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Unit 9 is focused on planning lessons. Lesson planning is very significant in the teaching/learning process. This has a number of important functions as follows; 1- An aid to planning ; - To ensure what students will achieve at the end of the lesson 2- A working document; Helps the teacher to keep on target and gives him/her something to refer to during the lesson 3- A record;- A lesson plan acts as a record of what a class has done and which materials have been used. How should a lesson plan be written down? - It has no special way of writing Basic principles of lesson planning are ; -Keep it simple -Do not try to script the lesson -Structure and maintain the same structure -Write the anticipated time for each activity in the margin -Check for balance of skill -Check it?s flexibility and open to adaptation Being organized: - Check that you have your lesson plan - Run through your lesson plan and make sure you have necessary aids/materials needed. - Check that the equipments work - Lay out materials and aids so that you can easily find them - Arrange the seating as desire - Make sure that the board is clean - Be ready to chat to the students as they come into class What should be included in a lesson plan? - This depends on individual point of view. Learner?s objectives - This is what you expect students to do by the end of the lesson Personal aims - What a teacher wish to achieve and to improve on - Language point;- shows the theme of the lesson - Teaching aids;- All what is inquired in the lesson - Anticipated problems;- problems that students might encounter during the lesson - Procedure;- Activities used to achieve learner?s objectives - Phase;- Engage, Study or Activate - Timing;- How long each activity is expected to take - Interaction;- who will be interacting at each stage of the lesson - Class level;- Level of ability that the class has with the English language - Number of students;- this is to be sure that the activities prepared are suitable for the class size - Date/Time;- this enables you to keep a historical record of what you have done with the class and when - Teacher?s and observer?s names;- this may be useful if the class is being monitored LESSON PLAN - Teacher - Class level - Language point - teaching aids - Learning objectives - Anticipated problems for teacher - Solutions - Personal aims - Anticipated problem for teachers - Solutions Procedure - Engage - Study - Activate1 - Activate2 Monitoring your lessons A good teacher will want to monitor the quality of his /her own lesson. Teachers ought to improve on their skills and make their classes enjoyable. Planning a sequence of lessons; - Flexibility - Goals - Revision - Variety and balance Going through this unit, I have personally learned the important functions of a lesson plan, it?s procedures, and how to go about writing it.
