A classroom without community is a classroom governed by behavior management issues. Teachers spend exorbitant amounts of energy policing interruptions and navigating conflicts in a fractured room. In a community-rich classroom, those disruptions decrease. Why? Because students hold each other accountable. They have bought into the "we."

Here is a collection of games and activities designed to build connections, foster empathy, and make every student feel like they belong.

that represents them. When joined together, these pieces create a bulletin board display showing that "we are less different than we are the same". Community Building BINGO

So, whether you log onto a specific digital portal or simply push the desks together for a round of Silent Line-Up, remember this: You are not just playing games. You are building a community. And a community that learns together, stays together.