NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY

NAME: OKWARA FAVOUR IFEOMA

REGISTRATION NUMBER: 2022684107

DEPARTMENT: EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY

FACULTY: EDUCATION

COURSE CODE: EDU 213/ 222

COURSE TITLE: BASIC METHODOLOGY

LECTURER: MR. CHRISTOPHER

ASSIGNMENT

As an aspiring teacher

1. What is a lesson plan

2. List serially all the features/ components of a good lesson plan

LESSON PLAN

A lesson plan is a systematic and detailed outline developed by educators to structure an instructional
period. It serves as an essential roadmap for a teacher, ensuring that a lesson's objectives, contents,
activities, and assessments align with the desired learning goals.

Using a lesson plan in the classroom is pivotal for several reasons. It guarantees the educator a well-
defined sequence to follow, facilitating a smooth transition between various lesson components. This
fosters a coherent and engaging learning experience for students. A lesson plan allows a teacher to align
the instruction with students' specific needs, abilities, and interests, thereby promoting differentiated
learning. It enables a teacher to assess the effectiveness of the lesson through predetermined success
criteria, aiding in the continuous improvement of teaching practices.

A lesson plan is a teacher's detailed description of the course of instruction or "learning trajectory" for a
lesson. A daily lesson plan is developed by a teacher to guide class learning. Details will vary depending
on the preference of the teacher, subject being covered, and the needs of the students. There may be
requirements mandated by the school system regarding the plan. A lesson plan is the teacher's guide for
running a particular lesson, and it includes the goal (what the students are supposed to learn), how the
goal will be reached (the method, procedure) and a way of measuring how well the goal was reached
(test, worksheet, homework etc.).

Five (5) Common Types of Lesson Plans

1. Daily Lesson Plan

2. Weekly Lesson Plan

Teachers prepare a weekly lesson plan when there is only one particular learning objective: the primary
goal for the entire week. First, the teacher covers the topic in class within 2-3 days and then encourages
the students to practice on their own. By the end of the week, the students go through an assessment to
determine how well they understood the concept.

3. A Whole Unit Lesson Plan

This lesson plan is ideal for teachers who prefer to teach their lessons from a per-unit perspective. You
can customize your pace of teaching for each class depending on how well the students grasp each
concept before moving on to the next topic in the unit.

4. Subject Specific Lesson Plan

If you are teaching multiple subjects in a single shift, you need to use a different lesson plan for each
subject. Differentiating your planning can help achieve your targets and cover each of your lessons while
avoiding confusion and maintaining focus when handling different topics.

5. Grade-Specific Lesson Plan

If you are teaching more than one class across different grade levels, preparing this type of lesson plan
can help you manage your class and time more effectively. You have to consider that each grade level
needs diversity, as some types of assessments will not be applicable across all grade levels.

A typical lesson plan consists of several components that are meticulously interconnected.

*Objectives: The objectives are the educational goals that students will clearly achieve by the end of the
lesson.

*Introduction: A brief overview of the topic, often including an engaging hook to capture student
interest.

*Body: A structured series of activities and instructions designed to facilitate the understanding and
mastery of the subject matter
*Assessment: This section covers the methods and tools employed to evaluate students' grasp of the
material such as quizzes, discussions or projects

*Closure: A summary or conclusion reinforces key concepts and connects them to future learning

*Materials and Resources: This includes a list of necessary materials, tools or technology resources to
conduct the lesson.

FEATURES OR COMPONENTS OF A GOOD LESSON PLAN

1. Subject:- This is simply the subject you are teaching in the lesson such as maths, reading, science or
social studies, etc

2. Topic:- The topic of your lesson plan is the subject, theme or discussion you are focusing on for the
duration of the lesson. It is usually a short section of the lesson plan.

3. Class:- This is the class to teach. It could be nursery, primary or secondary section

4. Date:- It is one of the most straight forward components of any good lesson plan

5. Time or Duration:- This section specifies the hours, classes or days over which the information will be
taught, practiced and assessed

6. Period:- A school period is a block of time allocated for lessons, classes in schools. They typically last
between 30 and 60 minutes with around 3 to 10 periods per school day.

7. Average Age:- The age of the pupils should be included in every lesson plan

8. Entry or Entering Behaviour:- It encompasses the knowledge, skills, attitudes and experiences that
students bring to the learning situation

9. Lesson Objectives or Specific Objectives:- The lesson objectives which is usually located at the
beginning of the plan, focuses on the end of the lesson and states what skills you want your students to
have learned or what knowledge you want them to have acquired when the lesson is finished

10. Set Induction:- It refers to the process of using a thought- provoking statement, interesting fact or an
audio- visual stimulus at the beginning of lecture or teaching to gain students' attention and give an
overview about the lecture topic

11. Lesson Movement or Instructional Procedure:- They are procedures created, planned and
implemented to keep things running smoothly and efficiently in the classroom

12. Evaluation:- This refers to the process of assessing and measuring students' progress, learning
outcomes and the effectiveness of teaching methods and materials used during a lesson or instructional
unit
13. Closure:- Lesson closure provides an opportunity for teachers to conduct a final, brief review of the
lesson and to check and confirm that students learning has occurred at the conclusion of a lesson.