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

PLC or department · Staff meeting

The 90-Second Bright Spot

Name one recent classroom or school bright spot and the tiny action that helped.

48 min2–100 peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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02Free

PLC or department · Leadership or admin

Evidence or Instinct?

Find the beliefs beneath a school plan and decide which ones need evidence first.

1525 min3–50 peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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03Free

Professional learning · Staff meeting

Quiet Constellation

Map where the room has energy, questions, and useful experience—without a noisy report-out.

1015 min4–100 peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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04Free

PLC or department · Staff meeting

Tomorrow-Morning Tweak

Choose one small change the team could realistically try with students tomorrow.

510 min2–50 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

Leadership or admin · Coaching cohort

The Learning Résumé

Write the professional résumé nobody sees: the attempt, miss, revision, and lesson that changed your practice.

1825 min3–24 peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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07Free

Leadership or admin · Student-support team

Assumption Audit

Examine one professional assumption, where it came from, and what evidence could test it.

2230 min4–24 peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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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

Leadership or admin · Student-support team

The Student Seat Check

Keep student impact visibly present during a real team decision—without pretending to speak for students.

2540 min4–30 peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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11Free

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.

2235 min3–100 peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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12Free

Back-to-school · Beginning of year

Postcard from May

Write a short message from your future end-of-year self about what mattered most.

1015 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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13Free

Back-to-school · Beginning of year

The Six-Word School Year

Capture a hope, prediction, or intention for the year in exactly six words.

610 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 2/4
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14Free

Back-to-school · Staff meeting

One-Word Weather Report

Describe your current school-year weather in one word, with explanation strictly optional.

25 min2+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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15Free

Back-to-school · Beginning of year

Gallery of Good Signs

Name the small signs that would tell your team the year is moving in a healthy direction.

1520 min3–100 peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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16Free

High school classroom · First week of school

The Class Field Guide

Collect anonymous student wisdom about what helps a class work—then turn it into a useful guide.

2540 min8–40 peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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