A Warm-Up ‘Mindset’ Helps Students & Teachers is the headline of one of my Ed Week columns.
“Do Now,” “Walk-In Procedures,” or “Warm-Ups” – they are names for activities that students begin to do right at the beginning of class or, as we try to do in our school, three minutes prior to the bell ringing.
There are lots of options for them. In my English and Social Science classes, students have a book they’re reading and they read silently for five-to-ten minutes. In my IB Theory of Knowledge class, there is generally a “Warm-Up” activity on the board requiring them to write a short response. Afterwards, we divide into six groups to share.
Here are ideas from others for these kinds of openings (please share your own in the comments section):
KQED has a great series of Do Now activities, along with instructions on how to use them.
The Do Now: A Primer is from Doug Lemov.
Doug shares some great Science Do Nows here.
The “Do Now” or “Do Never”? is by David Ginsburg.
Here’s a clip from the Teaching Channel:
The Power of a Do Now is from Amy Louise Haywood.
Teachers: here’s how to get your lessons off to a flying start is from The Guardian.
Harvard Business Review Lays-Out A Good Three-Step Process To Introduce A Lesson
USING THE DO NOW FOR RETRIEVAL PRACTICE–AN UPDATE FROM ALEX LANEY is from Doug Lemov.
“Do now” is from Reading All The Books.
A Simple but Powerful Class Opening Activity is from Edutopia.
Well-Designed ‘Do Nows’ Set the Pace for Learning appeared in Middleweb.
Added some new slides to the deck of conversation starters in case you need additional check-in or icebreaker questions to begin class or work in breakout rooms! Starting w/ a fun conversation can help students feel more comfortable online. #edchat https://t.co/4qOT1OMpoh pic.twitter.com/v7MDkeHfuh
— Dr. Catlin Tucker (@Catlin_Tucker) February 2, 2021
Literary Puzzles: Using the Do Now in English is from Codexterous.
KATE JONES: EXIT TICKETS, PERFORMANCE & LONG TERM LEARNING is from Doug Lemov’s blog. I’m adding it here, and you’ll see why after you read it.
18 Warm-Up Activities to Engage Students Before They Read Nonfiction Texts is from The NY Times Learning Network.
These two tweets talk about “Retrieval Practice Grids,” which seem interesting:
Retrieval grids have been used across different subjects, key stages & around the world. I don’t use them every lesson but I will keep using them. If one person thinks they are a bad idea he is entitled to his opinion, thousands of teachers including myself disagree. pic.twitter.com/C6uhvXkuSR
— Kate Jones (@KateJones_teach) December 30, 2021
The grids can be used to support retrieval practice, spaced practice & interleaving all of them are deemed as effective evidence-informed strategies. @PoojaAgarwal blogged about the grids here too https://t.co/4MxEVoo5fh
— Kate Jones (@KateJones_teach) December 30, 2021
Do Now a new approach for starters at Barnsley Academy is by Alex Fisher.
I LIKE THE IDEA IN THIS NEW EDUTOPIA VIDEO: “60-SECOND STRATEGY: DAILY INTENTIONS”
Here’s a slide that Jim Peterson, our principal, showed us on “Do-Nows” (Walk-ins). I’m adding it to The Best Resources For “Do Now” Activities To Begin A Class:
Anyway, lots more articles about running a Do Now herehttps://t.co/Vv4hoFOzPd
and here https://t.co/YSzWfJkHoF
— Adam Boxer (@adamboxer1) June 20, 2022
Very Nice Collection Of Video Writing Prompts
Establishing Opening and Closing Routines is from Facing History
ELT Buzz and David Deubelbeiss have a great prompt collection.
Humans of New York activities adapted for the classroom
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