Stories & Announcements
Escape Rooms
Simplified versions of these popular games can be made for the classroom to foster inquiry, teamwork, and a high level of engagement.
New Year’s Re-Solutions | Hooray for Monday
As you head into a new year filled with resolutions, what happens if you add a hyphen to that word? What re-solutions might you and your students work to solve together?
Making Re-Solutions
This activity encourages students to consider what problems might benefit from re-solving.
Feeling Stirred | Hooray for Monday
There’s something about the end of the year – holidays filled with dazzling light, reflections on months gone by and the new beginnings that lie ahead – that stirs our emotions.
Where Are My Needs?
In this activity you will introduce students to a tool Inspired Teaching created called the ABCDE of learner needs which teachers, and students, can use to evaluate where their needs are and aren’t being met.
Finding Yourself on the Line
Among the many vital things we can learn in school, one of the most valuable for our life beyond the classroom is how our own minds work and how to become more aware of our own response to the world around us.
Warming Up with Mutual Respect
This series of warm-up activities activates the mind and body but it also offers the opportunity for students to feel seen and heard right as class begins.
Vacation and Brain Incubation | Hooray for Monday
Time away offers the gift of new eyes that help us see solutions we couldn’t when we were in the thick of things.
Student-Led Museum Tour
In this activity, students share their observations after studying a piece of art. This simple process develops emerging expertise and builds mutual respect through sharing what they have learned.
Coloring Our Emotions
Talking about feelings is vital to building mutual respect in the classroom. Considering feelings in a visual way can deepen that discussion.
