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What sounds useful today? Not sure? Use the activity finder → Search the library ⌕ What kind of activity? All activity types Brain Break Build Community Build Trust Celebrate Check In Collaborate Encourage Collaboration Energize Fill 5–10 Minutes Fill Unexpected Time Introduce a Topic Just for Fun Leadership Development Make Decisions Meet & Connect Open a Session Reconnect Reflect & Reset Repair or Reset Share Ideas Welcome & Belong Welcome New People Where will you use it? All settings After conflict or difficult news After lunch Back-to-school Beginning of year Between lessons Between sessions Campus-wide Class celebration Classroom Classroom community Classroom reset Coaching cohort Conference or workshop Daily routine Elementary classroom End of class End-of-year reflection Equity-focused learning First week of school Grades 3–5 classroom Group formation High school classroom Instructional design K–12 classroom K–2 classroom Leadership development Leadership or admin Leadership team Middle school classroom Midyear reset Mixed-campus gathering New leadership team New teacher orientation No-prep backup PLC or department Professional learning School improvement Staff meeting Strategic planning Student-support team Sub plans Team retreat Whole-year routine Who is it for? All audiences Department or grade level Elementary students High school students Leadership team Middle school students Mixed group New educators Students Teachers & staff
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9 activitiesEvery activity is free during this first chapter.
01 Free
Staff meeting · Professional learning
The Useful Question Swap Pairs trade one question that reveals something useful—not their spirit animal.
6–10 min 2+ people Playfulness 1/4
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PLC or department · Staff meeting
The 90-Second Bright Spot Name one recent classroom or school bright spot and the tiny action that helped.
4–8 min 2–100 people Playfulness 1/4
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Staff meeting · End-of-year reflection
The Small-Thing Thank You Recognize one small action that made a classroom, meeting, or school day easier.
7–12 min 3–100 people Playfulness 1/4
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Staff meeting · Back-to-school
Stand, Signal, or Pass Use quick, voluntary signals to reveal shared school-day experiences across a large room.
5–8 min 10+ people Playfulness 2/4
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End-of-year reflection · Team retreat
The Legacy Note Write a specific note to an educator, coach, or mentor whose actions changed what became possible.
22–35 min 3–100 people Playfulness 1/4
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Conference or workshop · Professional learning
Best Thing You Heard Bring one useful, funny, or interesting thing from the break back to your table.
2–3 min 4+ people Playfulness 2/4
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Back-to-school · PLC or department
Borrow My Best Routine Trade one dependable classroom or work routine another educator could try tomorrow.
10–15 min 2–100 people Playfulness 1/4
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Back-to-school · Staff meeting
One-Word Weather Report Describe your current school-year weather in one word, with explanation strictly optional.
2–5 min 2+ people Playfulness 1/4
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Classroom · Midyear reset
Day Forty-One Audit the agreements, routines, and assumptions that made sense in August but no longer fit the class.
15–22 min 8–40 people Playfulness 2/4
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