Co-create community agreements and classroom norms between teacher and students.

Students toss a numbered ball around the circle, and wherever their right thumb lands determines which reflection question they answer — progressing through three increasingly personal levels (from "What's your happy place?" to "What would you do if you weren't afraid?") with the option to pass at any time.

Students journal about what family means to them, discuss the concept of "intentional family" (chosen relationships beyond biology), then create an illustrated family tree featuring the people they consider family — noting why each person belongs — and write a reflection on how they show those people they're valued.

Students will move to one of four numbered corners based on personal preference questions (e.g., "Are you most like summer, winter, spring, or fall?"), discuss their choices with classmates in the same corner, and earn points when the die lands on their number. The game creates a low-pressure way for students to learn about each other and build relationships through conversation.

Students will create a collage using photos they took of meaningful people, places, and objects in their lives, then write a personal reflection explaining the significance of each image.

The facilitator reads six words from a TABOO card aloud, then signals "Go!" and students race to write down as many words as they can remember — playing multiple rounds with new cards and discussing strategies for improving focus and listening.

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.

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!"

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.

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.

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 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 will take turns telling a short story that weaves in six words from a TABOO card while their classmates listen carefully and try to guess all six words, then discuss the listening and communication skills the game required.

Students will generate lists of desirable and undesirable community values, then rotate through five carnival-style games where winning requires correctly identifying or targeting the positive values, earning tokens to redeem for prizes.

Students will write their own definition of what it means to feel inspired, then collaborate in small groups and a gallery walk to build a shared class vision of inspiring behavior — which gets posted in the room as a living agreement.

Students will take turns drawing puzzle pieces from a bag and guessing the hidden image, then connect the experience to a discussion about the dangers of judging others based on only part of their story.

Students will write their own definition of what it means to feel safe, then work in small groups and a gallery walk to build a shared class vision of safety — which gets posted in the room as a living agreement for the whole class.

Students will compete in teams to guess mystery words from the Taboo game using only related clue words, then reflect on what the game revealed about their listening and focus skills.

Students will choose an inspiring image, connect it to a community value, and write multiple short poems in different styles, then perform their favorite in a poetry slam format for the group.

Students will watch Drew Dudley's TED Talk on everyday leadership, then write a "Lollipop Letter" to someone who positively impacted their life, expressing gratitude for that moment and sharing their letters in small groups.