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title: First Five Minutes/Last Five Minutes -
description: eleducation.org/resources/first-five-minutes-last-five-minutes This brief video demonstrates strategies for maximizing learning time at the beginning and ending of a class, including ways to focus students, check for understanding, and consolidate learning. It offers a variety of useful examples of how teachers use entry tickets and exit tickets to establish clear routines for starting and ending class that keep students on task and focused on learning while also helping the teacher keep track […]
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# First Five Minutes/Last Five Minutes

**By [Ben Politzer](https://www.tripoded.com/blog/author/ben-politzer)**  
April 25 2019

[**eleducation.org/resources/first-five-minutes-last-five-minutes**](http://eleducation.org/resources/first-five-minutes-last-five-minutes)

This brief video demonstrates strategies for maximizing learning time at the beginning and ending of a class, including ways to focus students, check for understanding, and consolidate learning. It offers a variety of useful examples of how teachers use entry tickets and exit tickets to establish clear routines for starting and ending class that keep students on task and focused on learning while also helping the teacher keep track of progress.

![Ben Politzer](https://www.tripoded.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshot%20Ben%20Tight%20-%20small.jpg?width=170&height=170&name=Headshot%20Ben%20Tight%20-%20small.jpg)

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## Ben Politzer

 Ben is Vice President K-12 Lead Gen at Scholarus Learning, and is interested in connecting people to the right supports. He is a former teacher and school principal. He loves new ideas, new ways of looking at problems, and is forever learning how to be a better dad, leader, and marketer. 

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