Lesson Plan Components Lonestar

Direct instruction takes place when

• the educator actually teaches the lesson.

• the students practice the concepts independently.

• the teacher hooks/grabs students' interests at the beginning of the lesson.

• the teacher closes out the lesson.

During the closure the teacher

• instructs students on the skills of the lesson.

• gains students' interests

• wraps things up.

• oversees individual student work.

provides each student a chance to demonstrate her grasp of new learning by working through an activity or exercise under the teacher’s direct supervision.

Why is the independent practice important?

• Students have to show that they absorbed the lesson's aim.

• Students have to provide prior knowledge of a new topic.

• Students have to copy down notes

• Students have to write down the aim.

___________ is used to inform teachers of students' level of understanding.

GUIDED PRACTICE: Teachers closely monitor students as they complete a practice activity.

• FALSE

• TRUE

A _________ is used to allow students to reflect on what they have learned in a lesson