Homeschool · Co-op · Classroom
A six-month entrepreneurship curriculum your students actually finish.
Nine phases. Twenty-four weeks. One real business launched by every student by the end. Kid Founder is the complete curriculum — one book per kid, you coach, the book does the teaching.
The supplement to a good education that finally teaches the part the real world runs on.
The curriculum at a glance
Six months. Nine phases. One real sale.
6 mo
Semester-long.
One phase per month, two to three weeks of focused work each. Built to fit a school semester.
9
Phases.
Each phase has an objective, in-book lessons, and a real artifact each student produces. No prep.
1
Launched business per student.
Every student ships. Money in the jar by the end of the semester or the curriculum didn't work.
Why it works in a co-op or homeschool.
Entrepreneurship is the rare subject where the proof is undeniable — a kid either landed a real customer or they didn't. You don't need an entrepreneurship background to lead it. The curriculum does the teaching, you coach.
Ready to run.
Low prep. The book is the spine. Each phase has a clear objective and a real artifact each student produces.
Covers the AI conversation.
Every family is having this conversation. The curriculum gives you a way to teach it that respects parents and protects kids.
Faith Notes optional.
Secular and Christian co-ops both fit. The faith thread stays optional; the work is great either way.
The nine phases
What the curriculum covers.
- 01
Dream
Objective
Each student inventories what they're good at and finds a real problem worth solving.
Artifact
Gifts inventory + problem hunt.
In the classroom
Open the semester with a 'what bugs you?' brainstorm. Every student leaves with three real problems and one signed problem statement.
- 02
Discover
Objective
Students sort the four business types and learn 'the lens' to evaluate any idea.
Artifact
Idea Brainstorm bank.
In the classroom
Walk-around exercise: students rank their ideas by four lenses — useful, doable, sellable, fun. Share-back the top three.
- 03
Pick Your One
Objective
Narrow to three, then sign one.
Artifact
Signed 'Pick Your One' commitment + named customer.
In the classroom
Pair-share. Each kid pitches three ideas in 90 seconds; the partner picks the one they'd buy. Kid signs the commitment in class.
- 04
Test It
Objective
Show it to real people. Read a real yes versus polite.
Artifact
Signal tracker.
In the classroom
Field assignment: each kid asks three real people (siblings, neighbors, co-op kids). Share-back next week: read aloud the three answers verbatim.
- 05
Plan It
Objective
Startup cost, pricing, the small loan, a one-page plan.
Artifact
One-page business plan + pro forma.
In the classroom
Math day. Calculator session: cost per unit, price, projected profit. Parents/co-op extend the small startup loan.
- 06
Brand It & Build It
Objective
Build one sample. Then name it. Brand Board.
Artifact
Brand Board + sample product/service.
In the classroom
Workshop session — supplies on tables. Each student builds one sample in class. Brand Board is homework that week.
- 07
Tell the World
Objective
The pitch, the people list, the flyer.
Artifact
Pitch + flyer + website plan.
In the classroom
Practice pitches in front of the group. Every kid pitches twice and gets two questions. Flyer printed before next class.
- 08
Launch & Sell
Objective
Make the ask. Handle a no. Money in the jar.
Artifact
Sales Log with real entries.
In the classroom
Launch week. No class for two weeks — the kid runs the business. Bring the sales log + the actual jar to the next session.
- 09
Count It & Grow
Objective
Count real profit. Save, spend, give.
Artifact
Money Map + reinvest plan.
In the classroom
Closing session. Every kid presents what they sold, what they made, and what they'll save/spend/give. Parents invited.
How to run it
Three steps to set up the semester.
- 01
One copy per student.
Order one workbook per student through Amazon. Each kid writes directly in their book — the work belongs to them and goes home at the end.
- 02
Pace one phase per month.
Two to three weeks on the work, the rest of the month for share-back and the next-phase setup. Use class time for the lessons and artifact work. Send the pages home when they need quiet focus.
- 03
You coach. The book teaches.
You don't need an entrepreneurship background. Your job is to keep the room honest, push the kid past polite-yes feedback, and celebrate the first real dollar.
A typical week, in practice
What an actual week looks like.
Here's the rhythm the curriculum is paced for. Adjust for your kid — there's no wrong way.
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Monday
The lesson
30–45 minutes reading the relevant book chapter together. Mark up the workbook pages. Talk through the artifact for the week. If you have a co-op class, this is the in-room time.
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Tuesday–Thursday
The fieldwork
1–2 hours during the week. The phase artifact — research, building, asking, pricing, whatever the phase calls for. Done at the kitchen table, on the porch, at the gym, wherever the work happens. No parent at the elbow needed for most of it.
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Friday
The share-back
15–20 minutes the next class session. Each student reports what they learned. Read responses aloud. Other students ask one real question. The share-back is the assessment — there's no test.
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Friday p.m.
The parent loop
A one-line text to the parent each Friday: "Here's what your kid built this week." Builds the dinner-table conversation. Parents see the work landing. The parent loop is the piece designed to keep families connected to the work through month four, when energy dips.
What if a kid falls behind or runs ahead? Expected. Some kids fly through the first phases and stall in the planning chunk; others love planning and hate the part where they have to talk to a customer. The workbook is built for that. Pause and pick back up. The semester doesn't grade pace.
The teacher's guide
Help shape the full curriculum.
We're writing a full co-op-ready teacher's guide with pacing, sample lesson plans, share-back rubrics, and a printable syllabus you can hand to your umbrella school. Get on the list and help shape it — early signups get the first draft and an invite to a small feedback group.
Free · early-access list
Homeschool questions
Things homeschool parents ask.
The honest answer to every one.
Do I need a business background to teach this?
Can I photocopy the workbook for my students?
How does this fit with state requirements or credits?
What if a kid falls behind or runs ahead?
How long does each class session need to be?
What's the per-student cost?
Is this Charlotte Mason / classical / unit-study compatible?
Do you have a teacher's guide?
Run it this semester.
One copy per student. Six months. Nine phases. Every kid ends the semester with a real business they built themselves.