Grade Level
Kindergarten
Subject
Entrepreneurship / Financial Literacy
Duration
35 – 40 minutes
Key Concept
Product Variety
Materials
4 items included
Includes the Lesson Plan, slideshow, and printable student worksheets.
Lesson Overview
Students begin by learning about Alina Morse and the concept of entrepreneurship. The teacher introduces the idea of product variety — that successful businesses listen to their customers and give them choices. Students then play Zolli Flavor Bingo, identifying different Zolli Candy products from visual call-out cards. The lesson closes with a class discussion connecting the game to entrepreneurship concepts.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
✔ EXPLAIN in simple terms what an entrepreneur does (solves a problem, makes something new, helps people).
✔ IDENTIFY Alina Morse as a real-world young entrepreneur and describe her invention.
✔ RECOGNIZE multiple Zolli Candy product types (lollipop, drop, taffy, caramelz) by picture and name.
✔ STATE one reason why companies offer many different flavors (different customers like different things).
✔ PARTICIPATE in a class survey and express a personal product preference.
Activity Overview
1. Meet Alina — 5 minutes
Students hear Alina’s story and discuss how she identified a problem and found a way to solve it.
2. What Is an Entrepreneur? — 5 minutes
Students learn the word entrepreneur and explore how entrepreneurs solve problems, create new things, and help people.
3. Why So Many Flavors? — 3 minutes
Students vote on their favorite flavors and discover why businesses offer different choices for different customers.
4. How to Play — 3 minutes
Introduce the Bingo activity, explain the rules, and distribute Bingo boards.
5. Entrepreneur Bingo — 12–15 minutes
Students identify products and concepts as they play Bingo using the accompanying slideshow.
6. Class Discussion — 5 minutes
Students discuss what they learned about entrepreneurship and share their ideas with the class.
Total Activity Time: Approximately 33–36 minutes
Materials
- Zolli Flavor Bingo slide deck (PPTX / Google Slides) — includes call-out cards
- Bingo boards (6 different boards — print one per student)
- Crayons, stickers, or small counting chips to mark squares
- Optional: real Zolli Candy products as prizes for winners
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