STRATEGIES & Sk1LLS AT A GLANCE
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Some k id s ow n
a business. What
skil ls d o t hey use?
How are t hese
sk il ls the same?
Ho w are they
d ifferent?
Comprehen si on
• Strateg y: Ana lyze Text Structure
• Skill: Compare and Contrast
Vocabulary
• hobby, id entified. owner
Vocabulary Strategy
• Thesauru s: Antonym s
CONTENT-AREA VOCABULARY
Words related to econom ics and
bu si ness (see glossary)
CONTENT STANDARDS
Social Studies
• Eco no mics
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Introduction .......................... 2
Chapter 1
A Hobby Grows ................ . ...... 4
Chapter 2
Kids Have Great Ideas . . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. 8
Chapter 3
Kids Love Their Work ....... . .. . ..... 12
Chapter 4
Kids Make a Difference ..... . .. . . ..... 17
Conclusion .... ...................... . 21
Glossary . ............................ 22
Index .................... . .. . .. . ..... 23
Comprehension Check .... . .. . .. . ..... 24
Introduction
You need a job when yo u g row up.
How will you know wh ich job to p ick? You
can learn about jobs now.
Many people work fo r others. Some
people have their own business. This is
how t hey make money. They do not wo rk
f or oth er people.
It is hard to be a business owner. This
means you work fo r you rself. You need a
t hing to sell. Or you can do something
f o r others.
Many kids start a business. You can, too.
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You can write a book to sell. You can
sell things on the Web. Your business can
make money to help people.
This boy owns a
b usi ness.
Chapter 1
A Hobby Grows
Kenny Kirkpatrick had a hobby. A hobby
IS
a fun activity. Kenny made things out of
wood. Kenny read about a way to make
pens . He made a pen . It was fun.
Kenny started a business. His business
was called Ken's Pens. Kenny was 13.
Kenny sells his pens. He pays $5 to
make a pen. He sells the pen for $25.
Kenny makes $20. He has money left over.
This money is ca lled profit.
Kenny makes wood pens.
Crysta l Ann Ramous loved to arrange
fl owers. She put the fl owers together to
look nice. People li ked her flowers.
Then people gave Crystal money for her
flowers. But Crysta l was on ly 13 years o ld.
She had to lea rn about business .
Crysta l went to a camp ca lled BizCamp.
She learned to write a business plan. A
business plan helps people learn how to
run a business.
Crystal arranges flowers .
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Elise and Evan have a choco late business.
A Kid Chocolate BuSiness
Eli se Macmillan learned to make
chocolate candy. Elise sold her candy
when she was ten years old.
Eli se started a business. She ca ll ed it
Th e Chocolate Farm. Her brother Evan
helped her.
Elise and Evan made a Web site . They
sold candy all over the wor ld!
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Elise creates new ways to make her
candy. Evan plans how to sell the candy.
The Chocolate Farm earns more than
$1 million a year!
Elise and Evan were
on television .
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Chapter 2
KidS Have Great Ideas
Erica Gluck loved pasta. She started a
pasta business. Erica was seven years old.
Erica talked to the owners of a pasta
shop. She wanted to sell their pasta. Her
parents helped her.
Erica and her parents bought
120 packages of pasta. Th ey
paid $1.25 for each package.
They sold each package for
$2.50. They made $1.25
profit on each package.
pasta
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Kid -Owned Businesses
These are some kid businesses that earn the
most money.
• Computer
• Internet
• Food
• Design
• Sports
Erica's Pasta is the name of Erica 's
business. Her parents help her. They sell
o li ve oil and bread on the Web. They
sell books that explain how to cook w ith
pasta. Erica and her dad write the books.
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A Kid Tech Business
Ty rone Gray star ted a business . He was
15. He ca lled his business TMCP Printing
Services. The business was in his home.
Ty rone identified, o r found ou t , ways
to make his business g row. He made a
Web site about his business. He e-m ai ls
information t o people.
Tyrone 's business can print things.
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(hapter 3
KidS Love Their Work
Aaron Greenspan loves co mputers. He
lea rn ed how to f ix compu ters. People paid
Aaron to f ix th eir compute r s.
Aaro n was 15. He started a business
ca lled Think Computer.
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Aaron has a Web site. The Web si te te lls
people abou t his wo rk .
Pankaj Arora loves computers, too. He
took apart old computers. Then he learned
how to fix computers.
Pankaj does not wa nt to make a lot of
money. He works on compute rs because he
loves to do it.
Aaron started Think Computer
when he was 15.
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A Kid Forming Business
Kelsey Deaton had a fun idea. She
wanted t o cu t a maze in t o her fa mil y's
fi eld of co rn . A maze is a group of
co nnec ted path s. People could pay to go
into the maze. Then they wou ld f ind a
way out.
Kelsey learned about mazes. She asked
her friends questions. Th e answer s helped
Kelsey decide what to do.
How to Start A Business
1. Think before you act. Ask your friends
and family questions.
2. Read about similar businesses. Learn
the skills you need.
3 . Keep going!
4 . Be patient.
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Kelsey made her maze on 8 acres
(3 hectares) of the fie ld . She called it
Deaton's Corn Maze. She sold 1,000
tickets. Kelsey made money!
Thi s field of co rn has a maze.
l'indin,; Workers
Travis Keith Bruce loves to fi sh. Travis
had an idea for a hobby. He grew worms
to catch fish.
Travis decided to make money. He
started the T K. Worm Factory.
Travis needed help.
He asked a friend
to he lp. They make
a good team.
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KidS Make a Difference
Many kids want to help others. These
kids make money. They give the money
to people who need help.
Megan Britton was 11. She sold th ings
f rom her home. She made money. She
used the money to help people.
How Megan Helped Kids
1. Some kids got a free lunch at school.
There was no school in summer. The kids
needed food in summer.
2. Megan wanted to make $200.
3. Megan made a plan.
4. Megan sold food, books, and other
objects. People gave her things to sell.
5. Megan made $3,100!
These kids worked on a recycling project. They
helped make $1,320.
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Just Do Somethiu,;
Bryan Condy wanted people to recycle .
He asked Do Something for help. Do
Something is a group that helps people
make things better.
Bryan had a recycling event at his
school. He wrote scenes about recycling.
Kids acted out the scenes. People loved it!
People started to recycle!
Kid Businesses Are Everywhere
J an ine Licare and A islin Li v ingston e live
near a rainforest. Th ey live in Costa Rica.
Janine and Aislin started Ki ds Savin g the
Rainforest (KSTR). They were nine yea rs old.
KSTR tells w hy rainforests are
important. Janine an d Ais lin sell art at
th eir store. The m o n ey he lps
save th e rai nfo rest.
Many animals live
in the rainforest .
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ConcluSion
What business can you start? Can you
walk a dog? Can you teach someone
about computers? Find someone who
needs something.
Read and find out about you r business
idea. Make a plan. Work hard . Start your
own business!
Glossary
business plan ideas for how to start a
company (page 5)
profit the money a business makes after
buying things it needs (page 4)
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Index
BizCamp, 5
business plan, 5
computer, 9, 72-73, 27
Do Something, 79
farming business, 14-15
food business, 6-9
hobby, 4
printing, 7O-lJ
rainforest. 20
recycling, 78-79
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Comprehension Check
Summarize
Reread Chapters 1 and 2.
Use th e chart t o compare
information. W h at are
the benefits of running
your own bus iness? What
makes owning a business difficult? Use thi s
information to summarize the book.
Think and Compare
1. Which businesses do you think are
the most successful ? Use information
fro m th e text to support your
answer. (Compare and Contrast)
2. What business can you start? Why is
your business a good idea? (Synthesize)
3. Why is it impo rtant for people to
start businesses? W hat businesses are
the most important? (Evaluate)
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\.\tetOCY ActiVities
Listing Ideas for a Business
Work with a partner. Write a list of ideas for
businesses. First list things you like to do. I like
.0 _______
From Hobby to Business
Work with a partner. Use the Internet to find
information about your favorite hobby, Discuss the
information with a partner. Can you turn your hobby
into a business? How can you do it?