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Lesson Plan Template

Teacher Name:
PLANNING THE LESSON

Date: _________________________________________ Title of the Lesson: _________________________


Curriculum Area: _______________________________ Unit of Study: ______________________

Big IDEA(s)/Enduring Understanding(s):

Background Information: Where does this lesson fit into your overall unit planning — introductory, middle, culminating?
What do your students already know? How do you know they know? Key questions, strategies, for activating prior
knowledge? (e.g. KWL, placemat)

Learning Expectations: Learning Skills (see report


Overall: card)
e.g. initiative
Specific:

Equity/Diversity/Social Justice: How is this included?

Assessment Assessment Strategies: How will you assess the learning


AS expectations?
Observation Learning Log/Journal
OF FOR
Presentation/Performance

Anecdotal Notes Self-assessment

Audio/Video Presentation

Work Samples Peer-assessment

Project
Interview/Conference
Accomodation and Modifications: How will you change the lesson to meet the needs of individual students?
e.g. Peer tutor/Partner , scribe, increase time allotted

Bloom's Taxonomy: Multiple Intelligences:


Creating Linguistic
Evaluating Logical/Mathematical
Analyzing Spatial
Applying Musical
Understanding Bodily/Kinesthetic
Remembering Interpersonal
Professional Reflections:
Lesson Plan Template (Cont’d)
DELIVERING THE LESSON
Timing Grouping* Activating prior knowledge and Materials/Resourc
W S I Engaging student interest (Hook, Mental Set) es
(Human, Community,
Equipment, Student
Materials)

Sharing the Purpose/Objectives: “The What, The


Why, The How”

Key Questions:

Body: (Modeled, Shared, Guided,


Independent)

Consolidation:

*Grouping: W = Whole class; S = Small group; I = Independent


Checklist on the Planning Process
CHECKLIST ON THE PLANNING PROCESS
The following are some questions to guide your thinking:

Have you collected and examined


Ministry documents and curriculum learning expectations?

board guidelines and resources?

school plans?

available published and commercial teachers’ guides or resources?

available student materials?

media and computer technology resources and links?

available human resources?

sites for possible out-of-classroom excursions?

Have you determined the learning expectations you will focus on and address in
Terms of whether they are
knowledge based?

skill based?

value based?

social skills based?

a combination of the above?

In assessing student progress and program effectiveness, have you used


specific criteria for the expectations you have chosen to address?

a variety of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment strategies?

a student tracking or record-keeping system?

Have you planned


tentative timelines?

the appropriate learning experiences?

lessons using lesson design components?

direct instruction?

cooperative learning small-group activities?

independent student activities?

integration with other curriculum areas?

integration of Equity/Diversity/Social Justice?

the groupings you will use?

the arrangement of classroom space?

modifications for specific individual needs?

homework experiences?

communication with parents?

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