Context For those who are cat-owners, the above image will resonate. Yes, our kitties – like my friend Janie’s beloved Gingypoo pictured here – just love to …
Why is Gingypoo on the Laptop
Ice Breaker: Flavor Combinations
Name Flavor Combinations Upshot Participants answer questions about classic flavor combinations! Group Size Any Size Good For… Light Hearted Quick New Groups Facilitation Take a …
Ice Breaker: Now & Then
Name Now & Then Upshot Participants share about their interests and hobbies, but current AND past! Group Size Any size Good For… Relationship building Facilitation …
Ice Breaker: 9-Square
Name 9 SQUARE Upshot Participants rotate through partners as they respond to multiple light-hearted questions. Group Size Any size! Good For… First Days New Groups …
Out Of Order
Name Out of Order Upshot Team works to arrange a list of five items in a ranked category in the correct order. Group Size Small, …
Lessons: Introduction
This book started with a question. The question appeared one morning, seemingly out of nowhere, as I was getting ready for my day. I was …
Pre-K3: How to Fight Back
When I was three years old, I punched a kid. It was the first and last punch that I ever threw. Here’s how it went …
Pre-K4: How to Build an Audience
You know how when kids are very little, adults tell them that pretty much everything they do is amazing? They take one step, it’s amazing. …
Kindergarten: How to Disagree
This kindergarten lesson began like any other. My teacher, Mrs. M, called the class to the cornflower blue carpet. We gathered around its perimeter, sat …
First Grade: How to Spell José
In first grade with Mrs. H, we got to write our own fiction stories, beginning to middle to end. We worked hard on them. I …