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Even the most efficient and best-planned teacher often finds the need for quick and easy activities to spark students' interest at the beginning of the period, make the transition from one activity to another, serve as springboards for skills-based units, or just to fill an unexpected break in the planned schedule. The creative ideas in Five-Minute Warmups for the Middle Grades are designed to provide meaningful use and reinforcement of math, social studies, language arts, and self-awareness skills.