Department of Educational Theory and Practice
Formatting a Lesson Plan
Writing a lesson plan is developmental process. Using this format, the candidate will practice planning and organizing lessons so that this procedure becomes innate.
Standard Information: Adapted to fit teaching
needs, including such information as grade level, name of classroom teacher and
place.
Descriptive Title: This is merely the title of the
lesson or activity
Lesson Description: Includes a short description
of what the students will be doing. ( 2-3 sentences)
Objectives: May be general and/or specific
performance objectives and should be written using active verbs (TSW explore, define, create, etc.)
Concept(s) and/or Key Words and Definition(s): This is the main definition of the
concept that you wish the students to understand. You must define the concept so that another
teacher can pick up the lesson plan and read this component to understand what
exactly should be taught.
Students’ Background Knowledge: Is there prior
knowledge that students require in order to complete this lesson?
Materials and Teaching Aids: List
all materials, teaching aids, technology, etc. Include a bibliography
in a consistent reference style. (include
CDs or tapes)
Classroom Management Suggestions: Include any
suggestions for desk arrangement, group sizes, materials distribution and
collection, clean up, and time management.
Assessment: Assessment
should be described in detail. Materials
used to evaluate individual student performance should be attached. (WHAT WILL GO IN THE GRADEBOOK?)
Standards: Make sure you look up the standards in
teaching, content, and assessment. Those
standards that pertain to your lesson are to be listed here. (National and State Standards)
Links outside this lesson: These might include
links to other subjects, to home and so on.
Accommodation for Diversity: Special needs,
gender, ethnicity, language, socio-economic status, religion plus others. (You will assigned a special needs student)
Teaching Model: This
is the largest and most complete area of the lesson plan. It includes all procedures in the lesson not
previously addressed. Identify the teaching model's name: e.g. Direct teaching,
Inquiry based teaching, Problem based teaching . Each
step or stage of the model identified should be included. (Traditional, MI, Learning Cycle, Five E’s, Constructivist)
Attachments: Attach an example, sheet music,
project, poem, illustration, print out of computer program, etc.