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 Whether
you are just starting out as a teacher or have been teaching for
years, you need to have a good lesson plan to teach your class well
– you cannot step into a class without a plan. Here are some
tips on how to make a good lesson plan:
• Your lesson plan should fit onto just one sheet of paper
so that you can follow it easily. This is just the basic outline
of your lesson plan – details of activities or whatnot can
be on separate pieces of paper.
• If you want, you can have the highlights from the previous
lesson plan and the subsequent lesson plans also in front of you
so that you can have a good overview of your lesson plans as a whole.
• You really want to make sure that your lesson plan is very
understandable. This way, if you need to have a substitute teacher,
the substitute teacher can easily follow your lesson plan.
• Make sure that your lesson plan really fits both the lessons
that you want to teach and the audience that you plan on teaching
them to.
• Your lesson plan should have a good introduction, a variety
of educational and fun activities, and ways to specially relate
to the students themselves (not just the class as a whole).
• Include a summary and review of what has been taught in
your lesson plan.
• Make sure that you think of how much time your lesson plan
will take and know which activities you can remove or add on to
fit into the time allotment.
• Finally, know that you do not have to stick to your plan.
If you find that students are really involved in one activity –
let them continue on with that activity. Or if students really do
not relate to another activity, cut it short. Or if one student
asks a question and it takes the rest of the class to answer it
– go for it, if the answer is a good one. Be flexible.
If you have trouble coming up with a lesson plan of your own, there
are many teaching resources on the internet that have excellent
lesson plans from which you can draw information and activities
and other ideas. If you are worried about your lesson plan, have
a peer take a look at it and give you criticism – it is better
to hear the criticism before you try to use your lesson plan rather
than receiving criticism from the students as you use your lesson
plan.
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