Should students sell online? A paper storefront activity and thread

1. Ask: "What do you look at before you buy something online?" List answers: photo, price, reviews, shipping, return policy.
2. Students choose a product they could make (a bookmark set, a painted rock, a knitted hat) and draw it for the listing.
3. Students write a title under 60 characters that a shopper would search for, then a three-sentence honest description.
4. Students set a price, a shipping cost and a delivery time, and check that the total feels fair.
5. Run the privacy check together: no full names, home address, school, phone number, birthday or face photos. Discuss why a parent or guardian creates and runs any real account.
6. Gallery walk: students leave a sticky note on two listings saying whether they would buy and why.

Safety: this is a paper activity. Students do not create real seller accounts or post anything online. Any real online selling is run by a parent or guardian.

Differentiation: students who need support use a listing with the title and price filled in. Students who are ready compare free shipping with a higher price against a lower price plus shipping.

How do you answer when students ask about selling online? Has a family in your group handled it in a way that worked? Share your approach in the replies.