120 Amazing Warm Up Activities for US History

Whether you're a new or veteran teacher, you likely know that one of the best classroom management strategies is to get your students on task the second they walk in the room. They're coming from the loud chaos of the hallways and need to refocus on learning. Having an activity and visual for them to engage with is one of the best ways to start off a successful lesson plan.

I developed a set of 120 warm up activities for US History that covers from Jamestown and the first colonies through to modern America. Each PowerPoint slide includes a great visual and questions that focus on content, vocabulary, and essential information to build on past learning and connect to your lesson that day.

I have used these for years with amazing success and I promise you will have engaged students ready to learn as soon as the bell rings. It also gives you time to take attendance and prepare for your lesson while they're getting started. It makes for a great classroom routine.

These are also included in my Complete American History subscription plan. You not only get to bellringers to start each class period, you get all the lesson plan materials you'll need for the entire school year! That's over 600 amazing teaching resources - project based learning, PowerPoints, primary source activities, interactive notebooks - they're all there waiting to be download and used. You'll never have to worry about planning a lesson again!

Daily Warm Up Question for ALL of World History!

This amazing 150 slide PowerPoint covers ALL of World history from the Paleolithic Era through modern times! This fantastic resource combines both of these amazing products:

1. Daily Warm Up Questions for World History I - covers early human history through the Renaissance.

     

2. Daily Warm Up Questions for World History II - covers the Renaissance through to the present day.

     

Each day. I start my block classes with these to get students on task the minute they enter the room. It is an amazing classroom management tool and way to provide constant reflection and connect each day's lesson to what students learned the day before. The questions are written at a level that is easy for middle and high school students to understand. Save time and money by purchasing this bundle with more than enough slides to last you all year long!

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One Year of World History Warm Ups

Last week we posted a video preview of a year's worth of warm up questions from US History to help start each class period. The video below is from a World History II class that covers material from the Renaissance & World in 1500 up through the present day. Each class period begins with one of these slides and allows students to get settled in and right to work. 

Each of these visually engaging slides contains pictures, cartoons, charts, or quotes from World History based on state and Common Core Standards. You'll find slides to start off great lessons on the Protestant Reformation, Age of Exploration, Enlightenment, World Wars and more. The powerpoint file can be downloaded by clicking here and used immediately or edited to suit your needs. 

Enjoy!

100 Warm Ups from US History

One of the best classroom management strategies I have found is to have a warm up activity ready for students immediately upon entering the classroom. Over the past several years, I put together this 100 slide powerpoint of daily warm ups. One is up on the projector every day for my US History classes and usually connects to a lesson we covered the previous day. Each slide is visually engaging, with pictures, cartoons, charts, or quotes from history and connects to state and Common Core Standards.

Here is a video preview of the entire year's worth of warm up questions:

The full powerpoint is available to download here. Since using these warm ups I have found my students are immediately more engaged and are demonstrating greater comprehension of the material.