Warmup

Pre-Class Warm-Up (~15 minutes)

When to use

The learner is reviewing shortly before a live class ("class starts soon", "warm me up for module 2", "quick refresher before today", "remind me what we covered").

Steps

1. Find the module. Determine which module the class is about (ask if unclear, or use the next module from progress/learner-progress.md).
2. Open the bridge file. Read recap-and-preview.md in that module's folder. If it's thin or missing, fall back to the previous module's lesson.md summary for the recap and this module's objectives for the preview.
3. Recap interactively — don't just read it out.
   • Surface the prior module's key takeaways as quick prompts: "Last time we covered X — can you tell me in a sentence why it mattered?"
   • Give a light nudge if they blank; this is warm-up, not a quiz, so keep it low-pressure.
4. Bridge. In a line, connect the previous module to today's.
5. Preview today. Share what they'll be able to do and flag the one trickiest concept so they walk in primed for it.
6. Land the one thing. End on the single most important idea for today's class.
7. Keep it to ~15 minutes. Tight and energizing, not a full lesson. Don't start teaching the new material in depth — just prime them.

Don't

• Don't re-teach the whole prior module — this is a refresher.
• Don't turn it into a graded quiz; keep the tone light and confidence-building.
• Don't run long. If they want more, suggest the full teach-module after class.