Basics of Starting and Running a Business Come to Elementary and Middle School Classrooms

Lesson plans, projects and hands-on activities plant the seeds of entrepreneurship at an early age.

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 14, 2009 -- The Council for Economic Education announced today the revised and updated Economics and Entrepreneurship: Operating a Classroom Business in the Elementary and Middle School (http://store.councilforeconed.org/economics-and-entrepreneurship.html).

This "how to" guide equips teachers with the tools to start a classroom business with their students. There are five chapters with step-by-step procedures for setting up and running a classroom business. Along with helpful teaching tips, teachers use interactive classroom projects to help their students strengthen their understanding of fundamental economics and business concepts.

Students will leave the classroom with the appreciation that running a business is both profitable and fun.

For teachers new to teaching entrepreneurship content, there are thorough explanations of economics and business concepts in each chapter. Teaching objectives, hands-on activities and clear visuals put classroom projects into motion, while discussion questions and teaching tips help teachers reinforce their students' knowledge of economics topics.

Special features in the revised Economics and Entrepreneurship include helpful assessments and a unique business and economic attitude survey that allows teachers to measure their students' knowledge of running a business. Teachers can enrich their instruction and extend the lessons with an annotated bibliography of 45 children stories that add an important language arts component to each lesson.

About Economics and Entrepreneurship: Operating a Classroom Business in the Elementary and Middle School
To learn more about Economics & Entrepreneurship or to place an order, visit http://store.councilforeconed.org/economics-and-entrepreneurship.html

About the Council for Economic Education
The Council for Economic Education envisions a world in which people are empowered through economic and financial literacy to make informed and responsible choices throughout their lives as consumers, savers, investors, workers, citizens, and participants in our global economy.

The Council for Economic Education (www.councilforeconed.org) offers comprehensive, best-in-class K-12 economic and personal finance education programs, including the basics of entrepreneurship, consisting of teaching resources across the curriculum, professional development for teachers, and nationally-normed assessment instruments. Each year, the Council's programs reach more than 150,000 K-12 teachers and over 15 million students in the United States and in more than 30 other countries. These programs are delivered through a diversified system: directly from the Council, through a network of affiliated state Councils and university-based Centers for Economic Education, and through other partner organizations.

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