What do you do in the first 5 minutes of class? Make every minute count by providing a warm-up every day of the school year! The Ancient Art Warm-Up bell ringer includes 180 days of warm-ups in 75 pages. It covers art from 30,000 B.C. to Neoclassicism. Highlights from the Ancient Art History Warm-Up include an Ancient Art Timeline, Art Categorization, over 50 artists from the Stone Age to Neoclassicism European Art, a highlight of World Wonders, Museums, and Critiques with space for student responses by sketching and writing.
Purpose and Benefits of using a Warm-up
This book aims to familiarize students with the vast world of art – specifically ancient art. There are a variety of responses, from sketching to writing, to promote creativity during class time. Each prompt should take five minutes or less. Starting each class with a warm-up routine provides a promt start to each class, enhances student’s art knowlege and enhances students’ creativity for the remaining class time.
What Teacher Prep do I need to do to use the Ancient Art History Warm-ups?
- Print a pdf workbook for each student double-sided on a color printer.
- Print the first page on white cardstock (pages 1-2)
- Print the remaining pages on regular white copy paper double-sided on a color printer.
- Place one piece of black cardstock at the back of the book.
- On the top and bottom of each book, place a transparent sheet.
- Coil bind the book with a black coil.
- Print a few extra books for new transfer / move-in students.
BINDING TIPS: I found the books hold up best with a coil binding. Place a clear cover on the front and back! I tried a black plastic one for the back page and it tore for many students.
How do I use the Ancient Art History Warm-Up Book?
- There is a PowerPoint Slide for each daily prompt. (Terms 1 – 6)
- If posting on Canvas or Google Classroom, I post a week at a time by saving off each week.
- Familiarize yourself with the prompts the week before. You may edit each slide as needed for your student population.
- Project the prompt on the screen before students enter the class.
- Turn off at least one light in the class.
- As students enter, they collect the books for their table/group.
- Begin on warm-up as soon as students are at their seats. (This allows some extra time for response and sets the tone for the class.)
- When the bell rings, introduce the slide quickly, then allow students to read and respond.
- Take attendance and help with student emergencies.
- Guide response discussion is best for your students – respond individually, pair-and-share, vote, express their thoughts, or walk around the room and give feedback on sketches.
- Close warm-ups and use the rest of the class to work on projects.
Download PowerPoint Files for Ancient Art Warm-Ups
Each file is numbered chronologically by a 6-week term. Due to the size of the files, those needed are split into -a and -b files. Each is compressed to facilitate an easy download. Each is an editable file. References to sites where information was collected can be found as a note at the bottom of each slide. Additional notes can be found there as well as needed. Student responses connect with each prompt but can be altered per your jurisdiction.
- Ancient Art Warm-up Term 1 PowerPoint
- Ancient Art Warm-up Term 2 PowerPoint
- Ancient Art Warm-up Term 3 PowerPoints – A : : Term 3 PowerPoint – B
- Ancient Art Warm-up Term 4 PowerPoints – A : : Term 4 PowerPoint – B
- Ancient Art Warm-up Term 5 PowerPoints – A : : Term 5 PowerPoint – B
- Ancient Art Warm-up Term 6 PowerPoints – A : : Term 6 PowerPoint – B
Download pdf File for Ancient Art Warm-Up Book
Does a daily warm-up work?
Does it work? I’ve been using warm-ups for over seven years with 6-8th grade students. The Ancient Art Warm-Up Book and PowerPoints are age-appropriate for 6-12th grade and adults who want to learn more about Ancient Art. This book was created to help the flow of each class by starting with learning the moment students enter the classroom. Using a warm-up has changed chaos and wasted time into learning and order. Where students used to enter the room asking, “What are we doing today?” to an opportunity to explore the fantastic history of art. May you have as much success as I’ve had, and I wish you a great year of Ancient Art discussions.
Art History Timeline
The Art History Timeline is a great visual reference with the Ancient Art Warm-ups as the year progresses from the Stone Age to present art. See the Art History Timeline post to download the file for your classroom.
Daily Art Warm-ups Tips & Procedures
See the post on tips and procedures for warm-ups here.