In her recent article publication in Die Unterrichtspraxis, PhD student Braden Ross provides an evidence-based discussion of “Effective warm-ups in the German language classroom: Form and function” and argues that warm-ups ought to adhere to certain guidelines to be effective. The mnemonic for these guidelines is J.A.R.R.: jumpstarting language use, capturing attention, and building rapport through relevance. The full text is available here from Wiley Online Library.