10-minute Daily Warm-ups, Predicting the Past

Read about a famous person and then predict what happens to him or her. Each person’s life story is a lesson in character education with true stories about real men and women who helped shape U.S. and World History.

These quick lessons represent:

  • Diversity — stories of famous people from around the world.
  • Fascination — Most of the stories describe the famous person’s childhood—something students can relate to!
  • Predicting the Past — Students predict what happens to the person as an adult!
  • Inspiration — by how each person struggled against tremendous odds.
  • Entertainment — human interest stories that also teach a lesson.
  • Memory and Retention — because of the fun way the exercises are presented to encourage student interaction
  • Test Material — Standardized test questions include these famous people.