Name.

Syed Fareedullah
Roll no. 018
Department. (Bs hons) education
Subject. Instructional method.
Assignment Topic lesson planning techniques.
Teacher name. sir AKHYAR Ahmed

Lesson planning:- The terms lesson plan and day plan as well, maybe, as short term and
long term plans, are often used together. Here is my explanation of how I see them and how
they fit together.
Lesson Plans are complete activities that you do with students that have learning goals,
activities and assessment opportunities. These are the key plans that a teacher would use to
organize the students’ learning. Depending on its complexity, one lesson plan could be done
in part of one class period or might continue over a series of classes.
I have a simple lesson plan model that combines three things: texts, engagement activities
and synthesis activities.

A text (teacher presentation or lesson, movie, video, reading, graphic, map etc.) gives the
student information or ideas that they need to learn and can use to develop thinking skills.
Engagement activities are tasks that the students do related to the texts. This could include
answering questions, working in groups, class discussion or debate, online interactions etc.).
The purpose of these activities is to get the students to immerse themselves in the text
thereby learning the content and practicing skills. This could also include the teacher teaching
the students a skill that they will then use and/or practice.
A synthesis task asks the students to bring together what they have learned from the text and
engagement activities. This could include a report of some sort (a sentence, paragraph or
essay, a lab report, a mathematical solution), a mind map of the ideas discussed, a labelled
map, a piece of prose or art etc. This could easily be used to assess or evaluate the students’
understanding and ability identified in the learning goals (whatever form they might take).

Day Plans are a list of what you can do in a class period. I would have a day plan page for
each day but many people use a class organizer or lesson book. For me a day plan included
the date, the name of the courses I would be teaching and a list of the lessons (there was a
lesson plan for each) for each course. I would note which part of the lesson plan the students
would be working on.
Short Term Plans, for me at least, are synonymous with Lesson Plans but could also be some
form of a Day Plan.
Long Term Plans are my construction of the curriculum. This is where I would break down the
official curriculum (usually provided by the national/state/provincial/district authority) into
Big Ideas, thinking skills and knowledge content. These are sometimes explicitly stated in the
curriculum document.
Big Ideas are very general statements that identify what the students are to learn. They are
usually content-focused and are very broad. Some specific curriculum examples are:
GEOGRAPHY: Human activities are shaped by the physical environment. Humans often
negatively impact their environment.
MATHEMATICS: Numbers represent something in the real world. Fractions represent parts of
a whole.
ENGLISH: All texts are meant to communicate some idea from one person to another.
Texts are often not received as they are intended.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Rules are used to organize competitive activities. Nutrition has
significant short and long term effects.
Thinking Skills that the students should learn and that the teacher should actively teach might
include some or all of the following: writing questions, focusing, interpretation and analysis,
organization, assessment and evaluation, communication etc.
Knowledge Content would include a list of things that the students should know and
understand. I would break this down into general concepts like interdependence and more
specific things like people, places, things, terminology, rules, literary devices etc. This does
not have to include all of the content, which would normally be included in the curriculum
document, but should include major topics (wars, parts of physical geography, exponents,
parts of speech, particle theory etc.).
A short note on final Assessment: Every year I would plan to write the final assessment
(exams, performance tasks, essays etc.) BEFORE classes began. I never did it completely but
over time I would build up assessment pieces that I would adapt each term. At the beginning
of the course I would show/give the students the previous class’ evaluation tasks. This would
allow them to contextualize what they are learning.

EXAMPLE: Hopefully this makes sense. While I have attempted to provide examples to
support what I am describing, it is hard to see how these things might actually look. I have
many examples of lesson plans, day plans, long term plans as well as various final
assessments that I have used and am willing to share.

Benefits of lesson planning Before you begin teaching, create a clear lesson plan for the
teacher and the students. You have a predetermined list of things to get ready. As a result,
you can schedule the classes based on the time you have to teach the entire course. By
reading the textbooks before the lecture, they can get ready for the lessons.

It also keeps you on course and prevents you from straying into unrelated subjects. The
lesson plan steps tell you exactly what to do and when. Thus, there is no room for doubt or
uncertainty. This article covers the creation of a lesson plan.
While preparing a lesson plan, you must keep certain things in mind, such as:;
You must state your objectives clearly
Plan the sequence clearly
Remember to mention all the topics and sub-topics
Welcome feedback
Lesson plan is important because:

It guides the teacher

It helps them to stop the unnecessary repetition of content
Lesson plan helps teachers to be more confident
It also helps teachers to make teaching systematic and organized

A well-organized lesson plan is highly important not only for teachers but for students as well,
since by adhering to it, students may establish a routine that will help them develop and
manage their time so they can take time to relax and work on their health.
The most effective lesson plans have six key parts:
 Lesson Objectives
 Related Requirements
 Lesson Materials
 Lesson Procedure
 Assessment Method
 Lesson Reflection
Lesson planning is an important aspect of teaching as it allows teachers to organize and
structure their instruction in a way that is most effective for their students. It helps to ensure
that the material is presented in a logical and coherent manner and that there is a clear
purpose for each lesson. Lesson planning aware the teacher of certain challenges that may
occur during the lesson and this can help teachers to create a better plan and keep in mind
the ways to handle those challenges.

Lesson planning is a very helpful teaching strategy that makes it easier for teachers to not
miss out on any important topic, exercise, or other things regarding the lesson.
The functions of lesson planning are as follows:

Identifying and Communicating learning objectives

Creating a lesson plan helps to clearly identify the learning objectives of the lesson. It ensures
what is to be the outcome of the understanding of the lesson. Having a clear vision of the
lesson objectives and communicating them clearly with the students is a great way to start
the lesson, as they already know the core concept of the lesson.

Sequencing and Pacing the Instruction

Sequencing in lesson planning refers to creating a sequencing of every lesson. Let's take a
simple example, a lesson has a beginning, a middle, and an end, with every phase teachers
plan some exercises that can quiz, fill in the blanks, true or false, and other things. Teachers
while creating a lesson plan must always focus on the sequence of steps to follow in it and
what to do on which step. In terms of instructional pacing, teachers should be able to figure
out how many activities are needed to be planned for every phase of the lesson.

Selecting and organizing study materials

It is important to understand what study material is required for the lesson and thus while
lesson planning it becomes easier for teachers to understand what type of study material and
how much study material is required for the lesson. This lesson planning helps in creating
accurate study material for students.

Understanding Student's Learning Process

A great lesson plan has a space for students to ask their doubts and clear their understanding
of the lesson. It is important to have this section that can clear students' misconceptions and
as well as access their learning to know if the intended objective of the lesson has been
achieved or not. This will also ensure that the communication between teachers and students
is effective or not.

Improving Teaching Strategies

After the complete implementation of the lesson plan, teachers are able to self-analyze that
what has been taught to students was right and how the teaching method can be improved
and better teaching strategies can be implemented in the classroom.

Lesson planning has various functions and they are really important for teachers and
students. Lesson planning is a great way to work and plan classes. This helps in making the
classes engaging as well as proper knowledge content.