Add Variety to Your Teaching
Break free from repetitive lesson plans! Our class activity picker helps teachers randomly select instructional methods and learning activities to keep students engaged and maximize different learning styles. Whether you need to fill time between lessons or want to mix up your teaching approach, the spinning wheel makes activity selection fun and spontaneous.
Popular Classroom Activities
- Group Discussion: Foster collaborative learning and critical thinking through peer conversations
- Partner Work: Pair students for focused collaboration on assignments or projects
- Independent Study: Give students quiet time for individual work and self-paced learning
- Presentation: Have students share knowledge and practice public speaking skills
- Quiz: Assess understanding and review key concepts quickly
- Hands-On Activity: Engage kinesthetic learners with manipulatives and experiments
- Video Lesson: Incorporate multimedia learning and visual demonstrations
- Review Game: Make test prep fun with competitive learning activities
Benefits for Teachers
- Prevents Routine: Avoid falling into the same teaching patterns every day
- Engages All Learners: Rotate through activities that appeal to different learning styles
- Saves Planning Time: Quick activity selection when you need to pivot or fill time
- Increases Student Buy-In: Students stay alert when lesson format is unpredictable
- Flexible Implementation: Works for any grade level or subject area
- Promotes Active Learning: Encourages movement between different activity types
When to Use the Activity Picker
Perfect for lesson planning, substitute teacher days, end-of-class activities, review sessions before tests, brain breaks, or whenever you want to add spontaneity to your classroom. Customize the wheel with your favorite teaching methods or use the pre-filled template to get started immediately.
How to Use This Tool
- Choose from our pre-filled classroom activities or add your own favorites
- Customize the list based on your lesson objectives and available time
- Spin the wheel to randomly select an activity format
- Use the selected activity to structure the next portion of your lesson
- Spin again to keep variety throughout the class period