CONSTRUCTION STUDIES LESSON PLAN

Student Name: Michael Faney

ID: G00374212

Subject: Construction Studies Topic(s): Planning Permission

Pupil Year Group: 5th Year No. of Pupils: 24
Lesson Number: 23 Length of lesson: 40 mins
Date: 25/1/2022 Time of Lesson: 13:55

1. PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND OBSERVATIONS

This is a new topic for students, they are familiar with some of the processes in relation to building a
house, but as of yet have not covered the planning process.

2. LESSON RATIONALE

Brief outline of why this content is the basis of the lesson KEY*

Students are asked to work in groups to brainstorm what they understand planning NL
permission to mean, in order to tease out this idea and develop their understanding of what
this means.

Students work in groups to generate different answers for who the relevant interested NL
parties are within the planning process.

*KEY: RL=Reinforced Learning, NL=New Learning

4. SUBJECT OUTCOMES (AS IDENTIFIED IN SUBJECT PLANNER) AND CORRESPONDING

LEARNING INTENTIONS & ASSESSMENTS

*KEY: C=Cognitive, PM=Psychomotor, A=Affective

12. understand the societal and environmental impact of building and architectural technologies
Learning Intentions (LI’s) Assessment of learning Success Criteria for LI’s Key
At the end of this lesson the students will be Students work in groups Students are able to C, A
enabled to: Analyse who the impacted parties to brainstorm who the come up with relevant
are by various different types of developments. relevant interested answers and effectively
parties are in the articulate their
planning permission. reasoning.

32. understand the procedures and requirements in obtaining permission to build

Learning Intentions (LI’s) Assessment of learning Success Criteria for LI’s Key
At the end of this lesson the students will be Students work together C, A
 enabled to: Appreciate the need for planning to generate a definition
permission in order to regulate building in of what planning
Ireland permission is and why it is
needed.
Students are able to
intelligently evaluate
the meaning and need
for planing permission
in order to regulate
building development.

5. THE LESSON

TIME LINE TEACHER ACTIVITIES PUPIL ACTIVITIES KEY*

SET INDUCTION (BEGINNING)

0-2 mins Teacher brings students into the Students enter the classroom and O
class, and they are reminded to sanitise as they take their seats.
sanitise as they enter.

2-5 mins Teacher details to students what Students ask questions as relevant. O, G,
the learning outcomes for the class N
are.

5-10 mins Teacher asks students what is
planning permission, giving
students 5 minutes to work
together to come up with an
answer.
Students work in groups to come O, L,
up with an answer for what CL
planning permission is.

LESSON SEQUENCE (MIDDLE)

10-17 mins Teacher asks students to give their One student from each group gives O, L
thoughts on what planning their thoughts on what planning
permission is. permission is.

17-20 mins Teacher adds any relevant details Students ask any questions as L
relating to the idea of what is relevant.
planning permission that haven’t
been covered.

20-25 mins Teacher asks students to think Students work in groups to O, L,

about who the interested parties brainstorm who the interested CL
are in relation to planning parties are in relation to planning.
permission.

25-30 mins Teacher asks students to give their Students give their answers to who O, L
answers as to the relevant the relevant parties are in the
interested parties in relation to planning process.
planning.

30-33 mins Teacher adds any relevant details Students ask questions as required. L, O
 relating to who may be interested
parties within the planning process.

CLOSURE (END)

33-38 mins Teacher indicates what the content Students ask questions where O
for the following class will be and required.
instructs students to investigate
the different types of planning in
order to prepare.

38-40 mins Teachers gives out clean up tasks. Students tidy up belongings and CL
sanitise desks.

*KEY: L=Literacy, N=Numeracy, O=Oracy, G=Graphicacy, SEN=Special Educational Needs, MA=Mixed Ability,
CL= Cooperative Learning, GI=Gender Inclusion & MI=Multicultural Inclusion.

6. LIST OF TEACHING RESOURCES

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