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Description
This presentation explores how warm-up activities can help K–12 students become more curious, focused, and motivated in English classes. Warm-ups are short and interactive tasks used at the start of a lesson. They play an important role in creating a positive classroom atmosphere, activating students’ background knowledge, and preparing them to learn.
The ideas in this session are based on classroom observations and teacher reflections in primary and secondary school settings. Activities such as simple games, interactive games, short questions, realia-based questions, fun visuals, and quick pair work were used regularly before the main lesson. The results show that these warm-ups helped reduce students’ anxiety, increased their willingness to participate, and improved their use of English from the beginning of the class.
This presentation offers practical tips and adaptable examples that K–12 teachers can use in both online and face-to-face classrooms. It also shows how warm-up activities can support key teaching goals, such as improving speaking confidence, encouraging teamwork, and supporting classroom routines.
This presentation gives teachers useful tips and examples they can use in both face-to-face and online classes. It shows that spending a few minutes on a well-planned warm-up can make a big difference. Warm-ups can help students become more curious, manage their own learning, and enjoy the process of learning English more.
Biography
During her 18 years of experience as an English teacher, Phan Chu Trinh High School (since 2007), Dak Nong, four years as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (since 2021), Ms. Thanh Tuyet Vo is dedicated to integrating technology into teaching activities to innovate learning experiences and enhance learners’ creativity. With a view to making English a key tool for learners to enter the real world with confidence, she has been persistently using technology and creative teaching methods.
