Building a Lesson Plan

A step-by-step guide to building a lesson plan for Education students and teachers.

• 1. Lesson Plan Template
• 2. Outcomes
• 3. Content Standards
• 4. Relevance / Rationale
• 5. Language Objective
• 6. Model of Co-Teaching
• 7. Anticipatory Set / Activating Strategy
  • 7. Anticipatory Set / Activating Strategy
  • Describe Your Anticipatory Set / Activating Strategy
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  7. Anticipatory Set / Activating Strategy

  Anticipatory Set Suggestions & Ideas

  Blog post with explanation and ideas from an experienced elementary school teacher.

  Video demonstration of an anticipatory set in the classroom.

  Video with ideas and suggestions from an experienced middle school science teacher.

  Video demonstration of an anticipatory set for reading by an early childhood education teacher.

  Reliable Sources for More Information

  Published books, articles, and multimedia on lesson planning.

  The anticipatory set tends to be discussed most often as part of a book on the whole lesson planning process.

  Describe Your Anticipatory Set / Activating Strategy

  When you have reviewed the instructional material on this page and the information you have found, describe the anticipatory set or activating strategy for your lesson plan in the appropriate space on the lesson plan template.