THE IMPORTANCE OF WARM UPS IN CLASS

Warm ups are a great tool that teachers can use at the beginnig of the class to make the students get into business. Starting with a warmer is important for a number of reasons. Your students need a chance to settle down into the class and get their minds focussed on the lesson ahead. Warm ups and ice breakers are essential for those classes where everybody is new, including the teacher. They will allow everyone to relax and get to know each other. This way, people will become less inhibited and more likely to chat with their peers and with the teacher. It will raise the energy levels, allowing everybody feel a little more at home. It is important for students to feel comfortable in the class, as a first day can be especially daunting. In this spirit, a warm up exercise can work wonders at getting people more mobilised. It is also important to make sure that the warm up sessions are a little bit fun. Getting the student relaxed and thinking in English is the key issue here.

Nothing can be learned if the students are tense and unwilling to speak, therefore warming up will allow the wheels in their head to start turning and open up the gateway to knowledge.