I told my students I would try to post something on Google Classroom every day just to check in with them. Yesterday I posted a video of my dog (big surprise there, right?) and requested that they respond with info about their pets or even pictures. I got an amazing response from over half of my 109 students. In fact, seeing adorable animals flooding my inbox all day was just the day-brightener I needed.
Here is the video I sent them this morning - a compilation of all the dog/cat/horse/fish/lizard/snake/rabbit pics. Teachers got in on it too!
May it bring you as much joy as it brought me.