Lesson planning

Lesson planning

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  STEPS TO BESONSIDERED
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   a) Whatyou wish to teach in the lesson. (Aim and Objective)  b) How you will teach it (Method – Instructions)  c) What materials you will need to help you (Resources)  d) How you will check that students have learned (Assessment)  e) How will you check your performance (Evaluation)  f) What preparations you will do in case things don’t go as planned. (Contingency)
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  The overall intentof the lesson i.e. what you intend to do 1-2 aims for a 2 hour lesson Normally starts “to teach”
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  What the learnerwill be able to do as a result of the lesson Must be linked to the assessment methods Expressed as : Learners will be able to 2-3 objectives for a 2 hour lesson
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  What students should alreadyknow What you should know about students
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   Regular itemse.g. Pens, Paper, Text Books  Special items for the lesson e.g. Posters, Charts, Worksheets, Cassette Player
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  Teaching method Teaching techniques Teacher’sActivity Students’ Activities Different Work for Different Abilities
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  Warm Up  Recap Story, Song, Game  Photos, Posters, Objects, Visuals  Can be to introduce new topic  Light Hearted Introduction  Aim, Objective  Get students thinking about the new material.
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   Presentation  Teachnew Material  Divide into small time blocks to create variety  Teacher - Talking / Writing / Reading / Listening  Students - Talking / Writing / Reading / Listening  Pair Work / Group Work  Open Discussion / Drawings / Stories / Worksheets  Games / Physical Activities  USE YOUR IMAGINATION  Bear in mind different abilities of students
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   Practice  Timeset aside to practice what’s been taught  Can be written or oral  Pre-prepared Worksheets  Individually / Pair Work / Group Work  Encourage to ask if not understood  NO NEW MATERIAL to be introduced
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  To Check thatlearning has taken place as per objective. Can be Written or Oral or can even be on going through the lesson. Record of results must be kept
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  To reinforce currentlesson To check understanding of current lesson To prepare for next lesson Does not necessarily have to be written work
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   Teacher shouldevaluate each lesson  Did things go as planned  What went well  What could be improved  Was preparation adequate  Were objective fulfilled  Was the lesson relevant to the objective  Did the lesson develop logically  Were students motivated and interested  Was the style of delivery correct  Detailed notes will help to  Improve following week’s lesson  Same Lesson for following year