Lesson Planning

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 Objective
• At the end of the session we will be able
to
– Define lesson plan
– Describe the contents of lesson plan
– Describe the principles designing a lesson plan
– Find out the advantages of lesson plan
– Outline of lesson planning process
– Prepare a lesson plan

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Educational circle
What will the student
be able to do at the end
of the session?

Do the objectives
Objective
or methods need
to be changed
Which learning experience
Evaluate will help them to do it

Method
Assessment
How will we assess whether
he has mastered it

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What is a lesson ?
• Things to be learned by the pupil

• Amount of teaching given at one

time within the time assigned to it

• Systematic instruction

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 What is a plan?
• Formulated or organized way by which
things to be done
• A blue print for taking action
• A way of proceeding –relative position of
points of thing to be done

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 What is a Lesson Plan?
• The process of logically organizing the teaching

activities for a course or program

• A guide for teacher which helps to cover topics

comprehensively with proper sequence of points

and without missing any things

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What is the need of a
Lesson Plan ?
• Lesson will be well organized without
missing anything
• The whole topic can be covered
comprehensively within the given
time with proper sequence of points
and examples

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What is the need of a
Lesson Plan ? ….
• Teaching program can be conducted in a
relevant way
• All points of the lesson will get proper
importance
• Teaching and learning will be efficient
and effective

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 Principles of designing
a Lesson Plan
• Gaining attention
• Informing the learner of the
objectives
• Stimulating recall of the prerequisite
• Presenting the stimulus materials
• Providing learning guidance

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Principles of designing a
Lesson Plan…….

• Eliciting the performance

• Provide feedback
• Assessing performance
• Enhancing retention and transfer

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Contents of a Lesson Plan
• Topic
• Place, date & duration
• Learning objectives
• List of contents and its organization
• Methods of instruction
• Media to be used
• Assessment
• Evaluation
• Review
• References
Note: All the components are interrelated

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 Useful guides considered for
Lesson Plan

• Student should be provided opportunities

– to be an active rather than a passive learner
– for understanding the logic underlying the
teaching activities
– to learn through a variety of educational
resources including models
– for practice knowledge & skill
– For feedback

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Outline of lesson planning
process
1. Review the context of the lesson
• Time
• Space
• Resources
• Students
2. Define the objectives
e.g. ARI
3. Plan the introduction
• Story
• Emphasis etc

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 Outline of the lesson planning
process…
4. Plan the learning strategies
• Analyze the skill component of the objective
• Select a suitable teaching strategy
• Think of resources
• Divide the activities within and outside the lesson
period
• Write out the lesson procedures sequence
5. Plan the summary
– Ask, review the main points, a handout

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 Outline of the lesson planning
process…
5. Plan the follow up
• Handout
• References or manual
• Project work / home work
• Field work

6. Plan the assessment

– Observation of skill
– MCQ
– Project

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 A model outline of the lesson plan (Malaria)
Task Time of lesson comment

Objective – 1 hour
students will be able to describe the life cycle of the malarial parasite

Introduction- 05 min
•Story
•Previous knowledge -
•Emphasis – worldwide death per year & BD

Content Teacher activities 10 min Student activity

Life cycle in general Show diagram Student read hand out

Stages in details Show OHP / Poster etc 30 min Students draw

Explain the stages
Ask students to draw

Summary Shows OHP again and ask to write down 10 min Students write names
names as they appear

Assessment Collects the papers 05 min

Follow up Arrange microscopes for demonstration of

MPs
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