LESSON PLAN

A teacher’s blue print hence, it is a very important tool of a teacher that serves guidelines of what is being taught for a certain time/day.

Having a well-prepared and organized lesson plan, give the teachers (especially to the beginners) a feeling of security and confident. Thus, avoiding in adequacy and a feeling of anxiety.

In preparing a Good Lesson Plan, make sure the following parts are included:

1.       OBJECTIVES

2.       SUBJECT MATTER

3.       PROCEDURE

4.       EVALUATION

5.       ASSIGNMENT

OBJECTIVES

                What do I plan to teach? The answers of these question is the objectives. Objectives are the backbone of the lesson, a direction, a point to be reached or a goal of one’s mission.

                In making an objective, teacher’s must state the objective clearly and definite/specific. And  it follows the three types of learning. Cognitive (knowledge), Affective (Emotions), and Psychomotor (Skills).

SUBJECT MATTER

                Course of study of a certain grade/level.

 It should be:

·         definite,

·         suitable to the needs and different abilities of the pupils/students

·         follows a certain textbook as reference

PROCEDURE

                This is the list or a step by step process on how the teacher conduct or perform the specific objectives based on the subject matter presented. It includes also the devices used and methods which need an appropriate motivation to capture the learner’s interest.

               

                The device used must be “ properly prepared, make the teaching clear, concrete and more comprehensive to the pupils/students and also varied materials and media to supplement and clarify content (Principles and Methods of Teaching by Zulieta).

                Methods’ must also be practical, clear steps, concrete and well arranged for the students easy learning. The teachers should make it sure also that the lesson was not dull and boredom. If so, make some development and follow some steps below.

1.       “Teaching new fact of principle

2.       Impressing the new fact or principle, by examples, illustrations, comparison, and contrast.

3.       Generalization of forming the rule for the new fact of principle taught.

4.       Testing the pupils/students on the new fact or principle”.

(Principles and Methods of Teaching by Zulieta)

               

Varied methods also include “practice and drill, questioning, and demonstrations and experiments, and explanations and lectures (Principles and Methods of Teaching by Zulieta).  These are the methods of which designed to keep the lesson on track and thus making the lesson interesting and fun yet, give much learning.

EVALUATION

                This is to test the students whether they understand the lesson that had been discussed. This can be done in a form of short quiz, an oral recitation, board work, groupings and a hands on activity (for the computer class subject).

                In giving an evaluation, allocate time duration and prepare questions clearly.

ASSIGNMENT

                This is the task given by the teacher to improve the learning’s of the students and give awareness of what is the next lesson to be taught by the teacher. It can be a research or a practice/drill of the previous lesson or an advance study of the next lesson.

                In giving and assignment, arouse the students interest, help them to study and clear the difficulties if any before you are going to leave the class.

                Those are the following steps in making a lesson plan. It actually depends upon the styles and methods of a teacher. If they want to have a detailed lesson plan and semi-detailed one! It’s up to them.

Hence, there is no ideal format to follow for a lesson plan. The teachers only follow what is being recommended by the school he/she was assigned to teach.