Share a memorable lesson with a killer "hook" or anticipatory set.
Anticipatory sets are a great way to engage students in the lesson. Research has shown that anticipatory sets can have a positive impact on student learning. "When students are actively engaged at the start of a lesson, they are more likely to pay attention.
I remember one such lesson where I devised an anticipatory set that had the students hooked. I was teaching my first graders a series of skills to help them become fluent readers. One of the fluency skills focused on matching your voice to the feelings of the characters. I told the students that this would make their reading come alive, like watching a movie in color. I then showed them a clip from the Wizard of OZ. I instructed them to watch Dorothy's reaction when she opens the door of her house, to find a world in color.
After watching the clip I connected it back to the lesson objective by saying: When you match your voice to how the character is feeling, that's like watching a movie in color.
After demonstrating and teaching students through the "I do, we do, you do" method, I closed my lesson by connecting once again to the anticipatory set. I concluded with: "Now you know how to add color to your characters. Not only by matching your voice to their feelings but to their personality too.
I used this idea of reading in color to help students self evaluate. When they matched their voice to the feelings of the character, they were reading in color. When they neglected to apply the characters feelings, they were reading in black and white.
Anticipatory sets are a great way to engage students in the lesson. Research has shown that anticipatory sets can have a positive impact on student learning. "When students are actively engaged at the start of a lesson, they are more likely to pay attention.
I remember one such lesson where I devised an anticipatory set that had the students hooked. I was teaching my first graders a series of skills to help them become fluent readers. One of the fluency skills focused on matching your voice to the feelings of the characters. I told the students that this would make their reading come alive, like watching a movie in color. I then showed them a clip from the Wizard of OZ. I instructed them to watch Dorothy's reaction when she opens the door of her house, to find a world in color.
After watching the clip I connected it back to the lesson objective by saying: When you match your voice to how the character is feeling, that's like watching a movie in color.
After demonstrating and teaching students through the "I do, we do, you do" method, I closed my lesson by connecting once again to the anticipatory set. I concluded with: "Now you know how to add color to your characters. Not only by matching your voice to their feelings but to their personality too.
I used this idea of reading in color to help students self evaluate. When they matched their voice to the feelings of the character, they were reading in color. When they neglected to apply the characters feelings, they were reading in black and white.