This week's Hook of the Week from Teach Like a PIRATE by Dave Burgess is The Craft Store Hook.

To encourage students to use their ingenuity, it's fun to put out random craft supplies and have them design and make inventions that relate to your lesson. For example, in a history class, they might create something that would be helpful for various historical periods.

How might you use The Craft Store Hook in your learning setting?

Consider these questions when planning for this hook...

• How can I incorporate a craft into this lesson?
• What can my students make that relates to this material?
• Is there an origami fold that I can teach to the class for this content?
• Can I provide some basic supplies such as craft sticks, pipe cleaners, and duct tape, give them an open-ended creative project, and turn them loose?
• Could there be craft skills my students already possess that could enhance my curriculum and simultaneously allow them the chance to be an expert for a day?

In what ways might you use The Craft Store Hook to engage your students or adult learners?

- DBC, Inc. Team

*Excerpt from Teach Like a PIRATE

If you use it, tag Dave Burgess @burgessdave and @dbc_inc and use the hashtags #tlap and #hookoftheweek!