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Manage your staff with confidence and build a more aligned team with our collection of resources built specifically for school leaders.

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This week’s recommended resources, built by teachers to help support your team and strengthen your school culture.

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Teacher Telepathy

Can You Think Like Your Team?

Recognition & Gratitude

10 Staff Appreciation Week Theme Ideas

Celebrate and appreciate your teachers with these 10+ fun ideas to recognize their dedication and impact!

Tools for Leaders

5 Strategies to Support Special Education Educators

Support your SPED teachers with these five strategies and easy-to-use templates designed for school leaders.

Staff Activities

Merry March Madness

13 fun activities for staff appreciation in March!

Staff Activities

Take Care of Your 'Selfie'

A simple activity to inspire staff self-care and wellbeing!

Recognition & Gratitude

Celebrate & Thank Your Staff Using March Holidays

Using national holidays as a way to celebrate your staff makes it easy for school leaders to show appreciation and create a positive atmosphere.

Tools for Leaders

10 Strategies to Maximize Your Day as a School Leader

Boost your productivity as a school leader with these tips and simple templates.

Staff Activities

Self-Care Bingo

An Interactive Staff Challenge

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Staff Wellness Challenge

Boost staff wellness with a fun, engaging challenge!

Tools for Leaders

Welcome Postcards for Students

Welcome your new students with these personalized postcards!

Staff Activities

Treats & Tidbits: A staff activity to encourage personal growth

Encourage personal growth with quick podcast recommendations and a treat for your staff to enjoy!

Tools for Leaders

Three Easy Ways to Ask Your Staff How They’re Doing

By consistently checking in with your team, school leaders foster a culture of trust, strengthen relationships, and nurture a supportive environment.

Staff Activities

Team Connection Poster Activity

Try this activity to spotlight your school teams' strengths, experiences, and goals, and give your staff a chance to get to know their team better!

Tools for Leaders

Ten Free Little Wins

Check out these 10 free and simple ideas to show appreciation to your awesome team!

Staff Activities

Swap & Shop

It's like a mini treasure hunt for classroom goodies!

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Teacher Wellbeing Poster

We gathered some quick one-minute tips and tricks to win your day!

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Sweet Celebrations: 14 Staff Appreciation Ideas for Valentine's Day

14 Staff Appreciation Ideas for Valentine's Day

Tools for Leaders

Student Celebration Postcards for School Leaders

As a school leader, surprising your students with a postcard in their mailbox is a great way to remind them how much they’re appreciated at your school!

Recognition & Gratitude

Step-By-Step Guide: Build a Thank You Note Practice

In the age of email, writing thank you notes can feel like an antiquated practice. This simple 5-step system will help you get started and stay on track!

Recognition & Gratitude

Step-By-Step Celebration Planner!

A FREE resource to plan staff celebrations for the year

Staff Activities

Staff Superpowers

A simple activity to celebrate the strengths of your staff!

Staff Activities

Interactive Staff Fitness Challenge

Maintain a healthy workplace and promote personal well-being with our interactive fitness challenge!

Staff Activities

Staff Summer Selfie Bingo

Snap, share, and celebrate!

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Staff Superlatives

End the year by celebrating your staff with playful superlatives guaranteed to bring laughter to the team!

Tools for Leaders

Staff Summer Postcards

Send your staff end-of-year wishes, expressing gratitude for their hard work, and celebrate another successful school year together.

Tools for Leaders

Staff Reflection and Feedback Templates

Questions to ask your team at the end of the year to encourage reflection and recognize all their hard work.

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Staff Scavenger Hunt

Kick off your meeting on the move around the school!

Staff Activities

Staff Activity: Word Snake Challenge

Building connections, one word at a time!

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Staff Activity: Staff Scrabble Challenge

How many words can your team make throughout the day?

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Staff Activity: Trick or Treat

A staff activity to witch your staff a spooktacular day!

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Staff Activity: The Great Staff Search

Spot the mascot, win big!

Staff Activities

Staff Activity: Spring Scavenger Hunt

An easy, ready-to-use activity for your next staff meeting!

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Staff Activity: Teacher Celebration Styles

Every school staff and culture is different. Let’s find out how your teachers like to celebrate!

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Staff Activity: Staff Taboo Showdown

Think Fast, Guess Better!

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Staff Activity: Speedy Scholar Showdown

Fast-paced fun awaits!

Staff Activities

Snap & Seek: Staff Edition

A fun and simple staff photo scavenger hunt activity.

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Staff Activity: One Piece at a Time

Find pieces, team up, and win!

Staff Activities

Staff Activity: Perfect Pairs

A ready-to-use activity where staff race to find their perfect match and win prizes!

Staff Activities

Staff Activity: Positive Pumpkins

Looking for a creative way to spread positivity? Try this fun and festive pumpkin activity with your staff!

Tools for Leaders

Resources for Reflection

Podcasts, books, and more for navigating negative feedback as a school leader.

Staff Activities

Staff Activity: Connect Four

Spring - Summer - Fall - Winter

Staff Activities

Staff Activity: In Your Pocket

Celebrate, Connect, and Compete!

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Staff Activity: Harvest Hunt

Send your staff on a treasure hunt around the school to search for hidden fall treasures!

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Staff Activity: Faculty Feud Frenzy

Family Feud fun, staff style!

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Staff Activity: Frosty Find

A Winter Scavenger Hunt Adventure

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Staff Activity: Clues in the Classroom

Clever Clues, Countless Cheers!

Staff Activities

Staff Activity: Catch Me If You Can!

An engaging staff activity that will have your team interacting and sharpening their stealthy spy skills!

Staff Activities

Staff Activity: Catch Me If You Can

An engaging staff activity that will have your team interacting and sharpening their stealthy spy skills!

Ideas for Family Engagement

Social Media Templates

Enhance your school's social media platforms with these 10 premade and easy to use Canva templates.

Tools for Leaders

Social Media Guide for Schools

A simple system for school social media

Staff Activities

Snowflake Shout-Outs

Looking for a creative way to spread positivity? Try this fun and festive snowflake activity with your staff!

Ideas for Family Engagement

Skip the Countdowns

Countdowns to winter break are a common December activity - but some kids aren’t looking forward to being away from their supportive school. Let’s celebrate winter differently!

Tools for Leaders

Shaping Success

As a cooperating teacher you play a big role in the development of your student teacher.

Staff Activities

Secret Staff Surprise Swap

Try out a Secret Staff Surprise Swap to foster team camaraderie and boost morale with fun, themed treats exchanged in secret throughout the year!

Tools for Leaders

Postcards to Welcome New Staff to Your Building

Make new staff feel valued and connected from day one with personalized postcards. A simple gesture that makes a big impact!

Recognition & Gratitude

Reward & Recognize: Printable Prize Coupons

Ready-to-use printable prize coupons to celebrate your amazing team!

Ideas for Family Engagement

Partnering With Families to Ensure Student Success

How three dedicated educators engaged their families to inspire students to unlock their academic potential.

Staff Activities

Potluck Palooza

Who doesn’t love a pun-worthy theme, sharing a family recipe, or the smell of delicious food in the staff lounge!

Ideas for Family Engagement

Outdoor Activities to Drive Family Engagement

Build the bridge between home and school with these family engagement ideas!

Staff Activities

Minute Masterpieces

Ready, set, DRAW!

Ideas for Family Engagement

May Social Media Content Calendar

Keep your school connected and engaged all year round!

Ideas for Family Engagement

March Social Media Content Calendar

Keep your school connected and engaged all year round!

Ideas for Family Engagement

June & July Social Media Content Calendar

Keep your school connected and engaged all year round!

Staff Activities

Little Wins BINGO

Prioritizing your personal well-being might not be at the top of your to-do list! We’re here to help!

Ideas for Family Engagement

January Social Media Content Calendar

Keep your school connected and engaged all year round!

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Staff Four Corners

A quick and simple activity for your staff to find similarities with their peers!

Recognition & Gratitude

January National Holidays to Celebrate Your Staff

Using national holidays as a way to celebrate your staff makes it easy for school leaders to show appreciation and create a positive atmosphere.

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Who’s In My Corner?

A quick and simple way for your staff (or students) to find similarities with their peers!

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Would You Rather?

Would You Rather…write only with crayons OR only with chalk? Spend the first five minutes of your next staff meeting with a few fun “Would you rather…?” questions! Come up with your own, or check out a fun teacher edition of questions you can use here! It’s a great way to connect, share opinions, and have a good friendly debate!

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: This or That

Chocolate or vanilla? Be a wizard or a superhero? Have school year-round or with a summer break? Let's find out!

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Teacher Mad Libs

Dust off those dictionaries for this fun staff icebreaker!

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Icebreaker: Soup, salad, or sandwich?

Is pizza a salad because of the toppings, or a sandwich because of the crust?

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Icebreaker: Spot It Charades

Match, Move, and Win — Let the Silent Showdown Begin!

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Icebreaker: School Scategories

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Staff Activity: Quick Quarterly Questions

This quick activity will recognize accomplishments, celebrate your team, and give insights to you as a school leader!

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Riddle Challenge

Get the brain waves flowing at the beginning of your next staff meeting!

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Perfect Pairs

Challenge your staff to find their pair!

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Icebreaker: Oodles & Doodles

Open your next staff meeting with some creative thinking!

Staff Activities

Hide and Peek: A Picture Hunt Adventure

A fun scavenger hunt where staff search for hidden pictures and win prizes!

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Music Mix-Up

Spend the first five minutes of your next staff meeting with a lyric challenge!

Tools for Leaders

Hallway Chats & High Fives

Personal Connection Tips for School Leaders

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Jumble Jargon

Unjumble the fun and challenge your team in this exciting game!

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Guess Who?

A simple activity to learn more about your staff (or students)!

Recognition & Gratitude

Gratitude Galore

12 gratitude staff activities to thank and celebrate your team

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Give Me Five

Use it as a quick icebreaker at your next staff meeting to spark lively discussions, laughter, and meaningful conversations.

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Back-to-School Team Building Bingo

Taking time to celebrate your staff and organize activities that help them connect personally builds relationships and connections that will last all year long.

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Ever or Never?

Get your staff (or students) energized and laughing with this simple and fun activity! Kick off your next meeting by spending the first 5 minutes sharing experiences and building bonds.

Tools for Leaders

How to Establish Team Values

Kick off the school year by collaboratively establishing your school's core values!

Tools for Leaders

Guide: Setting SMART Goals

Use our simple guide to make the goal-setting process a breeze with your staff!

Tools for Leaders

Guide: S.C.A.R.F for School Leaders

The S.C.A.R.F. model guides school leaders in creating a supportive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered.

Tools for Leaders

Guide: Make the Most of Your Coaching Visits

Our step-by-step guide is full of personalized feedback ideas for your educators and a free printable coaching template.

Tools for Leaders

Guide: How to run an engaging staff meeting

Try these tips, ideas, and meeting agenda template to freshen up your staff meeting cadence and engagement

Tools for Leaders

Guide: How to make a monthly 1:1 happen with every staff member

At its core, a 1:1 is a brief, regular meeting to build relationships with your staff and offer opportunities for feedback and ideas.

Tools for Leaders

Guide: 4 Steps to Ensuring Clarity in Expectations

Set clear and actionable expectations for your staff using this 4-step approach, laying the groundwork for a positive and supportive workplace environment.

Staff Activities

Gratitude in Action

Three simple activities to help your team express gratitude and celebrate each other’s hard work!

Recognition & Gratitude

Gratitude & Celebration Postcards

Surprise your staff with a postcard home to thank them for all their hard work!

Recognition & Gratitude

End-of-Year Student Postcards

Cheers to a great year!

Ideas for Family Engagement

February Social Media Content Calendar

Keep your school connected and engaged all year round!

Staff Activities

Fall Fun: 10 Fall-Themed Staff Activities to Celebrate Your Team

Fall fun starts here—celebrate your team with seasonal cheer!

Ideas for Family Engagement

End-of-Year Family Engagement Ideas

Celebrate another school year with your families!

Level Up as a Leader

Recognition & Gratitude

10 Staff Appreciation Week Theme Ideas

Celebrate and appreciate your teachers with these 10+ fun ideas to recognize their dedication and impact!

Tools for Leaders

Three Easy Ways to Ask Your Staff How They’re Doing

By consistently checking in with your team, school leaders foster a culture of trust, strengthen relationships, and nurture a supportive environment.

Staff Activities

Staff Activity: Quick Quarterly Questions

This quick activity will recognize accomplishments, celebrate your team, and give insights to you as a school leader!

Tools for Leaders

Guide: 4 Steps to Ensuring Clarity in Expectations

Set clear and actionable expectations for your staff using this 4-step approach, laying the groundwork for a positive and supportive workplace environment.

Have some fun with your team!

Staff Activities

Icebreaker: Teacher Telepathy

Can You Think Like Your Team?

Staff Activities

Swap & Shop

It's like a mini treasure hunt for classroom goodies!

Staff Activities

Staff Activity: Speedy Scholar Showdown

Fast-paced fun awaits!

Staff Activities

Staff Activity: In Your Pocket

Celebrate, Connect, and Compete!

Save yourself some time

Staff Activities

Treats & Tidbits: A staff activity to encourage personal growth

Encourage personal growth with quick podcast recommendations and a treat for your staff to enjoy!

Recognition & Gratitude

Step-By-Step Celebration Planner!

A FREE resource to plan staff celebrations for the year

Recognition & Gratitude

Reward & Recognize: Printable Prize Coupons

Ready-to-use printable prize coupons to celebrate your amazing team!

Staff Activities

45 Creative Whiteboard Prompts to Spark Connection and Community

Explore our creative whiteboard prompts that encourage connection, teamwork, and a positive atmosphere for your school community!

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