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Grab-and-go guidance from our guests: classroom moves, boundary language, and survival tools.
"Yes/No Classroom Game" (Julia Lathan)
Art teacher Julia Lathan (she/her) from Los Angeles shares a zero-prep classroom game she found on TikTok that students love—and it’s perfect for building focus, listening, and community. One student steps out, the teacher (or another student) does a safe, school-appropriate action (like sharpening a pencil or placing a basket somewhere), then the student returns and the class can only respond with “yes” or “no” to guide them to the object/area and help them figure out the action.
✅ No materials
✅ No prep
✅ Free
✅ Great for transitions, brain breaks, and quick connection
Guest: Julia Lathan (she/her)
Podcast Extra: Grab-and-Go Tip — Brain Breaks That Actually Stick (Rosaline Keane Kelly)
Rosaline shares a set of quick, low-prep brain breaks that get students moving and help them remember content. For older students, she keeps it simple—set a timer, stand up, walk, reset. For younger or more energetic groups, she leans into playful movement (yes, including “go be a tree”) to burn energy and build classroom joy.
Her favorite twist is turning science concepts into embodied learning: students become parts of the heart and lungs, carrying “oxygen” through chambers and valves, then adding playful constraints (like “only five through at a time”)—and even introducing “white blood cells” and “infection” for controlled chaos.
She ends with a hilarious physics/astrophysics-based measuring challenge: students estimate the room’s volume… and she reveals the “answer” is approximately zero (compared to Earth), delivering the groan-worthy punchline that makes the lesson memorable.