Why plan?

- There are internal and external reasons for planning a lesson:

o Internal reasons: to feel more confident, to learn the subject matter better, to
enable lesson to run smoothly, and to anticipate problems before they
happen.
o External reasons: to satisfy the expectations of the principal or supervisor and
to guide substitute teachers in case in the class need one.
- The benefits of daily lesson planning:
o Help teachers think about content, materials, sequencing, timing, and
activities.
o Provides security in the form of a map in the sometimes unpredictable
atmosphere of a classroom.
o A log of what have been taught
o Help substitutes to smoothly take over a class when the teachers can’t teach.

- Model of lesson planning:

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