Anticipatory Set |
An anticipatory set is an activity that gets students excited about the lesson - it can be a fun game, manipulatives, a video, a discussion - and it activates their previous knowledge and gets them prepared to learn. It should be relevant to the lesson you are about to introduce. What an anticipatory set is NOT is just telling the students what the lesson is going to be.
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Here is a great article that has some good idea starters:
https://blog.teacherspayteachers.com/5-simple-anticipatory-sets-that-make-a-big-difference/
https://blog.teacherspayteachers.com/5-simple-anticipatory-sets-that-make-a-big-difference/
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Here's an example of a teacher showing a video and then having students participate in an activity to jump start the lesson.
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Example from a past class
