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Writing Lesson Plans
Introductory Page
There are only a few essential elements of a
lesson plan:
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Objectives--what students will be able
to do as a result of the lesson
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Standards--which state content and developmental
standards are addressed in the lesson
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Procedures--what the teacher will do
to get the students there
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Assessment opportunities--what
the teacher can do to see if the lesson was taught effectively: watching students
work, assigning application activities, getting feedback, etc. (Can
include both formal and informal assessment and both formative and summative
evaluations.)
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Modifications/accommodations for any special
needs students in the class
Additionally, many lesson plans also include:
Materials needed for the class
period and any special equipment
Time estimates, and of course
Procedural Subpoints.
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A Starting Point
Madeline
Hunter lesson plan format:
(Seven-element format: just one way to structure a lesson;
developed for math classes)
Anticipatory Set (setting the stage)--attention-getter and focuser
Statement of Objectives--tell students what they'll be able to do as a result of the
lesson
Instructional Input--lecture, but not necessarily lecture: demo, explanation,
instructions
Modeling--demonstrate, show what you tell
Check for Understanding--watch faces, ask questions
Guided Practice--help students start practicing new skills, applying new
knowledge
Independent Practice--turn them loose to work on their own, homework assignment,
etc.
Click here to see a
sample history
lesson plan and its seven labeled parts.
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Other Lesson Formats:
(e.g., lab)
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(e.g., coop learning)
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Equipment
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Set the stage
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State objectives
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Give instructions
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Check for understanding
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Group work
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Guided practice
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Discussion
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Regrouping
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Summary
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Assessment
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(e.g., vocabulary lesson)
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Equipment
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Set the stage
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State objective
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Cycles:
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Instruction
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Check for understanding
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Guided practice
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Instruction
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Check for understanding
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Guided practice
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etc.
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Independent practice
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Assessment
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Other stuff quality lessons include:
Bloom's
Taxonomy and Critical Thinking
Knowledge—recall
Comprehension—understand
Application—use, practice
Analysis—dissect, generalize Synthesis—create,
combine Evaluation—appraise, value
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Multiple
Intelligences (Howard Gardner)
Verbal
Mathematical
Spatial
Musical
Kinesthetic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
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Instructional
Scaffolding (Jerome Bruner;
Langer & Applebee)
Ownership--wish to learn
Appropriateness--right level
Support--structured guidance
Collaboration--coaching
Internalization--independent
practice
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Click here for sample lesson plan with Bloom's Taxonomy
levels labeled |
Click here for sample lesson plan with Multiple
Intelligences labeled |
Click for sample lesson plan with Instructional
Scaffolding components labeled |
I have kept Bloom's Taxonomy in view (either
taped to my plan book or hanging on my office wall next to my computer) for my entire
teaching career.
 Here I am at a technology
workshop at Calvin College
in June, 1997, planning a lesson about lesson planning. |
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Links to other Lesson Planning pages:
Lesson Plan Main Page
Anatomy of a Lesson Plan: Seven
Elements of a Lesson Plan (Hunter)
Anatomy of a Lesson Plan: Critical
Thinking (Bloom's Taxonomy)
Anatomy of a Lesson Plan: Multiple
Intelligences--7 Ways of Knowing (Gardner)
Anatomy of a Lesson Plan: Instructional
Scaffolding (Bruner; Langer & Applebee)
Teachers' Roles: What happens to
learning with different teacher behaviors?
Seating Arrangements: How do
different classroom arrangements affect learning?
Sailing Lessons: See how
teaching sailing is broken down into lesson components
Spoonfeeding: Don't!
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You can do a Google search on "lesson plans" (about 69 million sites!). So
narrow your search; e.g., "chemistry lesson plans". Or click on one of the lesson plan web sites below:
(Be sure to give credit for borrowed ideas if you're doing
lesson plans for a class!)
Dr.
Holtrop's Page
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