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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9 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

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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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

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

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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06Free

Back-to-school · Beginning of year

The Sticky-Note Staff Map

Build a visual map of who knows what, who can help, and what everyone wants to learn.

1525 min8+ peoplePlayfulness 1/4
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07Free

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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08Free

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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09Free

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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