The Activity Bank

The GIVE Activity Bank is a resource bank of short activities or skill-based tasks that already include supports and accommodations to meet a range of students’ needs. These activities can be easily added to your lesson—with small adjustments for your unique students and classroom—to make it more inclusive.

These activities have been submitted as is by New York City Teaching Artists from New Victory Theater, ArtsConnection, and Community-Word Project.

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  • Conductor

    Ages: Upper Elementary (3-5)
    Art Forms: Music, Theater

    In this skill building activity students work together as an ensemble, following directions, and leading the group. Students will learn and understand the term…

  • Creating Community Agreements

    Ages: Early Childhood (PK-2), Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
    Art Forms: All Art Forms, Visual Arts, Theater, Music, Media Arts, Literary Arts, Dance

    In this activity, students and Classroom Professionals co-create community guidelines, fostering a liberated learning environment, and building community and a…

  • Creating Credits with Stop Motion Animation

    Ages: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
    Art Forms: Media Arts

    In this drawing and animation activity, students will draw their name with colors and patterns that represent themselves and animate them to create a moving cr…

  • Creative License

    Ages: Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)
    Art Forms: Literary Arts, Media Arts, Visual Arts

    For students to understand the idea of “creative license” and to feel comfortable taking risks during the residency. In this activity, students will generate c…

  • Creativity Key

    Ages: Early Childhood (PK-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)
    Art Forms: Visual Arts, Dance, Literary Arts, Media Arts, Music, Theater, All Art Forms

    This playful warm-up activity introduces the word creativity and the concept of unlocking it. Students will use their imagination and artist’s tools to unlock …

  • Crescendo

    Ages: Early Childhood (PK-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)
    Art Forms: Dance, Music, Theater

    In this playful activity, students will warm up their bodies and voices and get to know each other, building skills centered on dynamics and crescendo.  

  • Draw That Sound

    Ages: Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
    Art Forms: Music, Visual Arts

    In this activity, students will work in small groups to draw along to music, creating a visual response. 

  • Dry Erase Stop Motion Animation

    Ages: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
    Art Forms: Media Arts

    In this activity, students will create the illusion of a moving dot with stop-motion animation using a dry-erase board and markers.