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How To Write A Lesson Plan
By Alan Leach
Learning how to write a lesson plan is a crucial part of teaching. While it seems as though some teachers are able naturally to get the best out of their students and seem to have the lesson plan in their heads, for those who are just starting out, knowing how to write a good lesson plan is important. Learning how to write a lesson plan depends to a certain degree on what age group and what subject you are teaching, but the advice given below on how to write a lesson plan can be adapted to meet your specific requirements.
The first step in knowing how to write a lesson plan is to put the lesson into context. What is the overall aim of the year or of the course itself? Then you can decide the specific aim of the class. Every class should attempt to achieve something, so it is often a good idea to write this at the top of your lesson plan. Write down the aim of the lesson and how you will know whether the aim has been achieved.
You should also write down all the materials used. This highlights a key point about lesson plans. They are not intended to be used just once. The advantage of a good lesson plan is that they can be used again and again, and not only by the person who wrote them in the first place. As all teachers know, any chance to cut down on preparation time is welcome. Therefore, when you write your lesson plan make sure it is easy to understand and make sure all the materials you intend to use are listed. Imagine the frustration felt by another teacher using your lesson plan, when she finds out that an otherwise great class has been ruined because you hadn't written down a video recorder was absolutely necessary!
The next step when you write a lesson plan is to write down the lesson procedure. There are basically four key points to write down and the first of these relates to the introduction. How will you introduce the topic or task that forms the center of your lesson plan? The key is to grab the student's attention so that they are willing and eager participants in the rest of the class. Once their attention has been gained, the next step of the lesson plan is to give detail about the main task. Remember when learning how to write a lesson plan, give enough detail so that another teacher could not only understand it, but be able to replicate it in the classroom.
The third stage of the main activity is the conclusion stage. Here you may perform a feedback session, and while students generally will not express whether they enjoyed the class or found it useful, a short supplementary activity written into your lesson plan such as a quiz can test to see whether they understood the key concepts. Also important when learning how to write lesson plan is to give some tips about follow-up activities that could be done in future lessons, again with the aim of supplementing and practising the main themes of the lesson.
As we have seen, learning how to write a lesson plan is not complicated, and the time it takes to write a proper lesson plan is time well-spent. A good lesson plan can be used again and again, and will certainly help both you and other teachers to concentrate on the key parts of teaching. Learning how to write a good lesson plan gives you more time for teaching and less time for paperwork, an idea that many over-worked teachers would agree with!
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