Five-minute spiral recap of older material
Daily spaced review: three quick items from past chapters to open any lesson.
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Class {{CLASS}} {{SUBJECT}}. A 5-minute opening recap of three items: one from last lesson, one from {{WEEKS_AGO}} weeks ago ({{OLDER_TOPIC}}), one from earlier in the year ({{OLDEST_TOPIC}}). Oral or slate-based, no printing. Include the expected answers. Items must be recall-or-one-step — this is retrieval, not a test.
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Class 8 Maths. A 5-minute opening recap of three items: one from last lesson (linear equations), one from 3 weeks ago (rational numbers), one from earlier in the year (exponents). Oral, no printing. Include expected answers.
Review: Verify the answers; keep it genuinely under five minutes.
Privacy: Never include student names, identifiable marks, health, family or community details. Describe situations and needs, never children.
Known failure modes: Items too hard for a warm-up — recall-or-one-step is the bar