LESSON PLAN

 

LESSON PLAN

 

A lesson plan is usually prepared by the teacher who conducts a lesson for students to make sure a lesson meets its objectives and learning takes place effectively. A lesson plan includes lesson objectives, anticipated problems from students, time allocation for each task within the lesson, activity types, and interactions that take place during activities such as student-student, teacher–student, and material that will be used for the lesson, etc. Apart from these, a lesson plan may also include personal aims that focus on personal development of the teacher. Furthermore, a well-planned lesson may have a board plan that is to be displayed in the class for students to record. Thus, it is clear that a lesson plan paves the way for the teacher who conducts the lesson to be well organized beforehand.

A lesson plan ensures that lesson objectives are met and learning takes place effectively in the class. Furthermore, a lesson plan should eventually be connected to the goals of the unit.

DEFINITION

·       A lesson plan is the instructor’s road map of what students need to learn and how it will be done effectively during the class time.

·       A lesson plan is a teacher’s detailed description of the course of instruction for a lesson. A daily lesson plan is developed by a teacher to guide class learning. Details may vary depending on the preference of the teacher, subject being covered, and the needs of the students.

According to Lester.B.Stands; “A Lesson plan is a plan of Action. It therefore, includes the working philosophy of the teacher, his knowledge of philosophy, his information about & understanding of his pupils, his comprehension of the objectives of education, his knowledge of the materials & his ability to utilise effective methods.”

 

NEED & IMPORTANCE OF LESSON PLANNING

 

1.  Through lesson planning the subject is organized properly.

2.  It makes teaching systematic and well organized & and saves time.

3.  It helps teachers in identifying adequate content and its proper sequencing

4.  It helps teachers to learn to foresee and tackle learning difficulties of children.

5.  It enables teachers to utilize the available time properly.

6.  It helps in developing insights about learning needs and abilities of children.

7.  It helps teachers to develop the habit of undertaking immediate corrective measures.

8.  It gives confidence to teachers during teaching.

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD LESSON PLANNING

 

Ø  In lesson planning, the general and important objectives should be clearly defined.

Ø  The lesson plan should relate to suitable teaching method and its use.

Ø  Contains continuity component reviews and reflects on content from the previous lesson.

Ø  Subject, time, class, average age of the students should be mentioned in the Lesson Plan.

Ø  Important examples should be included in lesson planning.

Ø  Inspirational or motivational methods should be experimented in lesson planning.

Ø  In lesson planning, the time for each topic should appropriately be predetermined.

Ø  In lesson planning, the techniques and supportive materials of education like charts, Maps and other audio-visual materials and its utilization should be written.

 

 

 

ADVANTAGES OF LESSON PLAN

 

Ø  It makes work regular, well organized & systematic.

Ø  It promotes confidence & self-reliance (autonomy)in the teacher.

Ø  It keeps the teacher free from the errors of thoughtless teaching.

Ø  It makes the proper atmosphere for learning process.

Ø  It saves time in the sense that the students get a better understanding of the subject & develops some desirable attitude in a specific time, while in the absence of a plan; it might have taken more time for similar understanding.

Ø  It provides continuity in teaching process because lesson plans establish proper connection between different plans of study.

Ø  It stimulates the teacher to introduce striking question & illustration.

Ø  It provides greater freedom in teaching, for a teacher who has properly planned a lesson enters the classroom with confidence without any anxiety.

Ø  The teacher also gets a clear idea about when should start evaluation and when should proceed to the next lesson.

 

LIMITATIONS OF LESSON PLAN

 

·       More time is required to prepare a lesson plan. Teacher cannot work/teach independently.

·       Sometimes simple matters become complicated.

·       The material was written by the teachers for particular students.

·       Each class is different & teachers need to be able to adapt materials from whatever source.

 

Difference between Unit plan and Lesson Plan

 

A lesson plan elaborates, basically, on objectives of a particular lesson and how teaching is planned in a way to achieve those objectives. A unit plan, on the other hand, covers a wider area; a unit that can include many lessons. Furthermore, a unit plan includes goals broken down in terms of lessons, the outline of the content intended to cover and cross-curricular references, etc. A lesson plan is usually prepared by the teacher who teaches that particular lesson the class. However, a unit plan is applicable to many teachers and those who play administrative roles in a school and is effective for a semester. Moreover, a lesson plan can include personal aims for teacher development, unlike unit plans.

 

 

Unit plan Vs Lesson plan

 

UNIT PLAN	LESSON PLAN
1.   Unit plan is planning for a Unit	1.   Lesson plan is planning for a Lesson
2.   It consists of many lessons	2.   It consists of a single lesson
3.   It cannot be finished within stipulated time (4 - 10 periods depending on the content of the unit)	3.   It can be finished within a stipulated time (one period)
4.   It aims at the attainment of wider and higher range of objectives	4.   It aims at the attainment of lesser objectives
5.   Objectives cannot be attained easily	5.   The objectives are easily attainable
6.   Wide content coverage	6.   Less content coverage
7.   Number of teaching aids are used	7.   Limited number of teaching aids are used
8.   Evaluation tools used are larger in number	8.   Less evaluations tools are used
9.   It consists of larger number of review questions	9.   It consists of a smaller number of review questions
10.               It consists of larger number of assignments	11.               It consists of a smaller number of assignments.
10.               Learning activities are merely mentioned	12.               Learning Activates are shown in detail. 13.               Detail