Importance of Lesson Planning

According to the diagram on the Importance of Lesson Planning, what is the first question a teacher should ask when planning a lesson?

• What do I want my students to learn?

• How will I assess student learning?

• What materials will I need?

• How much time will each activity take?

According to the diagram on the Importance of Lesson Planning, after deciding what students should learn, a teacher should consider:

• How to assess student learning

• What resources are needed

• How to manage classroom behavior

• How to communicate with parents

According to the diagram on the Importance of Lesson Planning, what is the final step a teacher should take to ensure lesson effectiveness?

• Review student feedback

• Assess student learning outcomes

• Prepare teaching materials

• Set learning objectives

Fill in the blank: ________ helps students and teachers understand the goals.

• Lesson planning helps students and teachers understand the goals.

• Homework checking helps students and teachers understand the goals.

• Classroom decoration helps students and teachers understand the goals.

• Taking attendance helps students and teachers understand the goals.

Fill in the blank: Lesson planning allows the teacher to create ________.

• learning activities.

• classroom decorations.

• student report cards.

• school lunch menus.

Fill in the blank: Lesson planning aligns the instructional materials with the ________.

• objective.

• textbook.

• classroom size.

• teacher's preference.

Fill in the blank: Lesson planning helps assure that the needed instructional materials are ________.

• available.

• expensive.

• unnecessary.

• outdated.

Fill in the blank: Lesson planning enables the teacher to thoughtfully address individual ________ among students.

• learning needs

• teaching styles

• classroom sizes

• subject matters

Fill in the blank: Lesson planning helps maintain ________.

• classroom management.

• disorder in class.

• student confusion.

• teacher absence.

Fill in the blank: Lesson planning helps create teacher and student ________.

• success.

• confusion.

• boredom.

• anxiety.