These Applied Improv and HeartMath activities are more than “fun games”—they are evidence-based, standards-aligned tools that strengthen the whole classroom ecosystem. Each blends movement, creativity, and collaboration to activate learning pathways, build social-emotional capacity, and increase engagement. They are designed with UDL principles to offer multiple ways to engage, express, and access learning; they reinforce PBIS by promoting proactive, positive participation; they nurture Character Counts pillars like respect, responsibility, and fairness; and they advance SEL by building empathy, self-awareness, and relationship skills.