The useful part

Browse activities built for the actual school day.

For staff meetings, professional learning, school teams, and now the first week of class—from elementary through high school.

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

Staff meeting · Professional learning

The Useful Question Swap

Pairs trade one question that reveals something useful—not their spirit animal.

610 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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02Free

Staff meeting · Beginning of year

This or That: Schoolday Edition

Make quick, school-day choices and find the staff’s surprising points of agreement.

38 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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03Free

Beginning of year · New teacher orientation

Common Ground, No Cheating

Uncover three things the group shares, with the obvious answers taken off the table.

812 min3+ peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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04Free

Staff meeting · Back-to-school

The Staffroom Swap

Trade one tiny practice, shortcut, or resource worth stealing—with no presentation required.

1525 min6–100 peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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05Free

Staff meeting · PLC or department

3–2–1 Roll Call

Share three words, two recent wins, and one thing you need from the room today.

812 min3–40 peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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06Free

Staff meeting · New teacher orientation

The Sub Would Never

Name one piece of invisible knowledge your substitute or replacement would never discover on their own.

610 min4–100 peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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07Free

Staff meeting · Back-to-school

Stand, Signal, or Pass

Use quick, voluntary signals to reveal shared school-day experiences across a large room.

58 min10+ peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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08Free

Midyear reset · Team retreat

Museum of My Career

Create four tiny exhibits: an artifact, a disaster, a turning point, and something still under construction.

2535 min4–50 peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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09Free

Team retreat · Midyear reset

Crossroads Map

Sketch one professional fork in the road and the path you chose—or are still choosing.

1825 min4–40 peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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10Free

Back-to-school · New teacher orientation

The Folded Experience Line

Pair newer and more experienced educators for reciprocal—not one-way—learning.

2535 min10–100 peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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11Free

Back-to-school · Beginning of year

Musical Shares

Move while the music plays, then pair with the nearest person for a fresh question each round.

1222 min8–100 peoplePlayfulness 3/4
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12Free

Back-to-school · Beginning of year

Find Your People

Meet colleagues outside your usual circle by finding people who match a series of useful clues.

1218 min10+ peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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13Free

Back-to-school · Beginning of year

Three Things on My Desk

Choose three nearby objects that tell a tiny, optional story about how you work or what matters to you.

812 min3–50 peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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14Free

Middle school classroom · First week of school

Perfectly Ordinary Introductions

Skip the impossible ‘interesting fact’ and connect over the gloriously normal details of daily life.

1522 min8–36 peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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15Free

Middle school classroom · First week of school

Three-Minute Side Quests

Complete quick, mildly ridiculous partner missions that never require personal revelations.

1828 min8–40 peoplePlayfulness 3/4
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