The useful part

Browse activities built for the actual school day.

For staff meetings, professional learning, school teams, classroom community building, and quick brain breaks—from elementary through high school.

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20 activitiesEvery activity is free during this first chapter.
01Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Dashboard Warning Lights

Choose the dashboard light that best matches how you are arriving today.

13 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 3/4
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02Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Roller Coaster Position

Choose where you are on the roller coaster—not merely how the ride feels.

13 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 3/4
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03Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Battery Level

Pick a battery level from fully charged to red-zone—or choose the charging cable.

12 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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04Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

The Character Grid

Choose one image from a monthly grid showing the same object in eight different states.

13 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 4/4
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05Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Two Numbers

Give two numbers out of ten: your energy and your capacity for new information.

14 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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06Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Traffic Light + One Word

Name red, yellow, or green for the week, then add exactly one word.

25 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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07Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Fingers Up

On three, show one to five fingers for how you are doing—then simply look around.

11 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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08Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Star Rating + One-Line Review

Rate the week one to five stars and give it a one-line review.

35 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 3/4
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09Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

First Word

Say the first word that came to mind when this meeting appeared on your calendar.

24 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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10Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Album Title

If this week were an album, give it a title.

25 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 4/4
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11Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Today’s Headline

Write the local-paper headline that would run about your week.

35 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 3/4
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12Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

The Group Text

If you sent this team one text right now, what would it say?

35 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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13Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Song of the Week

Name one song title that describes the week—no explanation unless you choose.

25 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 3/4
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14Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Rate the Room

Rate the team’s week—not your own—from one to ten.

13 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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15Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

What I’m Bringing

Name one word for what you are bringing into the meeting—including “nothing.”

35 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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16Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Win + Weight

Share one deliberately small win and, optionally, one thing you are carrying.

45 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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17Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Cup Check

Say how full your cup is and one thing that could put something back in it.

45 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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18Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Deposit or Withdrawal

Name one deposit from the week and one withdrawal—without explaining either.

45 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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19Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

What I Need From This Hour

Name one thing the meeting needs to provide to be worth leaving your room.

35 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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20Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

The Pass Round

Use any check-in prompt while making “pass” a complete, respected answer.

25 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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