Idea Bank

Character Strong: Character Strong is the curriculum we have purchased that has activities grouped by grade level. Be sure to use only the lessons of your grade level, but you can use any activity in the Activity Library that you want.

EQ Schools: Lots and lots of links to Roni Habib's resources as well as links to excellent activities! For starters, you might want to check out the Improv Encyclopedia.

Student Health 101: The site is full of articles, tips, links to podcasts, etc. on topics ranging from fitness to relationships to stress. The site can be used by anyone on campus. If you are looking for a last-minute homeroom activity, feel free to refer to StudentHealth101!

Fun Getting-to-Know-You Icebreaker Games: This site includes icebreaker and get-to-know you activities with short, simple descriptions/instructions.

Name Games and Icebreakers: 10 pages of easy to implement activities

Multiple Intelligences Test: Get to Know Your Students Better to boost group activities. There are many MI assessment tools available to take online or to print for use in your classroom. These tests can provide a fascinating snapshot of your students’ innate abilities. Now you can select activities that will appeal to various “intelligences.”

Florida HSHT Icebreakers (page 5): Short activity descriptions with examples and print-ready handouts

Mindful Teachers: Free resources and lesson plans

The Mindful Movement: Guided Meditation YouTube Channel videos ranging in time and purpose.

Character.org : Browse through the plans; each lesson plan relates to Character.org's 11 Principles of Effective Character Education.

Calm: This is the resource Jack told us about during the Homeroom Rollout meeting. It links to the Calm Schools Initiative (aka free subscription and access to tons of ready-made activities, exercises, videos, curriculum).

High School Group Games (Great Group Games): Find great group games with simple instructions and videos to help you relax, save time and stay organized. Browse our database of over 100 + fun group games and activities now! Our goal is to share group game ideas between youth leaders, teachers, parents, camp counselors and community leaders across the nation. Utilize tabs in left-handed menu to select group sized activities and age leveled activities.

Sadlier School Team Building Activities: After providing a (1) safe space, (2) establishing trust to build a safe community, (3) emphasizing sympathy and esteem, (4) encouraging learning and (5) framing the activities as a competition, teachers can make sure that high school students can have a fun time in just 5-10 minutes. Click the link to find 5 example activities (scroll to the bottom).

Florida HSHT Team Building Activities: This document has lots of ready to implement activities.

Improv Games: These are improv games, game handles, Warm-ups, Icebreakers and improv exercises. Each of these may belong in one or more improv game Categories. Some improv games, known by a particular name, are actually minor variations on a broader improv game. For those, the link will refer to the broader game handle, and you'll find the particular sub-format indexed here indicated in bold in the text. For an example, take a look at Scene Replay.

Team Building Activities with Blocks: 9 activities to help people learn how to work together using blocks

365 Table Topic Questions: Great questions that build interesting discussions that help you to get to know each other

Ted Talks Students Love: Which TED Talks do students love? We asked TED-Ed Club Members around the world to share their favorites.

Jay Shetty video from Maria's Nuts & Bolts Presentation: "Before You Feel Pressure Watch This" (links to Shetty's Facebook page and video.)

ADL "Imagine A World Without Hate" video

Student Health 101: Links to Articles you could read and talk about in Homeroom

Articles about the mind.

Articles about relationships.

Articles about food.

Each description is taken directly from the source site.

ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Lesson Plans: ADL collection of K-12 curricula include timely lesson plans and multi-grade units that promote critical thinking and assist educators in teaching current events topics through the lens of diversity, bias and social justice.

41 Homeroom/Advisory Lesson ideas: Each of the tried-and-true activities listed can be used over and over again with modification. Many can be accomplished within the 20 - 60 minute time range. For the most part, the only materials needed are a large space, projector with a computer. Activities taking place outdoors are noted.

Tolerance.org Perspectives for a Diverse America -- 20 Face-to-Face Advisories: The meetings in Face to Face Advisories: Bridging Cultural Gaps in Grades 5-9 expose students to diverse perspectives and guide them to understand those perspectives and to critically and honestly analyze ideas from a variety of cultures. It all happens through safe, engaging, guided peer-to-peer activities that build social emotional skills and connections across differences.

AVID: Fridays in AVID classes across the USA are often used to focus on student success through the use of motivational activities that also incorporate the academic skills of writing, inquiry, collaboration and reading.