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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  • A Thank You Just For You

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

    This activity uses a ritual of gratitude to foster community and recognize individual achievement. It also serves as a session ending transition and can be a t…

  • Animal Monologues

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

    This playful skill-building activity introduces character development by creating monologues using students’ favorite animals.

  • Character Interview

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

    This activity invites students to generate questions for one another that will help deepen character development and exploration. 

  • Creating Community Agreements

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

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

  • 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: Literary Arts, Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, 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 …

  • Going on a Trip

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

    In this collaborative songwriting activity, students create rhymes and pack for an imaginary trip, developing creativity and rhyming skills.

  • Headline Of The Day

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

    In this short and fun closing activity, students collectively reflect on the session by creating headlines.