LESSON PLANNING IN Professional Practicum

2017
A NUTSHELL
WARM-UP

Why do we plan our lessons?

WE WRITE LESSON PLANS
FOR 3 REASONS:
1. To identify what we expect the students to be able
to do by the end of the lesson
2. To define what we intend to do to make that
possible.
3. To keep us focused on target.
WARM-UP

What are the most important

components of a lesson plan?
PARTS OF A
LESSON PLAN
The Introduction
1. Objective
2. Materials
3. Motivation

The Core
4. Procedure
5. Assessment

The Closing
6. Recap
THE STAGES OF OUR
LESSON
What do we usually do in the introduction stage of
the lesson?
Role calling
Checking homework
Daily routine (especially with kids)
Motivating or warming up (questions, a video,
review, a game)
THE STAGES OF OUR
LESSON
What do we usually do in the middle of our lesson?
What you will teach (knowledge and skills).
Giving clear instructions
Modelling
Checking for understanding
Explaining how students will be assessed and
assigning the time
Monitoring
THE STAGES OF OUR
LESSON
What do we usually do in the closing stage of our
lesson?
Recap main points
Refer back to objective(s)
Relate future learning
Review students errors made during class
Students share what they learned
Assign homework
WRITING OBJECTIVES
What your students will learn and be able to do at the
end of a lesson. They are specific, measurable, and
realistic
Students will be able to
Avoid using verbs like understand. How do we
make sure the student understood the contents?
Objectives have to be measurable.
Some common verbs: apply, compare, contrast,
explain, create, identify, describe, among many
OBJECTIVES SHOULD BE
SMART
1. Specific
2. Measurable
3. Attainable
4. Realistic
5. Time bound
TIPS
1. Always have a back-up plan (extra material, a game, an
activity)
2. Sequence lessons
3. Use coherence (a logical pattern)
4. Use variety (to keep students interest and to motivate
them)
5. Avoid too much teacher-talk. Let students practice and
participate.
6. Give students time to think.
BE A REFLECTIVE TEACHER
Feedback from students
Feedback from observation
Did the students master the objective?
What was successful?
What went wrong?
Did the students seem to enjoy the lesson?
Was the lesson appropriate for their level?
Peer observation (teacher to teacher)
Record thoughts in a journal
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION