LESSON PLANNING

 

Lesson Plans | Lesson Design (Hunter) | Semester Planning | Semester plan format

Science Lesson Plan Ideas | AltaVista | State Content Standards

 

Preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Dwight David Eisenhower

 

Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans should contain the basic features listed below, although the sequence and format may vary.

 

(A) Major Concepts

(B) Performance Objective (what will students be able to do when the lesson is complete? State Content Standards

(C) Materials and Equipment (From what scientific supply company must I order it, and by what date?)

(D) In Class Assignments (handouts, readings, problems, homework)

(E) Outline of Lesson (provide a general time frame)

(1) Dispatch (activity for students to work on while you are taking role)

(2) Introduction; how does today's lesson relate to past lessons

(3) Lecture/discussion (explanation of concepts). It is suggested that you develop a separate notebook of lecture notes that is organized by the major concepts taught throughout the semester. Develop your notes with a legal outline (e.g. 1.1.1) so that you can add notes, without having to renumber the pages.

(a) lecture notes: refer to page numbers in your lecture note book.

(b) diagrams (overhead transparencies)

(c) handouts

(d) reference pages in text

(e) reference time in video or frame numbers in laser discs

(4) Activities

(a) group work

(b) Biology, Chemistry, Geoscience, Physics, or Health laboratory experiments

(c) Biology, Chemistry, Geoscience, Physics, or Health demonstrations

(d) videos

(e) guest speakers

(f) field trips

(5) Summary (provide closure for the lesson)

(F) Homework (textbooks, readings, problems, projects, etc.)

Lesson Design
(From Madeline Hunter)

 

1) Anticipatory Set - A short activity or prompt that focuses the students' attention before the actual lesson begins. Used when students enter the room or in a transition. A hand-out given to students at the door, review question written on the board, "two problems" on the overhead are examples of AS.

2) Purpose - The purpose of today's lesson, why the students need to learn it, what they will be able to "do", and how they will show learning as a result are made clear by the teacher.

3) Input - The vocabulary, skills, and concepts the teacher will impart to the students - the "stuff" the kids need to know in order to be successful.

4) Modeling - The teacher shows in graphic form or demonstrates what the finished product looks like - a picture worth a thousand words.

5) Guided Practice - The teacher leads the students through the steps necessary to perform the skill using the trimodal approach - hear/see/do.

6) Checking For Understanding - The teacher uses a variety of questioning strategies to determine "Got it yet?" and to pace the lesson - move forward?/back up?

7) Independent Practice - The teacher releases students to practice on their own based on #3-#6.

8) Closure - A review or wrap-up of the lesson - "Tell me/show me what you have learned today".

COMPONENTS OF A SEMESTER PLAN

• Your Semester Plan should include the following items:

(1) Course Objectives

(2) Outline

(a) lecture outline

(b) reading assignments

(c) special projects & reports

(d) biology, chemistry, geoscience, physics, or health laboratory experiments

(e) biology, chemistry, geoscience, physics, or health demonstrations

(f) audio-visual resources

(g) guest speakers, field trips

(h) group projects

(i) written assignments

(k) exams

(3) Performance objectives

(4) State Content Standards

(5) Classroom rules

(6) Grading policy

(7) Texts to be used

(8) Other pertinent information

See semester plan format

What do each of the following want to see in a semester plan?

You can prepare two different semester plans (one for your self and your administrator, and one for your students and their parents) from the same document using hidden text.