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What Is A Lesson Plan?

A lesson plan is a teacher's daily guide that outlines what students need to learn, how it will be taught, and how learning will be measured. It helps teachers be more effective by providing a detailed outline to follow for each class period and ensures class time is spent on teaching concepts rather than figuring things out on the fly. Effective lesson plans have six key parts: objectives, requirements, materials, procedure, assessment, and reflection. Objectives list what students will be able to do after completing the lesson and let teachers know if students have learned concepts and skills. Objectives should be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based.

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What Is A Lesson Plan?

A lesson plan is a teacher's daily guide that outlines what students need to learn, how it will be taught, and how learning will be measured. It helps teachers be more effective by providing a detailed outline to follow for each class period and ensures class time is spent on teaching concepts rather than figuring things out on the fly. Effective lesson plans have six key parts: objectives, requirements, materials, procedure, assessment, and reflection. Objectives list what students will be able to do after completing the lesson and let teachers know if students have learned concepts and skills. Objectives should be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based.

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What Is a Lesson

Plan?
A lesson plan is a teacher’s daily guide for
what students need to learn, how it will be
taught, and how learning will be measured.

Lesson plans help teachers be more effective in the


classroom by providing a detailed outline to follow
each class period.

This ensures every bit of class time is spent teaching


new concepts and having meaningful discussions —
not figuring it out on the fly!

The most effective lesson plans have six key


parts:

1. Lesson Objectives
2. Related Requirements
3. Lesson Materials
4. Lesson Procedure
5. Assessment Method
6. Lesson Reflection

Because each part of a lesson plan plays a role in the


learning experience of your students, it’s important
to approach them with a clear plan in mind.

Let’s start with the first part of every lesson plan --


the lesson objectives!

1. Lesson Objectives
Lesson objectives list what students will be
able to do after completing the lesson.

These objectives let you easily tell if your lesson has


effectively taught your students new concepts and
skills.

It can feel overwhelming to pin down specific


takeaways for a lesson, but you can break the
process into steps to do it in a breeze!

First, it’s best to view your lesson objectives as goals


for your class and students.

One of the most popular goal-setting strategies is


the “SMART” criteria, which ensures goals are
focused.

In the context of lesson planning, you can use the


SMART criteria to determine your lesson objectives:

 Is the objective specific?
 Is the objective measurable?
 Is the objective attainable by all students?
 Is the objective relevant to your class and
students?
 Is the objective time-based to align with your
syllabus?

For each objective, it’s important to start with an


action that relates to what students should be able
to do after the lesson.

Depending on what topic you’re teaching and the


level of knowledge your students have, these actions
will vary.

For example, when teaching brand new concepts,


you may define actions like define, identify, explain,
and determine.

However, if your lesson involves more advanced


tasks, the objectives may include actions like create,
use, perform, or measure.

To see these phrases in context, let’s look at


examples that a computer teacher might choose
when teaching Microsoft Word.

For an introductory lesson about Microsoft Word,


objectives could be:

 Identify parts of the ribbon menu


 Determine methods of selecting text in a
document
 Define fonts and font styles

In a more advanced class, objectives might include:

 Insert a document header


 Use document themes
 Add a page border

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