Transform your middle school classroom routine with this comprehensive 12-week collection of Do Now warm-ups designed specifically for grades 5-8. These daily activities are perfect for building essential skills, fostering creativity, and promoting mindfulness at the start of each day. This resource offers a variety of activities from Mindful Monday reflections to Fun Fact Friday discussions, keeping your students engaged and ready to learn.

Available in both a Canva link and PDF format, this resource is easy to use and adaptable to fit your classroom needs. It's perfect for one trimester of morning work, bell ringers, or quick warm-ups!

What's Included:

• Mindful Monday: Start the week with intention and focus. Prompts include gratitude exercises, goal setting, and mindfulness practices.
• Teamwork Tuesday: Foster collaboration and communication with activities that encourage students to work together on puzzles, scenarios, and creative challenges.
• Wordplay Wednesday: Enhance language skills with fun and engaging word activities such as homophones, acronyms, and metaphor creation.
• Thoughtful Thursday: Encourage reflection and critical thinking with prompts that challenge students to think deeply about their experiences, goals, and leadership potential.
• Fun Fact Friday: End the week with interesting trivia related to pop culture, history, and middle school life, sparking engaging classroom discussions.

Ideas for Use:

• Use these warm-ups to kickstart each day, helping students transition smoothly into learning mode.
• Incorporate them as bell ringers to promote on-time attendance and focused class beginnings.
• Adapt the prompts for journaling exercises or as a springboard for class discussions.
• Perfect for homeroom, advisory periods, or as a consistent start to your ELA, social studies, or science classes.

Benefits:

• ✅ Promotes mindfulness and positive thinking at the beginning of the week.
• ✅ Encourages teamwork and collaboration through engaging group activities.
• ✅ Develops language and literacy skills with creative wordplay.
• ✅ Fosters self-reflection and personal growth with thoughtful prompts.
• ✅ Sparks curiosity and learning with fun, educational trivia.
• ✅ Ready-to-use in multiple formats (Canva link and PDF) for easy classroom integration.

Why This Resource?

• Created with middle school students in mind, these prompts are designed to be relatable, thought-provoking, and engaging. They are perfect for building a classroom culture of respect, curiosity, and critical thinking while seamlessly fitting into your daily routine.

Get ready to inspire and engage your students with these 12 weeks of carefully curated Do Now warm-ups!