HOW TO

PLAN A
LESSON

Developing The Plan

After writing the lesson objectives, teachers
must decide the activities and procedures to
ensure the successful attainment of these
objectives.
The generic lesson plan has five phases

perspective or the opening

Stimulation
Instruction/participation
Closure
Follow-up

Stimulation

perspective
or the
opening

Generic Component of
Lesson Plan [1]
asks students
questions such
as:

What was the previous activity

What concepts have they
learned?

then gives a preview

of the new lesson

poses questions to get the students thinking about

the coming activity
helps stds relate their activity to their lives
begins with attention grabber: anecdote ,
picture, etc
Use the response of the attention grabber as a lead
to the activity

Generic Component of
Lesson Plan [2]
Instruction/
participation

presents the activity

Checks students understanding
Encourages active students involvement
Use pairwork and group work

Closur
e

Check what the students have learned

Followup

Reinforce some concepts

Gives preview about the possibilities of the

future lesson

Give students opportunities to do independent

work (Homework)

Summary
Lesson
Phase

Role of teacher

Role of students

perspective
or the
opening

Asks what the students have

work
Preview new lesson

Tell what theyve learned

previously
Respond to preview

Stimulation

Prepare students for new

activities
Presents attention grabber

Relate activities to their lives

Respond to attention
grabber

Instruction/
participation

Presents activity
Checks for understanding
Encourages involvement

Do activity
Show understanding
Interact with others

Closure

Asks what the students have

learned
Previews future lesson

Tell what they have learned

Give input on future lessons

Follow-up

Presents other activities to

reinforce same concepts
Presents opportunities for
interaction

Do new activities
Interact with others

Questions before the planning

What do you want the students to learn and why?
Are all the task necessaryworth doing and at the right
level?
What materials, aids, and so on and why?
What type of interaction will you encouragepair work
and group work?
What isntructions will you give them? (written, oral, etc)?
What questions will you ask?
How will you monitor student understanding during
different stages of the lesson?

PARTS OF LESSON PLAN

Objective
A description of what the
students will be able to do at the
end of the lesson
Use behavioral verb to describe
expected outcomes

Warm-up and introduction

Grab the attention of students
Provide interest or motivation factor
The form can be questions, a story, saying,
an activity, a discussion starter, etc.

materials
Plan! Prepare!
Envision your needs
List all of your resources
Have enough manipulatives (when
needed fro groups and individuals)

Learning Activity

Procedures and presentation

Practice
(applying what is learned)

Provide
multiple
learning
activities

Controlled practice
Guided practice
Independent practice

Pre-assessment
What are the characteristics of the
learners in class?
What do the students already know and
understand?
How do my students learn best?
What modification in instruction might I
need to make?

closure
Lesson
wrapped
up: leave
students
with an
imprint
of what
the
lesson
covered

Students summarize the

major concepts (display
the internalized student
knowledge)
Teacher recaps the
main points
Teacher sets the stage
for the next phase of
learning

Evaluation
Teacher made
test

In-class or
homework
assignment

Project to apply
the learning in
real life situation

Recitations and
summaries

Performance
assessments

Use of rubrics

Journals

Informal
assessment

Portofolios

reflection
What went well in the lesson

What problems did I experience

Are there things I could have done differently

How can I build on this lesson to make future lesson
successful

Preparation Summary

LESSON PLAN
Preparation
Summary: