Classroom activities

Bring learning to life

Empowered’s no-cost activity library offers customizable, engaging activities that can be used by any educator – regardless of the subject, curriculum, pedagogy, or methodology being used in any setting, grade, or class type. How can we say that?

We’re teacher-validated.

Educators have collaborated with our staff to create a library of 180+ experiential activities that can be personalized for individualized learning. Each of our free activities includes:

  • Activity Overviews
  • Recommended Materials
  • Approximate Timing
  • Suggested Steps
  • Potential Debrief Questions/Discussion Topics

Every kid can get a win

Student engagement doesn’t happen by accident and maintaining it can be one of the biggest challenges. Empowered helps educators create meaningful learning experiences where students actively participate, reflect on their experiences, and discover what they’re capable of.

Many of our activities use a simple “Do, Then Reflect” approach. Students participate in an activity, project, or challenge, and then are guided through reflection and discussion. The goal isn’t finding the “right” answer. It’s helping students recognize their strengths, learn from experience, and build confidence.

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Activity categories

Each classroom is different, which is why Empowered offers a variety of activity types that help students learn by doing, reflecting, and applying their skills in meaningful ways.

Organized by purpose rather than subject area, our activities can be used across grades to support engagement, collaboration, and real-world learning.

Two middle school students making paper airplanes in class

Discover activities your students will love

These activities are just a small sample of what’s available.

Join the Empowered Hub to access 180+ classroom-ready activities, Activity Creator AI™, resources, and a growing community of teachers sharing ideas and support.

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Creativity Minute

Students use their imaginations to see more than just shapes - recognizing them as items that create opportunities, solve problems, and more.

Innovation Activity

Students are challenged to creatively collaborate so an existing, seemingly unrelated, product can be a solution to a stated problem.

Popcorn CODEC

Students, through a "popcorn-style" discussion, are asked to connect an event, a market concept, and a Foundational Principle.

Prospective Business

Students, using design thinking and other lessons and activities, will identify a market "need" and then ideate and develop practical solutions.

Roll the Dice

Students will role the dice to determine a pre-set activity they will perform to represent a principle, with classmates guessing their intent.

Speak Out Cards

Students are given cards with random prompts, of varying degrees of "difficulty", written on them that they will use to practice public speaking.

Towers

Students will learn the importance of principled interactions and strategic thinking in an attempt to build the best building for their client.

Find the perfect activity for your classroom

To access all of our activities and resources, visit our activity library inside the Empowered Hub

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