A memory hook I used in one of my lessons was during one of the first reading units of the year(Kindergarten reading). The teaching point was for the students to be able to act out parts of a story by thinking about how the character feels and how the character would look, sound and act. When readers act out a story, readers use their face, body and voice to help the characters come to life.I started the lesson by playing charades. The students had to guess what I was doing just by my motions and expressions. Immediately the students were hooked in the game of charades leading them up to the teaching point. This got the students engaged and then I had their attention when it came to the teaching point, teaching them how to bring their books to life. This hook made it so effective because the students were actively participating AND it was an activity they could connect and relate to. I personally would not do anything differently within this lesson. At the end of the lessons students were successfully able to bring their books to life by acting like the characters in their books.
