This document discusses anticipatory sets, which are brief activities at the beginning of a lesson to engage students and activate prior knowledge. It provides an example of an effective anticipatory set used with adult education students that involved solving a puzzle about Sealand, a small micronation off the coast of England. The set incorporated skills like reading, math, geography, and computer literacy. Research shows anticipatory sets lead to 9-29 percentile gains and higher student engagement and trust in teachers. The document encourages using interesting real-world topics that can tie in multiple skills.