Daily Opening Tasks: One Week Sample

Start your ELA class with five minutes of thinking.

DOTs (Daily Opening Tasks) are short, engaging activities designed to get students thinking as soon as they walk into the classroom. Each task can serve as a quick classroom-management routine, a springboard for discussion, or a transition into the day’s lesson.

This sample week resource includes:

• ✏️ Mentor Sentence Monday — grammar and sentence analysis
• 🎲 Tuesday Tale — creative writing with story dice
• 📚 Wednesday Word — vocabulary and word study
• 🧠 Thoughtful Thursday — poetry and theme
• 📝 Free Topic Friday — fun independent writing

What’s included:

• Student response pages for the entire week
• An interactive Google Slides presentation
• Click-to-reveal answers and activities
• Links to outside resources
• A ready-to-use five-day routine

Designed primarily for ELA classrooms, DOTs can be adapted for different grade levels and teaching styles.



After purchase: Download the PDF, follow the link to make your own copy of the Google Slides, and you’re ready to go!