Staffroom Invitations and Provocations by Anna Taylor

St Patrick’s Day

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A bit like “Where’s Wally?”, but finding Larry amongst some of Ireland’s famous landmarks.

Easter Biscuits

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Come and decorate a festive biscuit.

Winter New Moon Bath Treats

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Spring New Moon Bath Treats

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Gingerbread Playdough Houses

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A sensory and creative experience.

Lunar New Year treats

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Bonfire Night Treats

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Christmas cookies and tree decorations

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Halloween

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Do you dare to put your hand in the cauldron and guess what the witch is cooking up?

Gratitude zines

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By Austin Kleon

Hare Jigsaw

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By Angela Harding

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Jigsaw

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With a bowl of treats.

Jane Austen Jigsaw

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Add a piece to the jigsaw and read a chapter from a novel.

Create a Bracelet

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3D Blob Tree

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Where will you be? Does this change over time?

Draw and Colour

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Grow some plants in the pots.

Time for Tea

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Try a new tea each day. Drink out of a fancy cup and saucer and relax.

Mini Olympics

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Try your hand at a mini version of an Olympic sport.

Feeling Faces

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How do you feel today? Use the loose parts to share.

Stone Decorations

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Choose a stone and add a tattoo to it, to make a meaningful decoration.

Choose a Plant

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And add it to your classroom. Talk to it and give it some love.

Photo Captions

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Add a speech bubble or thought bubble to our holiday photos.

Holiday Recounts

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Add a thought to the rings.

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Lanterns

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Write your wish on the inside of a paper lantern and add it to the tree.

Love Notes

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Write a love message to yourself or someone else.

Juke Box Time

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Choose a tune and sing along.

Fortune Telling

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Choose and card and see what it reveals.

What If…

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Think big and dream…

Book Recommendations

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Displayed next to the staff book swap shelf.

Staff Calendar

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Create a staff calendar for the year ahead.

Easter Egg Decorations

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Decorate an egg and add it to the tree in the staffroom.

Classroom scavenger hunt

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A way of exploring and connecting to the classrooms and with each other after the holiday break.

Post-it drop

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As part of the classroom scavenger hunt we also left post-it notes on displays and resources as questions, celebrations and to extend thinking.

Collaborative Game

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How tall a tower can you build as a staff team?

Affirmation Cards

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Choose a card to start each day.

How do you want to be greeted?

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With thanks to Katherine Stein and her team in Istanbul for this beautiful idea, using beads to effectively make a badge. The colour of the bead matches an action or way you would like to be greeted. Mix up the colours to match what you need.

Quiz time

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Solve the clues to unlock the Friday Night Treat Box.

Quiz time

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Solve the puzzles to unlock the code!

Film words

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If you could only speak using lines from a film, what film would you choose?

Butterfly Colouring

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What will your butterfly look like?

Gingerbread trees

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Assembling and eating trees.

Advent calendar for staffroom

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Jigsaws and donuts

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Edible treats to celebrate our collaborations.

A Relaxation Station

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A place to sit amongst the trees or indulge in some poetry, chocolate, painting and reflecting.

Paper Hearts

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Origami and messages for those around us.

Radiating Happiness

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Being aware and noticing.