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Try five specific ways to listen, offer choices and talk through a learning project with a young learner.

Financial literacy means understanding money concepts and using them when making decisions. For a young learner, a useful starting point is a small practice choice: how much is available, what an item costs and how much would remain. A parent or caregiver can guide the activity using pretend money or an amount they have chosen together. Ages 6 to 9: count and choose. Put out ten paper tokens, with each token standing for one dollar. Draw two items with pretend prices of $4 an

Explore whom an idea serves, what it takes to provide it and how to test a simple design with adult support.

A business owner makes decisions about what to offer, who it is for and how to provide it. Young learners can explore those decisions through a small practice project with a parent or trusted adult. Start with an interest, ask what someone might find useful and choose a task that fits the time and materials available. The Power of Dreams Choose an interest to explore. Ask the learner to name something she enjoys doing and explain what she likes about it. Someone who enjoys or

Entrepreneurship starts with noticing something people need and exploring a way to provide it. An entrepreneur organizes a business that offers a product or service. For a young learner, the first step can be a practice project with a parent or trusted adult. She does not need to make real sales to begin asking useful questions: Who is this for? What problem does it solve? What would I need to make it? Start with one small idea. If she enjoys drawing, she could sketch a bookm