This has always been one of my favorite lessons of the year because you can totally play up th. My first mentor taught me this simple formula for structuring my teaching that ive used ever since. Its easy to remember and contains all the elements for a great bible lesson. I am taking an education class and i am writing a lesson plan. It is a fourstep strategy that is particularly popular with sunday school teachers. The hook book look took lesson structure petras repository. This series of lesson plans aim to provide a specific but flexible pathway to enable children to consider ways to develop resilience, reducing risktaking and considering safer options.
I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in kindergarten. Lesson 1 helping children understand tobacco marketing over time lesson 2 understanding the medias influence on our perceptions of alcohol use lesson 3 understanding new psychoactive substances nps and practical strategies for building resilience and resisting pressure lesson 4. These little books can be used in causeandeffect lesson plans and much more. Lesson plans for substitute teachers and busy english teachers. A hook, look, book, took lesson about being an example of jesus. Try the blank 8step lesson plan template below, for starters. In this post, i am going to talk about the book part of building a lesson. Share what you plan to apply this formula to, and feel free to link to that piece of. Out of the introduction, raise a common need in the hearers so that it begins to address. These four simple words were first introduced to me during my seminary days through a required reading book by lawrence richards, entitled creative bible teaching. Writers will start by going through a process to select an idea to write about, then begin to craft a hook that invites readers into their story. The students will never look at a television campaign ad the same way again. Richard lawrence in his book, creative bible teaching came up with an easy template for building a lesson.
Fold a nine by 12inch paper lengthwise hot dog style. Time is allocated, connect to learning, be creative. Hook, book, look and took remain excellent handles for structuring. Keep it folded and use a ruler to mark off the three, six, and 9inch spots near the top and bottom. Jan 15, 2008 my observation is that we are strong on the book and the look. How to hook the reader in the introduction of an essay ela. Teachable moments take place during the class session as well as throughout the week. The purpose of our talk is to introduce a fourstep lesson structure which is simple but flexible enough to be used for teaching english to young learners eyl. Sep 01, 2015 to end the lesson, ask students what is included in an interesting beginning and what should be done to hook readers. You will also find suggestions designed to help you to construct good questions to fit the hook book look took outline.
Lets teach video series lesson 1 purpose of a group bible study parts of a bible study hook, book, look, took. Lets teach video series lesson 2 expectations for teachers learning styles. I really need to look into getting this pirate book sounds delightful. Hook student interest quickly and effectively scholastic. It is a simple, memorable approach to lesson planning. The hook is important in drawing the listener into hearing from the text.
Sep 07, 2017 this lesson walks students through the first few steps of crafting a personal narrative. The hook is best used at, but not limited to, the beginning of the first lesson of a topic. This commercial illustrates a good example of a powerful hook. After reading the book the true story of the three little pigs, they find the differences between it and the original version. With safety goggles on, she took the vinegar and poured it into the cup. It should be an exercise that smoothly leads into the lesson, but the hook should not teach the lesson. But it is a skill as reallife and essential as addition and subtraction especially in the age of digital clocks. Hook use something from the young peoples world that they already relate to. Young learners age 512 tend to have short attention spans, so it is important for teachers to break the boredom.
Focusing the message learn how to teach for student learning. The hook book libraries offer the best 50, 100 or 200 titles for each grade across a wide range of reading levels. This teacher shows how she helps students anchor a lesson from the book. Following is a description of a method called hook, book, look, took that will help you put together your own bible study in an interesting and effective manner. This resource is based on the hook, book, look, took method from creative bible teaching by richards and bredfeldt. Another way to understand the hook, book, look, took approach is to picture it as a teacherled trip through time. But we are weak on the hook which leads to weakness with the took. Lesson plans are the bread and butter of good elementary school teaching. The structure is for teaching english to young learners.
Hook, book, look, took bible study christian bible scribd. Using lawrence richards famous hook, book, look and took method, this. To end the lesson, ask students what is included in an interesting beginning and what should be done to hook readers. This is generally a response or application of the lesson to the students lives. The hook booklook took method focuses on four main aspects of any group study. When trying to come up with lesson plans for kindergarten it is sometimes difficult to work in the higher order thinking skills. Alcohol and drug education lesson plans ks3 teaching. It involves links to videos, a worksheet, and a cute charades game at the end. The hook, look, book, took model is a pretty failsafe approach that will engage young people and show them a god who is relevant, interesting and interested in them. Middle schoolers identify writing techniques in example stories with this story structure lesson. Thinking outside of the box teaching resources teachers. If bible study is to be lifechanging, let me urge you to plan for an invitation, or the took. These four simple words were first introduced to me during my seminary days through a required reading book by lawrence richards.
Are you fed up with using the same old methods to introduce your lesson topic. The hook book look took lesson structure we describe in table 1 below our version of the hblt lesson framework. Jul 08, 2009 this resource is based on the hook, book, look, took method from creative bible teaching by richards and bredfeldt. Heres an example of this method using linkin parks song. Movement of the lesson proceeds from the present hook to the past book, back to the present look, and into the future took. Teaching effectively in ministry situations understanding hook, book, look, took purpose. Structuring the lesson develop a lesson plan using the hook, book, look, took structure. How to hook the reader in the introduction of an essay.
Here are some quick tips for writing a solid and clear lesson plan. Students examine how a hook grabs the readers attention. They read an example of a hook from the book charlottes web, and discuss the process of writing a hook. Given this situation, we offer an alternative lesson plan framework, namely the hook book look took hblt which was. I have my unit topic, alignment to standards, instructional strategies. Ask students to read or look through the book and use the words and illustrations to. Dec 19, 2017 this feature is not available right now. Trying to address grade eights english language arts common core writing standard w. This is an easy way to make a book with only one sheet of paper and no binding. Browse this collection for lesson plans that will have students writing persuasive essays on a variety of topics, as well as videos and examples that show how they can make their writing more effective.
Can a reference to the hook help a students understanding at a point later in the lesson. Mar 04, 20 using a classic movie musical, and relying upon the popular method of lawrence richards, dr. They will use an appropriate hook to gain their readers attention. This lesson will teach you how to prepare a bible study or group discussion using a specific method called hook, book, look, took. Nov 30, 2011 i am taking an education class and i am writing a lesson plan. Nov 10, 2012 while i am still stressing over deciding how im going to have my students plan their compositions this year, i know that the next step in the writing process will be teaching them how to hook the reader with a fabulous lead. To help students understand the importance of a hook and to model what a good hook looks like, i show the youtube video sham wow commercial. If i were an accomplished writer like frank mccourt, i would go into the body of my article right now, but im not, so ill, instead, weaken the lead with unnecessary verbiage, something mccourts and my students have mastered. Using lawrence richards famous hook, book, look and took. You might want to prep them for little ones, but older kids can usually make their own. Get the help you need in preparing biblically accurate lesson plans. Provide opportunities for participants to read, ask and answer questions, listen, discuss, think, and write as they investigate gods word.
In this lesson, students learn how to cast an attentiongrabbing hook in their writing to effectively draw in readers attention. These four simple words were first introduced to me during my seminary days through a required reading book by lawrence richards, entitled creative bible teaching lawrence o. Anyway, i went into town to buy some new boots the other day. Put the coins in order by size from smallest to largest dime, penny, nickel, quarter. Indeed you have been concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. Early in the year it is a lowstress entry point back into writing since all students know how to do something and the structure of a howto book is fairly simple. Teaching students to tell time telling time is a skill often relegated to whentheteacherfindstime status. These collections are carefully curated to include the types of books every teacher needs as part of a classroom library to nurture the reading development of students in hisher specific grade. Chromey reveals how every great lesson will feature an engaging introduction, an indepth study of the. Be guided in the process of translating learning theory into lesson preparation. Chromey reveals how the wizard of oz forms a frame to develop a bible lesson or even sermonmessage. It is a pattern that normally should be followed in most bible teaching situations. And the hook helps to shape the takehome cashvalue took throughout the talk.
You may also want to look at lesson plan formats for language arts, reading lessons, and minilessons. Hook, book, look and took remain excellent handles for structuring, developing, delivering and evaluating a bible lesson. The teacher will tie in the significance of the minilesson with their writing assignment and creating the hook in the stories that the students are writing discussion independent practice. For example, if the focus of the lesson is on the pronunciation of ei, the. If you dont get their attention from the beginning, they will not be engaged in the lesson hook. See more ideas about teaching reading, reading workshop and 4th grade reading.
Teacher may list a couple of new vocabulary with meaningdefinition to help students. Given this situation, we offer an alternative lesson plan framework, called the hook book look took hblt lesson structure which was originally developed by richards and bredfeldt 1998. You might want to model this by showing an example that is missing a step. In this excerpt from our new book, transforming schools using projectbased learning. I hook students by just plain hamming it up acting like what we are doing is the best thing ever if i look super excited and happy about what we are doing, they get super excited and happy. We have kept the terms the same but given different meanings to the four steps, in particular the book and look steps, so that they are more re ective of current theories of and principles for teaching english to young learners. Alcohol and drug education lesson plans ks2 teaching. We have found that preparation beforehand is crucial to the effectiveness of the group. May 11, 2017 cues the teacher uses during the lesson to know how students are doing with a new concept. Get the class attention focused on the lesson at hand with a relevant and interesting introduction. Teaching young learners hook, book, look, took herwindy m. Use something from the young peoples world that they already relate to. Lets teach video series lesson 3 top tips for discussion style lessons best practices. Using a classic movie musical, and relying upon the popular method of lawrence richards, dr.
You must first grab the students attention in order to introduce the lesson and lead them to want to be involved in the material. Make dominoes by cutting rectangular pieces of posterboard and hotgluing different coin combinations. By thinking outside of the box i created a minilesson using my hook, book, look, took method. By thinking outside of the box i created a mini lesson using my hook, book, look, took method. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasnt how it started.
Identifying and writing effective opening hooks readwritethink. The hook strategy can be done in multiple ways and should be done with energy, producing a promising, encouraging outcome for your students. Good writers hook their readers in the very first sentences. Demonstrate how to make a smush book see resources for instructions and guide or assist students as they each make their own smush book. For this lesson we will focus on writing a howto book as a back to school activity however the lesson can be adjusted for any time of year. Hook, book, look, took bible study christian bible.
My observation is that we are strong on the book and the look. I ask students to use their science journal notebook to record their thoughts. I rejoice greatly in the lord that at last you have renewed your concern for me. Out of the introduction, raise a common need in the hearers so that it.
The teacher will tie in the significance of the mini lesson with their writing assignment and creating the hook in the stories that the students are writing discussion independent practice. The hook, look, book, took model is a pretty failsafe method that will. Highlight things that relate to a passage in the bible, to biblical teaching andor jesus. The hook is how you will create a need and draw interest in the topic. Students listen to the story hey al, identify the hooks in the story. The four elements of a lifechanging lesson sunday school. The book is where the class digs into the scriptures. Hook book look took sample lesson plan, methods and tools for teaching the bible 1. Watch your students during the lesson and redirect their thinking with the reel below for deeper meaning and stronger retention. Richards, creative bible teaching, moody press, 1976.
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