Five Minute Warmups for the Primary Grades: Quick and Easy Activities to Reinforce Basic Skills

by Bea Green, Mary Thomas, Sandi Schlichting

LOOKING FOR A WAY TO FILL UP THOSE FIVE AND TEN MINUTE TIME PERIODS THAT SURFACE IN EVEN THE BEST OF CLASSROOMS WHILE KEEPING STUDENTS EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING AND REVIEWING BASIC SKILLS AND CONCEPTS AT THE SAME TIME? LOOK NO FURTHER - FIVE MINUTE WARMUPS FOR THE PRIMARY GRADES PROVIDES A HOST OF QUICK-AND-EASY ACTIVITIES PLANNED TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE REINFORCEMENT OF THE BASICS IN MATH, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND SOCIAL STUDIES. MORE THAN JUST WAYS TO FILL IN EMPTY MOMENTS, THESE WARMUPS SPARK ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING IN YOUR STUDENT, WARMING THEM UP FOR AN UPCOMING ACITIVTY. THEY CAN BE USED TO INTRODUCE A NEW UNIT OR SUBJECT, REVIEW OR DRILL BASIC FACTS, OR APPLY ALREADY-LEARNED INFORMATION IN AN EXCITING NEW WAY! MANY OF THE ACITIVITIES CAN BE EXTENDED INTO FULL-LENGTH LESSONS./A BONUS SECTION OF SELF-AWARENESS ACTIVITIES IS PROVIDED IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK!/FIVE MINUTE WARMUPS IS THE ONE BASIC-SKILLS RESOURCE YOUR PRIMARY STUDENTS ARE SURE TO 'WARM UP' TO!

79 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1994