10 warm-up games for kids' lessons (zero prep)
10 zero-prep warm-up games for kids, with picks for preschool, kindergarten and elementary — 2–5 minutes each, nothing to print, every one works online.
- July 21, 2026
- 8 min
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Warm-ups & lesson starters
Two-minute games that wake the class up and slide gently into the topic.
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The first 5 minutes: how to start a lesson so kids settle
A calm, repeatable opening routine — greeting ritual, do-now task and the bridge into your topic — that works from day one.
- July 7, 2026
- 6 min
Icebreakers & name games for a new group of kids
First-lesson games that teach names fast, lower the fear level, and work even for beginners with almost no language.
- June 16, 2026
- 6 min
8 warm-ups made for Zoom (not adapted to it)
Warm-ups that use the video call itself — windows, mute buttons, backgrounds and the gallery grid — as the game board.
- July 25, 2026
- 5 min
The last three minutes: ending rituals kids look forward to
Endings are remembered longer than middles. Goodbye rituals, review-in-disguise closers and the choice moment that boosts retention.
- July 11, 2026
- 4 min
Question of the day: 60 openers sorted by level
A year's supply of lesson-opening questions for kids — from 'Cat or dog?' to 'What would you do with a dragon?' — plus how to run the ritual.
- June 27, 2026
- 6 min
Warm-ups for tired kids: the after-school energy problem
Your lesson is at 6pm and the child is done with the day. Gentle activation warm-ups that wake without wired — and when to lower the bar.
- June 13, 2026
- 4 min
The first 60 seconds: a script for lessons that start themselves
What to do the moment a child appears on screen: the greeting stack, the English switch, and rescuing a late or grumpy start.
- May 30, 2026
- 4 min
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