The First 5 Minutes: How to Start Every Class Right
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1/10The first five minutes set the energy
How you start class determines how the rest of it goes. If the first five minutes are slow and disorganized, you'll spend the next 40 minutes trying to recover energy that never built up in the first place. The best openings are predictable (students know what's coming), active (students do something, not just listen), and short (5 minutes maximum before you move to the main lesson).
Talk to your partner: What's the best thing that happened this week?
Instant speaking practice.
Look at the board. Three sentences have mistakes. Find them with your partner.
Activates thinking immediately.
Tip
Never start class by taking attendance out loud. It kills the energy. Take it silently while students do a warm-up.