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In season for September
First Week Feelings Poll
A day-one check-in poll: excited, nervous, curious, or sleepy? Anonymous live results show students they are not the only ones feeling it.
Hopes, Worries, and How I Learn Discussion
A first-week discussion that doubles as diagnostic gold: one hope, one worry, and one thing that helps you learn best.
Constitution Day Vocabulary Bell Ringer
A five-minute September 17 warm-up: constitution, amendment, democracy, liberty, citizen — prove you know three of them in sentences.
Summer to Fall Merge
A back-to-school opener: beach summer blends into autumn leaves. Goodbye flip-flops, hello pencils — what changes in your world each fall?
American Landmarks Slideshow
A five-stop tour for patriotic holidays: the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, the White House, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Grand Canyon.
Wonders of Autumn Slideshow
Why do leaves change? Where do apples come from? Five fall slides — leaves, orchards, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and fog — with science captions.
Quizzes
All quizzes →Multiple-choice questions students answer live.
Halloween Trivia Quiz
A five-question Halloween trivia quiz for the classroom — jack-o'-lantern history, Samhain roots, and spooky vocabulary students love.
Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz
Five classroom-ready Thanksgiving trivia questions covering the 1621 harvest feast, Abraham Lincoln, the Wampanoag, and the Macy's parade.
Winter Holidays Around the World Quiz
A five-question December quiz exploring Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, St. Lucia Day, Boxing Day, and the poinsettia — winter traditions across cultures.
Polls
All polls →Ask a question and watch the class vote live.
Best Halloween Candy Poll
The great candy debate, settled live: chocolate, sour, gummy, or (gasp) candy corn? A zero-prep Halloween poll your class will argue about all day.
Thanksgiving Food Championship Poll
Turkey vs. mac and cheese vs. pumpkin pie: a live class poll to crown the true champion of the Thanksgiving table.
Winter Break Excitement Poll
A last-week-before-break poll: what is everyone most excited to do over winter break? Live results keep the pre-break energy productive.
Discussions
All discussions →Pose a prompt and collect every student's thinking.
Gratitude Discussion
A Thanksgiving-week discussion prompt: three things you are grateful for — with a twist that pushes past "my phone" answers.
One Dream for Our World Discussion
An MLK Day writing prompt: share one dream for your school, community, or world — and one small step someone your age could take toward it.
One Word for the New Year Discussion
A January reflection prompt: pick one word to guide your year, explain why, and describe what living that word would look like in week one.
Bell Ringers
All bell ringers →Timed warm-ups students start the moment class begins.
Halloween Story Starter Bell Ringer
A seven-minute spooky creative writing warm-up: the old house at the end of the street just lit up for the first time in years...
Gratitude List Bell Ringer
A five-minute Thanksgiving warm-up: list ten things you are thankful for — at least three must be things you cannot touch.
Winter Would-You-Rather Bell Ringer
A four-minute December warm-up: a month of snow days or a month of summer in January? Three reasons required — opinions need evidence.
Reveals
All reveals →Slowly uncover an image while students guess.
Halloween Jack-o'-Lantern Reveal
A guess-the-image Halloween reveal: the picture uncovers slowly while students shout guesses. It glows on porches every October...
Thanksgiving Turkey Reveal
A November guessing game: a wild turkey slowly reveals while students narrow down their predictions. This bird gets famous every fourth Thursday.
Snowflake Close-Up Reveal
A macro photo of a real snowflake reveals slice by slice. No two are exactly alike — can your class guess before it is fully uncovered?
Merges
All merges →Blend two images with a slider to compare and contrast.
Pumpkin to Jack-o'-Lantern Merge
Slide between a pumpkin in the patch and a finished jack-o'-lantern. A Halloween compare-and-contrast on how things transform.
Fall to Winter Tree Merge
One tree, two seasons: slide between autumn color and winter snow. A seasonal-change conversation starter for science or writing.
Caterpillar to Butterfly Merge
Metamorphosis on a slider: blend from caterpillar to butterfly and let students narrate the transformation stage by stage.
Slideshows
All slideshows →Walk through a series of captioned images together.
Symbols of Halloween Slideshow
Five Halloween symbols — pumpkins, black cats, spider webs, bats, and a haunted house — with captions. Where did each tradition come from?
Thanksgiving Harvest Slideshow
A November walk through harvest season: fall fields, corn, turkeys, pie, and a table set for gratitude — each slide with a talking point.
Winter Holidays of Light Slideshow
December is full of light: menorahs, twinkling trees, lanterns, and candles from many traditions — one warm, inclusive slideshow.
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