Making a lesson Making a lesson

plan plan How to plan a lesson for an effective interaction in class

Why plan? You need to keep these questions in mind:

0What do you want to teach?

0Why do you want to teach it?

0How much do students already know about it?

0How much time will you need to teach it?

0What things will you need in class in order to teach?

0How will you go about it step by step?

0How will you know your students have learnt?

Just as for good cooking you need to know how to

cook, what ingredients you need and how much time

you will take, for good teaching, too, you need to

plan!

The objectiveKeep the following things in mind when defining the objective:

0 What task will the students accomplish?

0What content do you want them to learn?

0Under what conditions will they learn it?

0Eg. The students will identify, draw and label the parts of a flower after observing flowers and matching flash cards.

What do you want the

students to learn and

how?

Warming up

0 Students are not automatically ready to receive what you are teaching. Create their interest, grab their attention and guage their previous knowledge.

0 A warm up activity can be a song or a game or pictures that get them to start thinking on the topic and talking about it.

It is important to know your students and make them feel comfortable in your class. Only then will they be ready to learn!

Planning your time0 Identify how much can be covered in a fixed amount of

time.

0 Break the plan into sections so that you can speed up or slow down to accommodate changes

Eg. 11.00 to 11.10 – Warm up activity 11.10 to 11.20 – Dissection and observation of a flower 11.20 to 11.30 – Matching flash cards etc. Don’t try to

include too much. Leave

some space for assimilation

StepsPlan the lesson step by step.Eg.

0Dissection and observation of the parts of a flower

0 Matching of flash cards

0 Drawing and labelling the parts of a flower etc.

Students can work on their own, in pairs or

groups.

Every student learns differently. Some can read and understand. Others need to hear it or see it while some others need to use their

hands to create and learn. Address these different learning styles.

Give time for students to learn

at their own pace,.

Some learn faster than others. Some

may take time.

Reflection0 Leave at least ten minutes at the end of the class for students to ask

questions.

0 This could start as a discussion and lead to probing questions.

0 It could also be a time for clarification

While taking a lesson on flowers you could bring in poems, songs

art , craft, dance related to flowers to make the lesson

lively and for students to find connections between different

subjects.

Conclusion

An abrupt stopping of the lesson leaves the learner uncomfortable. It is good to remind students of whatthey have learnt during the lesson. Give enough timefor a neat conclusion!

That doesn’t mean you don’t leave open ended questions, encouraging

students to think and find out more!

Assessment Continuous and comprehensive assessment can happen throughout the lesson at different points of time. Eg. You can assess students on :

0Observation and discussion

0Team work

0Matching of flash cards

0Drawing and labelling

0Research work etc.

Instead of only asking questions that test

memory, ask questions that make students imagine, compare,

contrast, evaluate and apply concepts!

Assessment is related to the objective s of the lesson. The assessment should test whether

or not your objectives have been met.

Home work

Home work can be used for:

0Recapitulation and assessment Eg. Draw and label the parts of a flower

0Research Eg. Find out the names of ten common flowers in your neighbourhood

Give interesting homework so that the students feel like attempting it. Meaningless

repetitive exercises are unnecessary and boring!

You could involve parents or the community in the research work given to students. Students

could find out facts about their surroundings, for example , by interviewing their family members

and people in the neighbourhood.

A complete lesson plan should include the following details:

0The subject being taught

0The topic/subtopic

0The grade/class it is meant for

0The resources required 0The time taken to conduct the lesson

0The objectives of the lesson

0The steps

0Reflection and recapitulation

0Assessment/home work

Allow yourself to be spontaneous in class and divert from the lesson plan if needed as long as you can guide the students back to the topic/activity

After the class, reflect on the lesson plan. What worked and what didn’t and why? Would you do it differently the next time?

Enjoy planning your lesson.

Be creative!