ANTICIPATORY SET Lesson Planning Dr. Margaret Maughan SUNY Plattsburgh c. 2006

The Anticipatory Set is … … designed to engage the students’ attention at the beginning of class. Called the “hook” or the “bell ringer”, it serves as a focus for the day’s activities.

Initiated at the very beginning of class … … it directs student attention to the learning tasks at hand. It tells the students what they are about to learn. It is NOT about

Engages students in the topic … by relating to their own life experiences & background knowledge. It must be relevant to the students’ individual background and life context.

and to relate the experiences of the students to the objectives of the lesson. That is, this activity is designed to put students into a receptive frame of mind. The Anticipatory Set organizes the content by focusing on major concepts to be learned …

The reason for this activity is to … Establish the purpose of the lesson Define what the students are supposed to learn Examine how this learning will benefit them

Thus, the Anticipatory Set should … … create an organizing framework for the ideas, principles, or information that is to follow

To extend the understanding and the application of abstract ideas … …through the use of example or analogy :::

& used any time a different activity or new concept is to be introduced. Ready, Set, Go

If successful, the Anticipatory Set should … help the student get mentally or physically ready for the lesson. It should include: –the learning –the purpose –transfer of learning –motivation