# Write daily warm-ups that spiral review of past content

A set of short do-now warm-ups that mix retrieval practice of earlier topics with a preview of today's lesson.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Education, Write, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-daily-warm-ups-that-spiral-review-of-past-content

## Prompt

```text
Write a set of daily warm-ups (do-nows) for my class.

**Subject and grade:** [e.g. "6th grade math"]
**Topics already taught, in order:** [LIST]
**Upcoming topics:** [NEXT 2 WEEKS]
**Topics students keep forgetting:** [e.g. "order of operations", "unit conversions"]
**Time per warm-up:** [e.g. "5 minutes"]
**How many days:** [e.g. "10 school days"]

For each day, write a warm-up with 3-4 questions:
- 1-2 retrieval questions from earlier topics, spaced so each past topic returns several times over the set, with forgotten topics appearing more often.
- 1 question that mixes topics (interleaving) so students must decide which method to use.
- 1 question that activates prior knowledge for that day's lesson.

Rules:
- Students should complete it without notes in the time given. Recall, not trick questions.
- Vary formats: short answer, find the error, explain your reasoning, multiple choice with a misconception distractor.
- Label each question with its topic so I can track which topics need more work.

Return each day as a ready-to-project block, then an answer key, then a tracking grid: Topic | Days it appears. Add a 1-minute routine for going over answers that keeps everyone thinking.
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. "6th grade math"
- LIST
- NEXT 2 WEEKS
- e.g. "order of operations", "unit conversions"
- e.g. "5 minutes"
- e.g. "10 school days"

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