Barrier Mini-Lesson Planning Sheet
Complete this BEFORE you teach your lesson. ​☺
To help you plan & organize your lesson, use the following template:
Lesson Topic
(your barrier)
Objective/
Learning Target
Intro/Hook/Warmup
What will you do to get the
attention of the class &
introduce them to this
lesson? (Time: 2-5min)
Body of Lesson
List ​activities.
Include lecture, notes,
discussion, etc. but ​not h
​ ook
or closure again.
(Time: 10-12min total.
Lecture portion should be
6-8min at most!
Make sure to schedule time for
class to copy notes or answer
questions.)
Closing
What will you do to finalize
the lesson?
(Time: 1-5min)
Eating Disorders
Students will identify causes, preventions, and treatments of common barriers to
learning.
In order to get the students engaged, we asked them an open-ended question: “What
do you know about eating disorders.” The question was meant to get their brains
working so that they were better able to understand the information and they were
given a spot to write their knowledge on the paper. After they brainstormed we
discussed.
We started out our presentation by giving a definition of eating disorders provided by
the National Institute on Mental Health. We then provided some statistics on how many
people are affected by eating disorders and how many of those people are females.
Next, we explained the 4 most common types of eating disorders: Anorexia Nervosa,
Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and Obesity and their symptoms/how to detect
them. Lastly, we explained briefly how students suffering from an eating disorder can
have their learning disrupted. The students had space on their note sheets to write all of
this information down for later use.
At the end of our assignment, we had a quiz on the back of their note sheets with two
multiple-choice questions, one true or false, and a four-question matching activity. The
point was for them to recall the information they learned during the presentation and
then we went over the answers.
 Complete this AFTER you teach your lesson. ​☺

1. How was the planning process for this lesson? What resources did you use, and how did you decide what
information to include in the lesson?

We used the handout provided by you and various websites about Mental Health and Eating Disorders specifically. It was
decided that we should include basic information on what an eating disorder was as well as how it affects people because
that can be a part of explaining its effects on learning.

2. What parts of the plan worked as you anticipated? (Structure, materials, time, class reaction, etc.)

We had plenty of time to present our information and have the students complete our activity. Our quiz worked out well
and it was simple enough to complete. I’m assuming that the information was well-perceived and well-understood by the
class because no one gave any indication otherwise.

3. What, if anything, didn’t work as you anticipated? (Structure, materials, time, class reaction, etc.)

I feel like our presentation could’ve been a lot more exciting. I know pictures would’ve helped but I was unsure what
pictures would be appropriate for the topic. The class wasn’t as engaged as I wish they were and it was a slight struggle to
get them to interact with the quiz, almost making me wish I picked a different assignment.

4. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have for the success of the
lesson?

I feel like the information was easily understood by the audience. Its proved in the fact that when we went over the quiz,
for the most part, the class got the answers right.

5. If you could do this lesson again, would you do anything differently? If so, what?

I would’ve made the presentation a lot more visually pleasing for the viewers and I would’ve done an activity that was a lot
more engaging for the students.

6. Any last comments/reflections about your lesson?

Nope :)