Students must navigate an obstacle course that represents a cave full of sleeping dragons. One student at a time is blindfolded and given the mission of getting to the treasure at the end of the cave. All the other students become Empathy Magicians who use their powers to stand in the shoes of the blindfolded adventurer who they help to avoid the Sleeping Dragons.

Students will each receive a cup of three different-colored Skittles and answer reflection questions linked to each color, sharing their responses with the group in a circle. This activity helps students build relationships and practice using their voice in a group discussion.

Students listen to the story of Ryan White, then work with a partner to complete a Compassion and Dignity word map before writing a first-person story from either the perspective of a student with a serious illness or a compassionate friend.

Students journal about someone who seems very different from them, then brainstorm a list of things they likely have in common with that person to see them in a new light — followed by a discussion on how finding shared identity builds empathy and respect.

Students will identify a personal goal and use Play-Doh to sculpt two figures — one representing something they will do to achieve it and one representing something they will let go of — then share and discuss their sculptures with the group.

Using Bananagrams or Scrabble tiles, students race to unscramble words representing resilience attributes (e.g., courage, bravery, hope), then discuss how each trait can help them face challenges in their own lives.

Students draw cards and share that many facts about themselves, and whenever someone draws a face card they get "zapped" and must write compliments on classmates' papers until the next person is zapped — then everyone reads the compliments they received.

Teams take turns rolling dice and completing the corresponding physical exercise (push-ups, jumping jacks, frog hops, etc.), racing to complete the most activities before time runs out, then reflect on how they practiced self-control during the competition.

In groups of three, students select recycled materials from a shared bag and collaboratively build a piece of art that represents one of their community values, then present their artwork to the class explaining how the materials embody that value before displaying it as a hallway installation.

Students each draw a puzzle piece from a bag, then move around the room to find classmates whose pieces complete the same community agreement poster — then their group creates and performs a cheer or rap (with movement) celebrating that agreement.

Students draw a numbered puzzle piece, convert the number to a letter, then brainstorm as many descriptive words starting with that letter as possible — circling positives and crossing out negatives — before discussing how the balance of positive vs. negative words in their lives affects them.

Children build social, creative-thinking, and problem-solving skills as they work in small groups to create open-ended constructions using a variety of materials — without relying on tape or glue.

Students will reflect on ethical responsibility through learning about pets and performing in a puppet show activity.

Students will write positive words and phrases to describe each of their classmates, then receive and read the words their peers wrote about them and turn those words into a personalized word cloud. They'll then reflect on how it feels to give and receive compliments and what the descriptions reveal about how others see them.

Teams compete to complete a series of physical and mental challenges (building a pyramid, singing a commercial, doing 100 push-ups, etc.) to earn playing cards, then use their best five cards to compete in a final poker hand showdown.

Through investigating a pineapple, students will engage in sensory exploration, problem solving, creative thinking, language development, and beginning science concepts.

Students will work together as a group to complete a jigsaw puzzle by drawing puzzle pieces one at a time and performing the corresponding exercise to earn each piece. Afterward, they'll reflect on how physical activity affects them emotionally and physically.

Students mingle around the room with a bingo grid of personal statements, collecting signatures from classmates who truthfully match each box (one signature per person per card) until someone completes their card and calls "BINGO!"

Children will develop problem-solving skills by moving through an interesting obstacle course.

Students write briefly about places that feel safe and unsafe, then rotate through three posters (physical, emotional, and intellectual safety) in small groups to brainstorm how to increase each type of safety in their classroom — ending with a class consensus on 2–3 concrete actions to implement.