Everything need preparation and when it comes to the teaching stuff the question that arises in every teacher’s mind is how much preparation is enough? Whether you’re working on your teaching credential or being look over by an administrator you will every so often need to write out a lesson plan during your teaching career. Writing or preparing a lesson plan will ensure your class that you are much acquainted with the stuff. Apparently, there are variety of reading material that you have to go through so it is difficult to answer that how much time is maximum to master the stuff or to write a lesson plan. Few things that matter and effects the time while making a lesson plan
- What type of curriculum is?
Different curriculum requires different time to be well-prepared. Some are more time-taking and some are less.
- What the major requirement of the curriculum is?
The major thing of the curriculum is the requirement. What the curriculum is demanding is another thing that effect your time. When you will be sure of your requirement, your sense of timing will be more accurate and your lessons will also flow in an improved way because you know which direction you are heading towards.
Important things while writing a lesson plan:
Good introduction:
- A good introduction is very important to create interest of the learner by helping them to learn the material you are going to present.
- As first impression is the last impression so give proper attention and time to the introduction.
- This part of the content requires to be designed properly try to get students involved. Depending on the complexity of content or how much difficult vocabulary there is, the introduction can take some time.
Be well prepared.
Even if you have prepared your lesson plans a few days before and you are generally doing a good job of it then you must need to be extra ready for everything here.
Know each and everything about your stuff.
Even if you know your subject, review it and revive your memory. This will make you get more prepared and master your subject.
Do a guided practice:
Now if the students have developed the interest, plan an activity that permits them to put the information into action. Although, it’s still new to them, so start off with an activity that makes them learn fast. Use worksheets or content-related pictures. Testing their knowledge by writing and speaking is also a good idea. This part of lesson plan might take some time but it’s good to have a grip on the subject.
Conclude the lesson properly:
- A lesson is somehow similar to a conversation. If not conclude properly, it looks like left hanging in mid-air.
- Concluding properly is a good idea to factually show the students that they have learned something. Take few minutes to revise the concepts of the day.
Leave time for questions:
Discussion and questioning are good methods to enhance your learning power.
- When in the end of every lecture you ask questions and leave time for students to question, the more clarity of the concepts you will have.
- Questioning helps to resolve your confusions and issues. So the best thing while writing a lesson plan make yourself remind again and again not to forget this point and leaving some space and time for students to ask question.
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