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Warming Up
Ideas for Improving the Start of Class
The purpose of warm ups is just that, to "warm up" the students' brains; To help them transition from wherever their brain last was, to where you want it to be to start a lesson. Warm-up routines can be quick, simple, and need not include time for review (with a lot of review time, a warm up becomes the lesson).
Common characteristics of effectively designed warm-ups include:
- Skills or content based
- 5 -10 minutes start to finish (including review)
- Done in silence
- No one finishes early
- Clear ending procedure
- Simple accountability
To view 11 sample beginning routines at various grade levels, click here.
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