LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read about two teens who started a part-time business doing what they love; identify the benefits and challenges of running your own business.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 6: Use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

CASEL: Self-awareness, self-management

KEY VOCAB

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Lesson Plan: Cashing In on Fashion

Want to make money doing what you love? Learn from two teens who rescue shoes and clothes as a side hustle.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “Cashing In on Fashion,” ask your students the following pre-reading question:

What are the steps involved in running your own business?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “Cashing In on Fashion”; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading question. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

In CASHING IN ON PASSIONS, have students work individually or in small groups to create and share visual presentations about other people who followed their passions to start a business. They can present about someone they researched online or even a person they know in real life. To the extent possible, make sure each presentation covers a different person so students can learn about a range of inspiring people. Encourage your class to use what they learned in the article along with the prompts in the skills sheet to guide them. Once the presentations are over, have students use the skills sheet to reflect on their learning: they should share what they love doing, how they could turn it into a part-time business, and what challenges they might face along the way.

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