The first week back sets the tone for everything that follows.

These three theatre-based activities are some of our favorites for building classroom community from day one, and the best part is they don't require any theatre experience, any prep, or any supplies. 👏 Clap-Around builds the kind of focus and ensemble awareness that carries into every collaborative moment all year. 🔤 A-B-C is deceptively simple, and never fails to get the whole room laughing while building real listening skills. 🪑 Winds of Change gets students moving and finding unexpected common ground. Once your students know these games, they become tools you can use all year long. Swap in vocabulary words, story characters, scientific concepts; the structure does the work, and the content becomes yours. Save this one for week one. 💛 #ArtsNOW #teachersofinstagram #freeteacherresources #lessonplanning