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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  • Pass the Love

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

    A closing ritual to reflect on the lesson, and to take a moment together as a whole class ensemble.

  • 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.

  • Song Madlib

    Ages: Early Childhood (PK-2)
    Art Forms: Music

    Description: Fill in the missing lyrics to well-known songs.

  • Song Map

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

    Students explore their own percussive rhythms using symbols.

  • Soundscape

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

    This ensemble storytelling and/or music composition activity invites students to create a soundscape together based on places familiar to them.

  • 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: Theater, Music

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