Lesson Planning

LESSON
PLANNING
Group 5

Duong Thi Kim Thanh
Nguyen Minh Thu
Vu Ninh Ha
Dang Thanh Hong
Chu Thanh Dung
Le Minh Trang
Aims
To raise awareness of different teachers’ attitudes towards lesson and lesson planning
To help you solve some of the problems you have with lesson planning
To give you some guidelines for writing effective lesson plans
Main Parts
What is a Lesson Plan?
Why lesson planning?
What are components of a lesson plan?
What are your problems in writing a Lesson Plan?
What are steps of writing a lesson plan?
Metaphors of a lesson
Which metaphors emphasize?
(Matching)
What is a Lesson Plan?
Lesson plan is an organized outline for a single instruction period. It is a necessary guide for the instructor in that it tells what to do, in what order to do it, and what procedure to use in teaching the material of a lesson.
Why lesson planning?
Direction
Time
Reference
Why lesson planning?
Provides the teacher with a clear direction
be a timetable and roadmap of a lesson
indicate the content of the lesson
clearly show which is the focus part – the “must know” - of the lesson
show learning techniques and training aids needed
ensure a logical order of information  easier for Ss to understand
Why lesson planning? (cont.)
Manage the time allocated for each section or activity of the lesson
indicate the time needed for each section
facilitate adjustment of time or cut down on parts of the lesson when there is possibility of running overtime

Why lesson planning? (cont.)
Allow teacher a source of reference
highlight the points if teacher needs extra time and activities outside the lesson


What are components of a lesson plan?
Discussion question:

Should all lesson plans have the same components?
Write your list of components
in the table below:
Components of a lesson plan
What are your problems in writing a lesson plan?
List the problems you have in writing lesson plans and give suggested solutions
Problems in writing lesson plans
Preparation time
What to include and what to leave out
Timing for each activity
Anticipating problems
Covering the textbook
What are steps of writing a lesson plan?
Discussion question:

How many steps of writing a lesson plan?


7 Steps
Group Task:
Ordering the steps of writing a lesson plan
7 Steps of writing a lesson plan
Step 1: Check prior knowledge
T should find out what Ss have known/ learnt and decide on the level of difficulty of the knowledge that Ss are supposed to obtain.
If Ss have known already, some steps may be skipped
T should help Ss to use their prior knowledge to learn new ones.
Step 2: Define the teaching objectives
The lesson objectives should address:
Learning: Define what the Ss will learn by the end of the course.
Eg. “By the end of lesson, you will be able to produce examples of present simple tense.”
Action – Identify how the Ss can apply their learning in their day-to-day communication
Eg. “By the end of today’s lesson, you will be able to write / or describe your daily routines.”
Step 3: Prioritize the information
Grade the information into:
Essential information – What Ss must know
Related information – What Ss should know
Complementary information – What Ss could know

Step 4: Arrange the order of content
Put the content in a logical order: move from that which is known to that which is unknown.
Identify Ss’ baseline information and link that to new information  easy for Ss to understand.
Step 5: Selecting the resources
Based on the course content, the Ss, and availability, T should choose resources: training room, audio-visual aids, handouts...
T should test in prior to check if the resources related to the lesson and suitable to the context.
Step 6: Selecting the teaching techniques
Decide which types of training techniques are most appropriate for demonstrating the points.
Methods should be appropriate for Ss’ age.
Utilize a variety of techniques so that Ss remain their interest.
Step 6: Selecting the teaching techniques (cont.)
Brainstorming
Question and answer
Problem solving exercises
Case studies
Role plays
Quizzes, Debates, Games
.....
Step 7: Estimating the segment times
Estimate how much time is needed for each part.
Cut down on the information that included from the “could know” materials.
Don’t cut down on time for the activities that you have designed for each activity.
Estimated times revised after practice run, or after actual lesson.
Example: Layout of a lesson plan
Thank you for your attention!