Keeping your students focused during the first and last minutes of your class period can be a challenge, but with predictable routines like warm-ups and exit tickets you can maximize every moment. In this course, participants develop a plan to integrate engaging lesson beginnings and endings into their daily classroom routine and curate a list of ideas that align with curriculum needs. Explore how formative assessment data gathered from warm-ups and exit tickets can be used to modify instruction, resulting in increased student engagement and improved learning outcomes. Discover best practices to captivate your students from the start of your lessons to the very end!