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Lesson PlansThe format of a lesson plan varies, much as an outline of a project would vary according to the needs and skills of a person completing the project. As you teach, you will see lesson plans prepared by districts and those prepared by other teachers – some are quite detailed and some are very brief (although the days of a 4X4 box for a lesson plan are probably gone, some teachers still need only that amount of detail to know what is to be done for the day). Consider this analogy – suppose Tricia wants to go to her family home in San Antonio. On her day planner, she might write, “trip home” and she would know what she would need to do to get ready for the trip and how she was going to get there. But, suppose the trip was being taken by someone who had never been to San Antonio – that person would need a few more details such as which road to take to get out of CS, where to turn, how long the trip might take, how to get to a specific place in San Antonio. This person might need both the driving directions and the map whereas another person might just need the map. Thus, the lesson plan looks different for different people (a principal might also accept a brief lesson plan from an experienced teacher and want a more detailed on from a new teacher).Some of the items that might be included in a lesson plan might be lesson topic, objectives of lesson, action of the teacher and students, a list of materials required for lesson and assessment of lesson. A lesson plan might also include a list of key words, concepts, skills needed to teach and learn the content. Lesson could also include a list of questions that will be asked to check for understanding during lesson. Assessment for lesson should include questions written in format they will appear on the unit exam.Format of the lesson plan – as stated lesson plans vary in format. Here are two formats that might work/have worked for students in the past.Outline Format Lesson PlanTopic of Lesson: Format and Writing of Lesson PlansObjectives of Lesson: At the end of the lesson, SWBA to prepare a lesson for a 50 minute class period to be taught from one chapter in the adopted textbook.Time for Lesson: 45 minutes for instruction, 2 hours for completionState Standards Met:Key words/concepts/skills: Objectives, Teacher Actions, State Standards, Student ActionsTeacher Actions:Explain objective of lessonExplain parts of a lesson planShow how items from a textbook can be translated into lesson plan partsGuide Students at they identify lesson plan parts from textbookMonitor student activity as they begin their lesson planCheck for understanding during lesson by asking questions listed belowStudent Actions:Write objective of lesson on top of lesson plan form pageIdentify the parts of a lesson plan on a lesson plan form page – write part names on the formFollow as teacher shows what is chosen to include in lesson from textbook pagesIdentify content from text that will be included in lesson planBegin completing the lesson plan by writing in contentMaterials Needed for Class:Model Lesson Plan FormatsTextbook Unit/Chapter they will teach fromAssessment of Lesson:Student completes a lesson plan filling in all of the parts of the plan that are appropriate for the lesson.Teacher reviews completed lesson plan and gives written feedback to student/asks for clarification of included/excluded materials.Questions to be asked during lesson:Identify one part of a lesson plan and explain why it is included in the lesson – ask multiple students to cover all of the parts.What is the relationship between assessment and student activity in a lesson plan?Lesson Topic: Format and Writing of Lesson Plans Time for Lesson: 45 minutes for instruction, 2 hours for completionObjectivesStandardsTeacher ActivityStudent ActivityMaterialsAssessmentAt the end of the lesson, SWBA to prepare a lesson for a 50 minute class period to be taught from one chapter in the adopted textbook.1.Explain objective of lesson2.Explain parts of a lesson planIdentify one part of a lesson plan and explain why it is included in the lesson – ask multiple students to cover all of the parts.3.Show how items from a textbook can be translated into lesson plan parts4.Guide Students at they identify lesson plan parts from textbook5.Monitor student activity as they begin their lesson plan6.Check for understanding1.Write objective of lesson on top of lesson plan form page2. Identify the parts of a lesson plan on a lesson plan form page – write part names on the form3. Follow as teacher shows what is chosen to include in lesson from textbook pages4. a. Identify content from text that will be included in lesson plan5. Begin completing the lesson plan by writing in content6. Respond to teacher’s questions, show work completedModel Lesson Plan formats – 2 copies of each for each studentTextbook Unit/Chapter they will teach fromStudent completes a lesson plan filling in all of the parts of the plan that are appropriate for the lesson.What is the relationship between assessment and student activity in a lesson plan?Key Words/Concepts: Objectives, Teacher Activity, Student Activity, AssessmentSkills Needed: Identify main points of a chapter, identify concepts and skills needed to learn from chapterIf you look at the forms above, the same information is included on each form, just in a different place. Some people like the outline format, others like the landscape format where they can read across the page and see everything that is connected to the other parts. Either way works. I liked the landscape format in that I could annotate the form as I went through the day – this lesson would be completed in one class period but you could have a lesson that was a long, multi-day lesson and you would want to mark where you finished each day with a class so you could begin there with the review the next day. ................
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