Learning Map
Life SkillsEntrepreneurshipusually ages 7–9

Having a Business Idea

Where business ideas come from; spotting everyday problems and thinking of solutions; the difference between inventing something new and improving something that exists

How to tell they’ve got it

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If you asked your child to think of a problem at school or home that they could solve by making or selling something, could they come up with an idea?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Making Something to Sellages 5–7Must have experience making something to sell before generating business ideas
Who Is a Customer?ages 5–7Must understand customers before spotting problems to solve for them
Having a Business Ideathis skill · ages 7–9
Unlocks
Learning from Failureages 7–9Must have tried generating ideas before learning that ideas can fail
Making a Simple Planages 7–9Must have a business idea before making a plan for it
Real Entrepreneursages 9–11Must understand business ideas before studying real entrepreneurs' journeys
Social Enterpriseages 9–11Must understand business ideas before applying them to social problems
Marketing Basicsages 7–9Business idea provides context for what to market

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

Nearby on the map

Being a Good Sellerages 7–9 Costs & Revenueages 7–9 Learning from Failureages 7–9 Making a Simple Planages 7–9

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