Keeping in mind the aims or goals of an effective warm up, we can then go on to look at how the warm up should be structured. Obviously, it's important to start with the easiest and most gentle activity first, building upon each part with more energetic activities, until the body is ...
I love to start my English classes off with an ESL warm up activity. They’re awesome for a whole lot of reasons but the main one is that they help ease students into learning English so that they’re ready for the really important stuff later on in the lesson. Keep on reading for a...
After telling an exaggerated version of the first story they heard, they will in turn hear an exaggerated story from their partner. Following this, they should change partners and repeat the process. They will have to stand up and move around the room to find another partner. Make it clear ...
To decrease risk of injury and prepares the body and mind for performance, use these 12 competitive and fun soccer warm up drills.
Warm Up Activities 20 QuestionsOne person thinks of an object (person, place, or thing). Everyone takes turns asking yes/no questions until someone can guess correctly (or until 20 questions are asked). The difficult part is that you cannot ask "wh" questions!Example: PINEAPPLE. Does it ...
Send two or more students to the white board for an information gap activity.With your back to the board, hold up a simple picture, such as a picture of a man walking a dog next to a lake. Don't let the students at the white board see the picture. Then call on different students...
At the end of the game, tot up the points to determine the overall winner. Then you can go over any boxes that any SS didn't get. The speed, variety of questions/statements/puzzle types, unpredictability (of box number order) all contribute to make this game/activity 'competitive fun'....
One of the hardest parts of joining or working in a large group is remembering everyone’s name! Collaborative Portraits is a warm-up activity that helps tackle the problem, while also providing an entertaining way to get to know your colleagues. ...
A dynamic warm-up enables the athlete or exerciser to begin the game or training session ready to meet the demands of the activity at maximal intensity. The goal is to optimize performance and reduce the incidence of injury through increased muscle temperature, mu...
If the activity requires the teacher to prepare something before the class or at the start of the activity, the notes in this column will explain what to do. Rationale The reason behind the activity. Follow-up An optional activity to do at the end. SPECIAL NOTE These warm-up activities ha...