Wild West Theme Park Entrepreneur

A cross-curricular Key Stage 2 project for children between the ages of 7 and 11

• Teaching Notes
• Learning Resources
• The App
• Curriculum Links
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Teacher's Guide

Lesson 1 (Teacher's introductory presentation to the children)  and speakers notes
Lesson 2 (Building a 2D map) teacher's presentation and notes
Lesson 3 & 4 (Creating a theme park brochure) teacher's presentation and notes - including persuasive features guidance
Lesson 5 (Creating a marketing campaign) teacher's presentation and notes
Lesson 6 (Building the theme park for real) and teacher's presentation and notes
Lesson 7 (Launching the theme park / self-evaluation) and teacher's presentation and notes

Children's Project Work Booklet

The work booklet contains all the tasks and activities for the child to complete this project. Click here or on the booklet to download it.

Lesson 1: Spending the budget!

'Building a budget' spreadsheet. This Excel document allows the children to type in the type and number of amenities that they wish to purchase and it automatically calculates how much money they have spent and how much they have left. Perfect for Lower Key Stage 2 children.

Explanatory video for the building a budget page in the work booklet.

Lesson 2: Creating a 2D Theme Park Map

Alton Towers Map
Thorpe Park Map

Building a 2D Map explanatory video
​Understanding scale video

Lessons 3 & 4: Creating a marketing brochure

Theme park brochure

Creating a brochure explanatory video

Lesson 5: Budgeting for a marketing campaign and understanding the running costs

Creating a marketing campaign explanatory video

Marketing campaign spreadsheet

Lesson 6: Building the theme park!

Building a 2D Theme Park (final version) explanatory video

Lessons 7: Launching the theme park and playing the theme park 'game' spreadsheet

Game Spreadsheet

The 'mathematics of the game' video

Launching the theme park video

We have created a dedicated app for your Apple and Android tablets in school to support the children throughout the project. You can download it in one of two ways:

If you have a QR reader app on your tablets, simply scan the QR code opposite. Alternatively, click this link and you will be take directly to the Web-App.

This will load up in the browser. To download the full app and place the icon on your home screen, simply click the square button with the upwards facing arrow and then click 'add to home screen'. The Wild West Theme Park Entrepreneur icon and App will then be added to the home screen of your device.