Lesson planning process by Palesa Lesenya

Lesson wheel

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Before planning/presenting a lesson consult your lesson wheel.

1. Outer wheel

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Learners

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-Who are my learners?

-What are their strengths?

-What are their interests?

Context

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-Type of school.

-Location.

-What resources are available.

Time

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-Duration of lesson.

-Number of sessions.

2. Backward design

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-Follow the backward design when planning by starting with the end.

-When presenting the lesson we start at the beginning.

3. Aims/Objectives

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Include the aims/objectives of your lesson. What do you want your learners to know or able to do after you have presented your lesson.

4. Prior knowlegde

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-Before you start presenting your lesson, activate the learners prior knowledge so that you find out what your learners already know.

-Include baseline questions also discuss vocabulary linked to introduction and scaffold it.

5. Pertinent questions

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-Think about the purpose of the lesson. Identify real-life connection.

-The pertient questions should not be yes or no questions. They should be open-ended to hone the learners to thinking.

6. Introduction

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-This is a short activity a teacher does to introduce the topic of the lesson.

-It should be interesting and attention grabbing.

-There should be an actual activity or activities that learners will do and be actively engaged in it.

-Should link with the SMART task.

7. Teaching/learning activities

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-Teacher activities that the teacher will do with the learners.

-Learner activities that the learners will do while the teacher is teacher.

-Activites can be teacher or learner-centered.

8. Assessment

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-The type of assessment you will do. Will the teacher assess the learners or will the learners assess themselves.

-The type of assessment tools you will use for e.g. Memorandum, Checklist, Observation sheet etc.

SMART task

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The activities should be SMART; Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Revelant and Timebound.