Retail Rivals

A hands-on introductory curriculum that equips students with foundational business acumen and marketing savvy through practical entrepreneurial challenges, financial basics, and campaign design.

A scaffolded high school history lesson examining the causes, major turning points, and aftermath of the French and Indian War. Students analyze geopolitical rivalries, Native American alliances, Pontiac's Rebellion, and the seeds of colonial tension that followed the Treaty of Paris.

A structured, print-ready peer review worksheet for 9th-grade students to evaluate classmate surveys. It guides reviewers to assess topic clarity, analyze question logic, and provide three concrete, actionable pieces of feedback.

An eight-week experiential introduction to marketing centered around operating and scaling a campus retail store. Students master brand positioning, assortment strategy, pricing mechanics, visual merchandising, and sales analytics through authentic store management.

A history lesson exploring whether Gilded Age magnates were Captains of Industry or Robber Barons through debate, scaffolded drafting, and formal essay writing.

Authentic classroom doodle notes for the American Revolution military units featuring hand-drawn style borders, gray-highlight headers, character speech bubbles, colorable illustrations, and fill-in-the-blank notes.

A comprehensive 3-day middle/high school geography unit examining Central America and the Caribbean, covering physical geography, natural hazards, and human-environment interactions.

A comprehensive high school unit covering Utah Digital Marketing Strand 1: the marketing mix, market segmentation, buyer personas, branding identity, and style guides.

A comprehensive 2-page group worksheet guiding students through market research, customer persona profiling, fashion merchandising decisions, and peer evaluation.

A multi-day inquiry sequence investigating the ancient and medieval Indian Ocean maritime trade network linking East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Southeast Asia. Students analyze physical geography, seasonal monsoon winds, commercial commodities, and cross-cultural diffusion.

A high-energy, hands-on retail strategy and visual merchandising simulation where student teams audit a struggling clothing boutique, align the 4 Ps, redesign the store layout, and deliver a consultant pitch.

A two-page fashion merchandising student worksheet in an editorial magazine aesthetic. Retailer brand profiles and customer persona cards have been shuffled, and answer giveaways and category spoilers have been removed for an authentic deduction activity.