Start Your First Business
Find a problem, invent a business, work out what to charge, name it, and pitch it. Ends with a pitch your child presents to you.
Workbooks
The same skills, worked through at home
Self-paced workbooks for doing at home, in whatever order and at whatever pace suits. No class, no schedule, no start date. Four subjects at three levels, plus five systems you set up once and use for months.
How it works
Download, print, start
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Buy and download
Checkout takes a minute and the file arrives by email straight away. Nothing ships and nothing is waited for.
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Print at home
Standard letter size, designed to print clearly in black and white so you are not burning through colour ink.
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Do it whenever
Ten parts, each about 45 minutes. Do one on a rainy Sunday, three in a row over a holiday, or one a month. Nothing expires and nothing is missed.
The workbooks
Choose your level
Each subject comes as three separate books so the level actually fits the child. Choose one, or take the bundle and cover siblings at different ages.
Explorers
Kindergarten to grade 2
Eight short adventures, mostly drawing. Almost no writing, because they are still learning how. A grown up reads each page out loud, and there is a box on every page to write down what the child said about their drawing.
Juniors
Grades 3 to 5
Ten sessions from an annoying problem to a business pitched to the family. Simple pricing, a hand drawn logo, and plenty of structure to follow.
Seniors
Grades 6 to 8
The same ten sessions, pitched harder. More independent work, more to defend, and reflection questions that expect a real answer rather than a tidy one.
Speak Up
From going quiet when it is your turn to giving a talk people actually listen to. Nerves, structure, openings, pace, stories and the questions afterwards.
AI Creator Mode
Making things with AI. Prompts that work, images, characters, a project of their own, and how to catch it when it is confidently wrong. Includes a parent setup guide with the current age rules for every major AI tool, and two that need no account at all.
Focus and Calm
Testing focus techniques on yourself and keeping only the ones that work. Starting hard things, holding attention, and what to do when you get stuck.
Twelve workbooks in total: four subjects at three levels. All prices in Canadian dollars. Files arrive by email the moment you pay, and you can print them as many times as you like for your own children.
All four workbooks
All four subjects at one level, in a single download. That is $39 instead of $56, and you can mix levels for siblings by getting in touch.
Choose your level on the next page.
What is inside
Built to be used, not admired
Ten parts of about 45 minutes, or eight shorter adventures for Explorers
Three levels, from kindergarten to grade 8
Space to write, draw and plan on every page
An adult note in every part, including when to stay out of it
Optional take-away challenges, never homework
A final project or talk presented to the family
Prints clearly in black and white
Nothing to buy beyond paper and a pencil
More for home
Five systems that go with the courses
These are not courses. They are things you set up once and use for months, each one extending a subject we teach.
Goes with Start Your First Business
The Kids Money System
Ages 5 to 12 · 14 pages
Pocket money without the weekly argument. A rate card you fill in together, four jars, earnings and spending trackers, and a family agreement everybody signs.
$12Buy
Goes with Start Your First Business
Summer Business Camp
Ages 8 to 14 · 15 pages
Ten weeks of summer running a real small business, ending in a real sale to a real person in week eight. Not a pretend one.
$14Buy
Goes with Start Your First Business
The First Job Kit
Grades 6 to 8 · 14 pages
Babysitting, dog walking, lawn mowing. Setting a rate, finding customers, keeping records, and what to do when something goes wrong.
$12Buy
Goes with Focus and Calm
Morning and Evening Routines
Ages 4 to 12 · 13 pages
Routine charts that move the reminding off you and onto a piece of paper. Picture versions for children who cannot read yet, written ones for those who can.
$9Buy
Goes with Focus and Calm
Boredom Busters
Ages 5 to 12 · 48 cards
Forty eight things to do instead of a screen, on cards you cut out and keep in a jar. Pull one out, do what it says. That rule is what makes it work.
$7Buy
Same instant download, same printing rights. Canadian dollars.
Questions
Before you buy
Which level should I choose?
Go by grade first. If your child sits on a boundary, the deciding question is how much they can write independently. Explorers asks for almost no writing at all. Juniors asks for short sentences. Seniors asks them to work with numbers and defend their reasoning.
Do I need to have taken a course?
No, and most people who buy these have not. They are written to stand completely alone, with more guidance for the adult since there is no instructor in the room.
How much do I need to be involved?
For Explorers you read every page out loud and do any writing, so plan to sit with them throughout. For Juniors, expect to sit alongside for most of a part. For Seniors, most students work through a part on their own and then talk it over with you afterwards. You do not need to know the subject.
My child is too young for an AI account. Can they still do the AI workbook?
Yes, and the workbook is written on that assumption. Every well known AI tool sets a minimum age of at least 13, so most students using these books cannot have their own account. The setup guide at the front explains the age rules for each tool, names two that run in a browser with no account at all, and shows how to run the whole book with an adult at the keyboard. There is also a note on which parts work with no AI tool whatsoever.
Do I have to print it?
No. The writing areas are proper boxes and lines, so it works on a tablet with a stylus or any PDF annotation app. If you do print, it is designed for plain black and white on standard letter paper, so it will not drain a colour cartridge.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes, as many times as you like for children in your own household. The licence covers one family. If you are a teacher wanting to use it with a class, get in touch and we will sort out a classroom licence.
Can I get a refund?
Because these are instant downloads we cannot take them back, so refunds are not offered as standard. If something is wrong with the file or it is not what was described, email us and we will make it right.
How is this different from the live course?
The workbooks are built for home. No schedule, no start date and no cohort, so you can put one down for a month and pick it up again. The live course covers similar ground but is a different thing: a fixed group meeting weekly from October 2026, feedback on your child's work each time, other students to test ideas on, and a real audience at the end. From $379. Plenty of families do both.
Would a live class suit them too?
Ten live classes with other students, feedback each week, and a presentation at the end. From $379. First cohorts start October 2026.
See the courses