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 days 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 background It must be background to their own life experiences & knowledge. relevant to the students individual and life context.

The Anticipatory Set organizes the content by focusing on major concepts to be learned
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 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

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& 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