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One-Word Weather Report
Describe your current school-year weather in one word, with explanation strictly optional.
2–5 min2+ peopleWhole group
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Set the room up for success.
Materials
- None
Before you begin
- Decide how people will respond: spoken word, fingers pointing to icons, chat, or anonymous poll
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What to say
“Give us one weather word for how you are arriving: sunny, foggy, windy, mixed, or something entirely your own. Explanation is optional and passing is always available.”
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Keep it comfortable and useful.
Make room for everyone
- Offer words, icons, colors, or numbers as response options.
- Never require explanation.
- Do not label some kinds of weather as the attitude the group should have.
Watch out for
- Do not ask individuals to justify a low-energy response.
- Only collect the information if you are willing to acknowledge or respond to it.
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For the group
Here’s what to do.
- 1
Display a few example weather words without assigning positive or negative value.
- 2
Invite one response per person or use a simultaneous signal.
- 3
Keep explanations optional and brief.
- 4
Reflect back the range you heard without interpreting individuals.
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Keep going.
- 5
If the room is broadly stormy or foggy, name one adjustment you can make to the agenda.
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Prompt 01
What is your weather right now?
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 02
What weather do you hope to leave with?
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 03
Is the forecast changing, holding steady, or unknown?
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Wrap it up
One last thought.
- What does this room need from the next hour?
- Is there one agenda adjustment that would help?