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Lesson Planning: Objectives, Instructional Sequence, and Assignments

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Summary

A lesson plan is a teacher’s guide for a particular lesson. It describes the intended learning trajectory and helps connect learning goals, teaching activities, and evidence of student understanding.

A lesson plan is a detailed description of the course of instruction for a lesson. A daily plan helps a teacher guide class learning, prepare materials, use time purposefully, and respond to student needs. Its format can vary with the teacher’s preferences, the subject, the learners, and any requirements set by the school system.

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What is a lesson plan?
A teacher’s detailed guide to the course of instruction for a lesson, including its goals, procedures, and ways of checking learning.
What is a knowledge objective?
An objective describing what students are expected to know by the end of a lesson.
What is a behavioral objective?
An objective describing what students should be able to do by the end of a lesson.
What are the eight Herbartian phases?
Introduction, Foundation, Brain Activation, Body of New Information, Clarification, Practice and Review, Independent Practice, and Closure.
What is the purpose of preparation?
To motivate and ready students by linking new content to prior knowledge, arousing curiosity, and engaging the senses.

Quiz questions

  1. Which type of objective describes what students can do at the end of a lesson?Answer: A behavioral objective.
  2. Why should a lesson plan include independent practice?Answer: It gives students an opportunity to extend or apply learning on their own.
  3. Why should students compare new ideas with daily-life situations?Answer: To connect new knowledge with familiar experiences and support the formation of principles or definitions.
  4. A student uses a principle learned in class to solve a different problem. Which phase does this demonstrate?Answer: Application.

Based on the Wikipedia article Lesson plan, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.

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