CONSTRUCTION STUDIES LESSON PLAN

Student Name: Shane Finnerty

ID: G00360475

Subject: Construction Studies Topic(s): Foundations, Floor and radon, Walls and
plastering
Pupil Year Group: 5th year CS No. of Pupils: 16
Lesson Number: 3 Length of lesson: 4O Minutes
Date: 18/11/2020 Time of Lesson: 11:25-12:05

1. PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND OSERVATIONS

In the previous lesson, I have noticed that the students are getting bored of looking through the book
and highlighting notes.

The students engaged well in the videos I presented in class, they provided me with a lot of feedback.

They enjoyed the idea of introducing videos into the lesson as it broke down the lesson well and got
them very interested in lesson.

I got through all the material I wanted to cover in the lesson, had no problems with classroom
management.

Observed them sketching, they are very good at sketching. In relation to 3d sketching, they are very
strong.

2. LESSON RATIONALE

Brief outline of why this content is the basis of the lesson KEY*

As the students are getting frustrated of looking through notes on the book, I must change
up the structure off the lessons and I how approach teaching them the material. In this
lesson, I will use PowerPoint with my own referenced.

As they enjoyed the videos, I will continue to use videos in the lesson to provide the
students with the material in a fun and creative way. RL

As the students showed me that they understood the notes we went through in the
previous lesson, I will introduce new material to them in this lesson – that being the strip NL
foundation: what they are, the design features and the traditional strip foundation.

I will introduce this material as it is the next step in the chapter of foundations. It is also NL
important students learn this as learning the properties of strip foundation and how it works
is highly important in the construction studies curriculum.

NL
It is also important for students to learn this as question 1 in the leaving certificate paper is
mandatory and is mainly based on foundations so its important, they understand the
 components of foundations.

*KEY: RL=Reinforced Learning, NL=New Learning

4. SUBJECT OUTCOMES (AS IDENTIFIED IN SUBJECT PLANNER) AND CORRESPONDING

LEARNING INTENTIONS & ASSESSMENTS

*KEY: C=Cognitive, PM=Psychomotor, A=Affective

Choose an item.

Learning Intentions (LI’s) Assessment of Success Criteria for LI’s Key

At the end of this lesson the students will be learning  Students can now C
enabled to:  Questioning explain what a strip
Understand what a strip foundation and foundation is and
where it is used. where it is used.

Choose an item.

Learning Intentions (LI’s) Assessment of Success Criteria for LI’s Key

At the end of this lesson the students will be learning  Students can now C
enabled to:  Questioning explain what a strip
Understand the design features of a strip foundation is and
foundation and the importance of this. where it is used.

Choose an item.

Learning Intentions (LI’s) Assessment of Success Criteria for LI’s Key

At the end of this lesson the students will be learning  Students can C
enabled to:  Questioning explain the step by
Describe the construction of a strip step process in the
foundation. construction of a
strip foundation.
5. THE LESSON

TIME LINE TEACHER ACTIVITIES PUPIL ACTIVITIES KEY*

SET INDUCTION (BEGINNING)

0-2 mins Welcome the students into the Students will enter the classroom
classroom. and sanitize their hands.

Get the students to use the hand Take their seats. They will then wait
sanitizer. further instruction from the
teacher.
Sit them into their assigned seats.

LESSON SEQUENCE (MIDDLE)

2-3 mins The teacher will tell the students The students will listen to the
what they will be doing during the teachers plan for the lesson.
lesson. The teacher will show them
the learning outcomes off the class
on a PowerPoint.

3-5 mins I will then do a quick recap on the The students will answer the O
previous lesson. Asking student’s questions the teacher asks.
questions:

What are the factors to considering

when selecting a foundation?

What is settlement?

What is bulb of pressure in relation

to foundations?

5-10 mins I will show the students a few Engage in a discussion about the O
images of strip foundations. pictures.

I will then be using a PowerPoint, Listen to the teacher as he explains

tell students what a foundation is and talks through the notes.
and what it is used for and where it
is used.
Take down the notes into their L
Inform them to take down the
notes. copies.

10-15 mins I will then move onto the design
features of strip foundation.
Explain to them the features using
a PowerPoint with notes and
images.
Get the students to take down the
Listen to the teacher as he explains O
the notes and describe the design
features with relevance to the
image.
L
Take down the notes and sketch
 notes and sketch the image. the image.

I will get the students to annotate The students will annotate the G
the components in the image. drawing and provide the name of
the components to the teacher. O

15-20 mins I will then describe why these Listen to the teacher as he
design features are important to describes the importance of the
follow: design features.

Explain the success in following The students will write down the L
these design ideas using notes and sketch the image.
G
PowerPoint notes and images.

Tell the students to write down the

short notes and sketch the image
of the successful set foundation.

20-25 mins I will then move onto the failure of Engage in the discussion with the O
foundations when not following teacher.
the design features. First engage in
a quick discussion about this and
see if they provide answers to my
questions.
Take down the notes and draw the
I will use the PowerPoint to teach
image.
this with short notes and images.

Inform the students to write down

the short notes and draw the
image into their copies.

25-30 mins I will move onto the construction of
a strip foundation.
Will begin this by asking students
on their opinion on how they think
it is constructed.
Engage in the discussion, provide
their own reasoning on the steps in
the construction of a strip
foundation.

I will then go through the steps 1 Listen to the teacher as he explains

by 1 from digging to ready for rising and describes the step by step
walls using step by step on construction method.
PowerPoint.

30-36 mins I will finish of the lesson by putting
on two videos:
The first one is about digging and
reinforcing the foundation.
Watch and listen carefully to the
two videos to reinforce their
knowledge on the construction of
foundations.

The second video is about pouring

the concrete and finishing the
foundation.
 CLOSURE (END)

36-40 mins The teacher will do a short recap
on the lesson, asking students
questions related to the
foundations.
The teacher will then ask the class
too quietly and mannerly pack up
their belongings.
Sanitize and leave the classroom in
a mannerly order.
Students will engage in the recap O
and answer the teacher’s
questions.
Will wipe down benches and
sanitize.
Students will pack up their
belongings and leave the classroom
in an orderly fashion.

*KEY: L=Literacy, N=Numeracy, O=Oracy, G=Graphicacy, SEN=Special Educational Needs, MA=Mixed Ability,
CL= Cooperative Learning, GI=Gender Inclusion & MI=Multicultural Inclusion.

6. LIST OF TEACHING RESOURCES

“Get Constructive” chapter 9 Foundations – PDF

PowerPoint

YouTube Video – Excavation and digging

YouTube video – Pouring concrete

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