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Year 2 02.06.20 Entrepreneur Week – Think it! Research it!

Hi Year 2!

I hope you have all had a fantastic break and you are now back with your brains switched on!

Normally, if we were at school, we would use Entrepreneur Week to prepare our stalls for the Summer Fair. Unfortunately, this will not go ahead this year SO we have a fun home learning project for you instead!

The pink sentences (like this one) explain the 3 tasks we would like you to complete.

An entrepreneur is a person who sets up a business to sell something in the hope of making money. It can be risky and things might not work… but if it is successful you could become very rich!

There are many entrepreneurs in the world but you may know some of them already! The CADBURY brothers? Henry FORD? J.K Rowling? Jamie Oliver? Walt DISNEY?

We are going to learn about this man here…. Levi Roots. He is a famous entrepreneur and he once visited Broad Heath! How amazing is that?!

Levi’s story begins in a tiny little village in Jamaica. As a young boy, Levi helped his grandmother in the kitchen. She taught him the secrets of mixing Caribbean flavours, herbs and spices. During this time, Levi also discovered his love for music at the church his grandmother sung at.

He then moved to London, England to join the rest of his family. When he grew older, he invented his own sauce called ‘Reggae Reggae Sauce’ which he began to sell to other people. However, banks and businesses wouldn’t invest in his sauce as they thought it would be successful or make much money.

In 2006, Levi went on to a TV show called Dragons Den. He had to present his Reggae Reggae sauce and see if any of the millionaire judges would help him to create a business. Two of them loved his sauce and helped him to ask Sainsburys to sell it. What an amazing achievement!

Since then he has created more cooking sauces, ready meals, soft drinks and desserts. Restaurants across the country feature his sauce on their menus. He has had his own cooking show on TV! He has created his own music album! He has toured around schools, inspiring them to follow their dreams and showing them how to make tasty, healthy food. He has published six cookbooks AND opened his own Caribbean restaurant.

Levi Roots is a man who had an idea, took a risk and made lots of money as a result! He is an extremely successful business man due to his hard-work, resilience and tenacity!

CHALLENGE 1: If you could own your own business, what would you make or sell? Why? Comment on the blog to tell us.

This week, we are going to have our OWN version of Dragons Den. You will be designing and making your OWN product. The Year 2 teachers are the ‘Dragons’ who will judge the best product.

We are going to base our products on the current symbol which shows thanks to our NHS – the rainbow.

CHALLENGE 2 – Your task today is to use the internet to research existing rainbow products. What are people already selling? How much do these things cost? Which do you like best and why? You could use the PicCollage app to display your findings and send it to Y2upload@broadheath.coventry.sch.uk

Here is my example…

Money skills are SO important in real life, particularly for an entrepreneur who wants to create their own business.

CHALLENGE 3 – Please go onto Education City. You have been set 2 tasks: ‘Squids In’ & ‘Supermarket’. This will help you to apply all of the skills we learnt earlier in the year at school.

144 responses to “Year 2 02.06.20 Entrepreneur Week – Think it! Research it!”

    1. Mrs Penavega

      Hi Noah. Great work today. What would be special about your consule?

  1. Noah J.

    £3 39
    £14 69
    £15 99
    £24 98

  2. Noah J.

    If you could own your own business, what would you make or sell? Why?
    I would make console, to have fun.

  3. Maddox B.

    I would and children’s toys and sell them because toys are always in many different shops and are always being bought
    I found the following
    Magic rainbow squishy £4.99
    Rainbow mug £3.99
    Rainbow pencils £3.99
    Rainbow bowl £9.99

    1. Mr Gordon

      We look forward to seeing your research Sumaya!

  4. Ali A.

    Challenge 1

    I would like to make toys and sell them because they are wanted and loved by everyone especially children.If the price is reasonable the sale will be high and you can get get rich. I would make different types of toys so everyone gets what they want.

    Challenge 2

    The following rainbow products i found are;

    1)Rainbow bowl £9
    2)Rainbow memo tape dispenser £1.02p
    3)Rainbow wrist band pk of 10 £2.95p
    4)Rainbow heart stickers 800 pieces £14.69p
    5)Magic rainbow ball £4.99p
    6)Personalised NHS rainbow soft toys £19.50p
    7)Rainbow plaited bracelet £8.90p

    Challenge 3

    I got 100% on squid in.
    I got 95% on supermarket.

  5. Oluwaduminu S.

    Done education city

  6. Karanbir B.

    CHALLENGE 1

    I would sell electric bikes, so pollution and traffic is reduced

    CHALLENGE 2

    Sent you picture

    CHALLENGE 3

    Done on education city

    1. Mr Gordon

      I love your reasons for selling bikes. It is also a way of exercise.
      What score did you get on Education City?

  7. Haroon K.

    I have done the Education City homework .

  8. Mohammed Y.

    Challenge 1: I would make and sell motorbikes because it is easier to do wheelies and it is fun to go on. It is expensive to buy so I will make lots of money.
    Challenge 2: badges, wristband £2.99, tshirt £19.99, lanyards £3.91, stickers, crisp packet £ , dressing gown for teddies £15.
    My best item is lanyards because it looks attractive when you wear it with a badge.

    1. Mohammed Y.

      I got 100% on both games on education city.

  9. Zahra D.

    Challenge 1) I would like to design new limited edition cars and customise them and make them different to what is out there and sell them so I can create a big business.

    Challenge 2) I researched about existing rainbow products and I made a pic collage.

    I Challenge 3)

    1. Zahra D.

      Challenge 3) I have done both education city works and got 100%.

  10. Meharunisa A.

    ?

  11. Saffa M.

    Challenge 1
    If I had a business I will sell clothes because it will protect your skin and from germs. I will make books so that people can get better at English by reading books.
    Challenge 2
    Claire’s Club Little Girl Rainbow Ombre Faux Hair Clip: £4.50
    Rainbow Coloured Lanyards Breakaway Safety Neck Strap Metal Clip: £0.95
    Challenge 3 if scored in spuds in 61%

    1. Mr Gordon

      Is that the only reason we wear clothes? Think about fashion. Are there any famous people who wear nice clothes and you want to dress like?

  12. Aarav R.

    I would like to make clothes with my designs.
    I got 75% in super market and I got 💯% in squids.

    1. Mrs Penavega

      Good boy. Well done.

    2. Mr Gordon

      What type of designs would be on your clothes. Can you draw a picture of a design you would have printed on it?

  13. Ibrahim M.

    CHALLENGE 1: I would like to design new limited edition cars and customise them and make them different to what is out there and sell them so I can create a big business.
    CHALLENGE 2 – I researched about existing rainbow products and I made a pic collage.
    CHALLENGE 3 – On both education city’s I scored 100%.

  14. Lexi M.

    Lots of people are selling rainbow things for the NHS. I have seen T shirts, bracelets and knitted nurses. My favourite was the knitted nurses because they are only 5 pounds to buy and all that money goes to the NHS. If I had a business I would sell sweets because they are yummy everyone will buy my sweets.

  15. Elham S.

    Hi mrs Smith
    I make my own instrument like a violin at home but my mum and dad help
    Me to make it because it will be very difficult I make my own easy with lots of plastic and water bottles but not metal and wood because it is dangerous.

    1. Mrs Walker

      Hi Elham, I can’t wait to see your violin. It sound as though your having fun but very tricky.

    2. Miss Smith

      Wow! Can you send me a photo Elham?

  16. Tana I.

    Challenge 1
    If I had my own business I would like to open a hair salon , So I can take care of people haircut 💇‍♀️ and I can make different hairstyle 💁‍♀️.

    Challenge 3
    Squids I score 89%
    Supermarket
    I score 90%

  17. Tipian I.

    Challenge 1
    If I had business I would like to sell jewellery shop 💍💍 , because people like to wear 💎jewellery.

    Challenge 3
    Squids in
    I score 100%

    Supermarket
    I score 95 %

  18. Ismael K.

    Challenge 1:
    If I could own my own business I would make and sell pizzas because they are nice.
    Challenge 2:
    People are already selling:
    – Rainbow neon wall light = £19.95
    – Rainbow stainless steel bowl = £9.00
    – Rainbow duvet cover = £18.75
    – Rainbow bracelet = £14.00
    – Rainbow sweatshirt = £14.16

    I like the rainbow bowl the best because it is beautiful.

    Challenge 3:
    I did squids in and got 100%.
    I did supermarket and got 90%.

    1. Mrs Walker

      Hello Ismael, well done for completing all your challenges.
      So you’d selling pizza. How much would you sell you pizzas for??

  19. Kenan E.

    My business will be ( Home Made Food) definitely I will get so much money because when people try our Arabic food they like it so much.

    1. Mrs Penavega

      A great idea Kenan. What kind of things would you have on your menu?

      1. Kenan E.

        kabab, lamb chops, humos, taboly, rice with meat or chicken and cheese pastry….

  20. Mohammed W.

    CHALLENGE 1:
    I will sell fancy woolen stole because mostly in the UK it is cold so people will buy more.I think it would profitable.
    CHALLENGE 2:
    Already Emailed to you.
    Challenge 3:
    I have did Education city.

    1. Mrs Penavega

      Well done. What would you sell only your fancy woolen stall?

  21. Retaj I.

    Sorry I scored 78% not 67% and I was struggling with them so I got help from my mum and I did it again and again.

    1. Mrs Penavega

      You are an absolute star Retaj. I love that you have shown perseverance and tried, tried again. Well done on improving your score!

    2. Mrs Walker

      Hey Retaj, well done for being bet honest and for persevering with your tasks. Remember the more you persevere the better you become.

  22. Retaj I.

    In Tues supermarket my score was 95%
    In Tues squids in 67%

  23. Ayaan M.

    CHALLENGE 1
    If I had my own business I would sell yummy, delicious desserts and ice cream because I like desserts and ice cream. Everyone including child and adult like desserts and ice creams in Summer and different types of occasions. I think this business would be successful because mostly people like to go to desserts shops and enjoy their desserts and ice cream.

    CHALLENGE 2
    I found different types of rainbow products.
    Rainbow wrist bands (pack of 10) £2.95
    Rainbow heart stickers (616 stickers) £4.99
    NHS rainbow T-shirt, £7.95
    Rainbow butterflies (12pcs) £0.99
    I like the NHS rainbow T-shirt because it is beautiful and I like to wear it.
    I also send pics.

    CHALLENGE 3
    I done my task on Education City.

    1. Mrs Penavega

      Super work Ayaan. I think I would love to open an ice cream parlour with lots of different flavours. How would you persuade people to buy your product? Great research too. What was your score on Education City?

      Please check your sentences.

      1. Ayaan M.

        My score was 100%.
        I would persuade people with different types of flavour and decorate it with different types of colourful topping.

  24. Ammara K.

    If i had my own business I would make desserts because everybody loves desserts.
    I scored 78% on squids in and 95% on supermarket

  25. Zeyd H.

    I got 70% on Supermarket and 56% on Squids.

  26. Hasbia D.

    Challenge 1
    If I had a business I would make cake because everybody loves cakes so people would be queuing up to buy my yummy cakes and I would make lots of profit.
    Challenge 2
    I have sent you my work.
    Challenge 3
    I have done my education city and I have scored 100% on both.

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