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.

  • Rhyme Time

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

    This activity is a great introduction to or review of rhyme as a tool for poetry, music, and theater.

  • Self–Audio Description and Growth

    Ages: High School (9-12)
    Art Forms: Dance

    The purpose of this activity is to help each student start to develop their own self–audio description practice. There’s no best way to do it, other than to be…

  • Snaps

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

    Students practice focus and observation by catching and throwing the snap around the circle. 

  • Take A Breath

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

    Students explore different types of breathing techniques to feel more relaxed.

  • Underscoring

    Ages: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
    Art Forms: Music, Theater

    This activity gets students thinking about how tempo and dynamics connect to mood. 

  • What’s Different?

    Ages: Early Childhood (PK-2), Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
    Art Forms: Theater

    This activity involves practicing observational skills.