Warm-ups in math I think are imperative and should be done everyday which will promote a routine in the classroom as well as helps focus students when walking into class. We as teachers middle and high school teachers have less control of what goes on with our students before walking in our door; we typically get them one period of the day as opposed to being a self-contained classroom. Warm-ups can bring routine which can potentially calm the students down and get them focused on the math lesson ahead of them.
I think warm-ups should be short, not spending the whole class period doing them. They should also be something relatively simple, like a couple questions to review previous lessons. I think if we use warm-ups as a sort of pre-test or give them something beyond what they have learned it might deter them from trying or engaging in the lesson that follows.
Also, I think warm-ups should be an individual activity so that students can personally assess where they are in learning and understanding the material.
Additionally, I will make sure warm-ups are gone over and that we do not just give the answers to the question but will give the answer and demonstrate multiple ways if possible to see how one can get to that answer. It is valuable that students see that there is no one direct path to the right answer and that it is okay to get to the answer in multiple ways.
I think warm-ups are very important and can provide to be a great tool!
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