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25 Icebreaker Games for Kids: Build Connection on the First Day and Beyond
Calm first-day jitters with 25 icebreaker games and get-to-know-you activities for kids – hands-on ideas that spark conversation and connection, adaptable for any age.
60 Get-to-Know-You Questions for Students (For Every Grade)
60 get-to-know-you questions for students, organized by category and grade — plus, easy ways to use them for icebreakers, morning warm-ups, and first-day connection.
30 Fun First-Day-of-School Activities for Every Grade [2026]
Kick off the year with 30 first day of school activities for elementary, middle, and high school — icebreakers, games, and get-to-know-you ideas, each with a Brisk prompt to get you started.
Brisk Comes to Claude: Your Favorite Brisk Tools, Right in Your Claude Chats
The Brisk Connector, a new collaboration with Anthropic, makes creating teaching resources even easier by letting you use your favorite Brisk tools directly in Claude.
How to Use AI to Create Engaging Activities for Your Students
Engagement drops every year students advance. These eight AI-powered approaches are designed to reverse that — with activities that require students to think, not just complete.
Meet the New Brisk: Create Teaching Resources Through a Conversation
Brisk founder Arman Jaffer announces the launch of the new Brisk experience, which lets teachers find, create, and fine-tune resources through simple conversations.
Best AI Solutions for Schools & Districts (2026)
This guide covers the most-vetted AI solutions across three categories that matter most to district buyers: teacher productivity, student learning, and district infrastructure.
This Teacher Appreciation Week, We Asked You to Write a Letter
This Teacher Appreciation Week, we built a space for students, parents, and colleagues to share what a teacher truly meant to them.
The 6 Best AI Tools for Teachers in 2026 (And When to Use Each One)
We broke down the AI tools teachers are using most in 2026 – what each one actually does, who it's best for, pricing, and how they work together in a real classroom.
How to Write an End of Year Letter to Parents (With Template)
Writing an end-of-year letter to parents? Here's what to include, what to skip, and a free template you can use or customize with Brisk.
Figurative Language Lesson Plan for High Schoolers - Aligned to Common Core
In this blog post, you'll find an end-to-end lesson plan, supplemental resources, a quiz, and a follow-up activity. This entire lesson plan was created with the Brisk Teaching Chrome Extension.
First-Year Teacher Must-Haves for the School Year
Welcome to your first year of teaching – what a great choice of professions! Understandably, teachers anticipate the new school year with equal amounts of excitement and anxiety. Each day teachers change the world, one student and one class at a time. When working with students, it’s guaranteed that something will make you smile and laugh every day. Teaching can also be very challenging.