Lesson Plan No:

Teaching Practice: Lesson Plan Structure

The table under each heading will extend as you fill it with information.

A: ROUTINE INFORMATION

Date: 03 May 2023 Day: Wednesday

Name of School: Durban Girls secondary
Student surname and name: Ntsebesha Ncamisile
Student number: 220013177
Grade: 09
Subject: Social sciences
Topic: The nuclear age and the cold war
Areas of conflict and competition between the superpowers in
Content/ Concept Area:
the cold war.

CAPS page no: 55

Duration of lesson: 55 minutes

B: SPECIFIC AIMS

To develop the knowledge (content, skills, and concepts) of learners.

C: LESSON OBJECTIVES
1. KNOWLEDGE

Learners must understand what were the areas of conflict between the superpowers in the cold war

2. SKILLS
Learners must be able differentiate between the arms race and the space race and what is each focus
and contribution towards areas of conflict and competition between the superpowers in the cold war.

3. VALUES/ATTITUDES
 Learners must be able to know the importance to differentiate between the areas of conflict and how
superpowers influenced the cold war.

D: APPROACH/TEACHING STRATEGY:

Whole class discussion.

E: RESOURCES:

Social sciences (history) worksheets

F: LESSON PHASES:
1. INTRODUCTION
Introducing this lesson, I will start by defining these two terms to my learners, the arms race and the
space race and how the superpowers during the cold war were competed. This is to fully gear up my
learners into understanding the whole concept of superpowers in the cold war.

2. DEVELOPMENT
STEP1: In this instance, I will be taking them thorough on what really intercepted during the cold war:

 They used propaganda to convince people that their side was right.
 They used spies to find out what was the other side was doing and what weapons they had.
 They gave aid to smaller and poorer countries to win their support.
 They became involved in local wars in other parts of the world, by giving weapons and
money to groups fighting civil wars.

STEP 2: Proceeding with this lesson, I will give them a source to read which further discusses
the relationship between the arms race and the space race.

3. CONSOLIDATION/LESSON CONCLUSION
Wrapping up today’s lesson I will open up a platform for any queries my learners may arise and
lesson, will give them a class activity to complete.
G: LEARNER ACTIVITY
Describe the learner activity you plan to use. If you are using a worksheet, attach it
to the Lesson Plan)

I will give them sources to read that have attached questions for them to answer thereafter.

H: CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED DURING PLANNING OF LESSON

All proper resources were available for me to compile this lesson.

I: REFERENCES
Grade 09 social sciences history worksheets
Sources from Google scholar

J: REFLECTION

Write a reflection on your experiences, what you have learned, and what can be
improved.
This is not a diary entry. Instead, it is a ‘looking inwards’ at how you can improve your
teaching. Ensure that you fully answer the questions below who has been provided to
guide

What did you find challenging in preparing the teaching material and lesson plan?

What areas can be improved on in the presentation of the lesson when teaching?

Are you confident that ‘knowledge’ was conveyed? Motivate how you ensured the
learners understood the concept you were teaching.

How did you ensure that the learners understood the concept taught?

What did you do to help the learners who needed help understanding the concept?
What did you do that was great and made the lesson enjoyable?

What could be done differently if you had to present the lesson again?