Lesson Planning

What is a lesson plan

• A plan that is made up during the lesson

• A plan that may extend for more than one class period and/or days (2 or 3 days)

• A plan that is made for one day

What is a daily lesson plan?

• A plan that creates one activity for each day

• A plan to change your students daily schedules

• A plan that changes every class period

• A plan that runs for an entire class period

Which answer is not a basic element of a lesson plan?

• Goals and objectives

• Procedures

• Multiple backup activities

• Assessments

What are reasons to prepare a written lesson plan?

• Sense of security

• Evidence

• Substitute teachers

• To inform the students

Descriptive data in a lesson plan includes

• Name of course and grade level being taught

• Objective

• Time allotted for the lesson plans

• Topic being considered in the lesson

True or False: Lesson plans should remain flexible

• True

• False

The closing provides the teacher an opportunity to...

• Reinforce the lesson
• Quiet the children
• Teach the lesson one more time
• Assess the children's learning

As a result from the lesson planning process...

• clear teaching goals are established

• all curriculum elements are aligned

• there is more accountability

• All of the above

The most important element in an effective lesson plan is

• clear learning objectives

• fun activities

• differentiation

• All of the above

A lesson plan must be:

• flexible, coherent, and student-centered

• organized and flexible

• standard testing focused and coherent