most important time in the classroom

what do you think is the most important time in the classroom? what if i told you it was the first 5 minutes of class and the last 5 minutes of class would you believe me? well most of the learning in the classroom happens in those two time frames. why you may ask? its because the first 5 minutes is where you review what you did last time in class. you also begin the new lesson with things that you just reviewed with the students so that they can begin by seeing the connections. the last five minutes of class is the most important as well. here you are reiterating what you did in class that day, and portraying to the students on what is expected next class and to give a preview of what you might be doing next class. these two crucial points in time you need to use not for clean up or getting organized you need to use every single minute that is given to you for your students to learn.