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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  • 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…

  • Draw That Sound

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

    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.

  • Exploring Movement Opposites

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

    This activity will introduce and explore the concept of opposites through movement. 

  • Finding a Partner or Small Group

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

    This transition or skill-building activity provides strategies and techniques to create pairs/small groups in intentional and fun ways that build classroom com…

  • Give Peace a Chance

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

    This brain-break activity will help students to center their focus, and encourage them to express their feelings, as you set out to build your community inspir…

  • Gripe into Glow Orchestra

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

    This music and movement activity invites students to use volume, sound, and reflection to represent their feelings. The activity can be an energy or mood chang…