slide Deck to introduce the concept of 'superpowers' (skills and passions) as a starting point for business ideas.

Step 2

What is an Entrepreneur?

15 minutes

Present slides from Entrepreneurship 101 The Spark Slide Deck defining entrepreneurship and highlighting famous examples.
Facilitate a brief discussion using prompts from the slide deck to check for understanding.

Step 3

Passion to Product Map Activity

20 minutes

Distribute the Passion to Product Map Activity worksheet.
Guide students through identifying their personal passions and skills, then brainstorming how these could solve problems or meet needs, leading to a product or service idea.
Circulate and provide support as students work.

Step 4

My First Million Dollar Idea Discussion

15 minutes

Transition to the My First Million Dollar Idea Discussion Guide.
Have students share their brainstormed business ideas in small groups or as a whole class.
Encourage constructive feedback and questions, guided by the prompts in the discussion guide.

Step 5

Wrap-Up: The Entrepreneurial Mindset

5 minutes

Conclude with the final slides of the Entrepreneurship 101 The Spark Slide Deck, emphasizing the value of an entrepreneurial mindset beyond starting a business.

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Slide Deck

Welcome, Future CEOs!

Ready to discover your inner entrepreneur?

Welcome students and introduce the exciting topic. Ask them what comes to mind when they hear the word 'business'.

What's Your Superpower?

It's more than just flying or invisibility!

What are you good at?
What do you love to do?
What problems do you enjoy solving?

Explain that everyone has unique talents and interests, which we'll call 'superpowers'. These aren't just for superheroes!

What is an Entrepreneur?

A person who starts a business and takes on financial risks in the hope of profit.

They see problems and create solutions.
They are innovators!
They are their own boss.

Introduce the term 'entrepreneur' and give a simple, relatable definition. Ask students if they know any entrepreneurs.

Famous Entrepreneurs

From tech giants to everyday innovators!

Steve Jobs (Apple): Passion for design and technology.
Oprah Winfrey (Media Mogul): Passion for communication and storytelling.
Any local business owners you know?

Show examples of well-known entrepreneurs and briefly discuss their ventures. Emphasize how their passions or skills led to their businesses.

Finding Your Spark: Problems & Passions

Great businesses often start with a problem or a passion.

Problem: What frustrates you or others?
Passion: What do you love so much you could do it all day?
Skill: What are you naturally good at?

Explain the concept of identifying a need or a problem. A successful business often solves something for people.

From Idea to Action!

Time to brainstorm!

We'll use a Passion to Product Map Activity to get our ideas flowing.
Think about how your unique talents can help others.

Introduce the Passion to Product Map Activity and explain that they'll be connecting their superpowers to business ideas.

Share Your Superpower Business Idea!

Let's hear your brilliant ideas!

What's your business idea?
What problem does it solve?
Who is it for?

Facilitate the discussion part of the lesson using the My First Million Dollar Idea Discussion Guide. Encourage respectful sharing and feedback.

Unleash Your Inner CEO!

You all have amazing potential!

Keep exploring your passions.
Look for ways to solve problems.
Every great idea starts with a spark!

Conclude by reiterating that entrepreneurial thinking isn't just about starting a company, but about creative problem-solving and innovation in all aspects of life.

Warm Up

Dream Job Brainstorm Warm-Up

Welcome, aspiring innovators! Let's get our brains warmed up by thinking about what truly excites us.

Instructions:

Take a few minutes to think about the following questions. There are no right or wrong answers, just your unique ideas!

If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? It doesn't have to be a job that exists today – you can invent it!
What makes that job sound so amazing to you? Is it the impact you'd make, the skills you'd use, or something else?
What are some of your favorite hobbies or activities? What do you love doing in your free time?