December:
10 Minutes
“Cultivating Joy & Community”
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December 1, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
What is your favorite Disney/Pixar movie?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Live in a world where animals can talk or live in a world where people can talk to animals?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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Quote
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December 2, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
What weekend activity brings you the most joy?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Have to smile all the time day and night or never be able to smile again?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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Quote
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December 3, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
If you could play any sport for your job, what sport would you play?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Have crayons as your fingers or have your teeth be staples?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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Quote
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December 4, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
What are your favorite type of cookie?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Have to eat cookies mixed into every meal or never eat cookies again?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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Quote
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December 7, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
If aliens came to earth and asked you to come with them, would you go into their spaceship?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Be able to flip a switch and immediately fall asleep or flip a switch and immediately feel full and not hungry?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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Quote
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December 8, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
If you could know one thing about the future, what would you want to know?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Remember everything that ever happens in your life or forget everything the next day?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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Quote
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December 9, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
Do you know any funny knock knock jokes?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Never laugh again or laugh at the end of every sentence you say?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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Quote
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December 10, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
What’s your favorite animal at the zoo or in the wild?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Run as fast as a leopard/jaguar or be as strong as a bear?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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Quote
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December 11, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
What tv show or movie would you like to live within?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Always have food stuck in your teeth or dirt on your hands?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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December 14, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
Would you want to live in a house made out of candy?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Have candy cane arms or candy cane legs?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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Quote
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December 15, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
Who is a famous person (real or fake) that you would want to meet?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Always eat your food cold or all your drinks are hot?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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Quote
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December 17, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
What was one of your first favorite toys you remember playing with as a baby or little kid?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Have toys that can talk to you or have toys that can do chores/clean up around the house?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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December 18, 2026:
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Greeting
As you enter the classroom, greet a few classmates and discuss:
What is something you are looking forward to doing during Winter Break?
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Partner: Would You Rather
Would you rather…
Would you rather have it snow during winter break or no snow?
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Short Activity
Roll a dice, randomly select, or the student of the day/week selects:
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