LESSON PLAN

A lesson plan is the systematic preparation done in a scientific manner. Effective and successful teaching mainly depends on perfect lesson planning. A lesson plan represents a single teaching unit meant for a class period. Generally a lesson plan is teacher’s mental and emotional visualization of classroom activities

Definition

Cater.V.Good “Lesson Plan is a outline of the important points of a lesson arranged in the order in which they are to be presented to students by the teacher”

 Bossing “Lesson plan is the title given to a statement of the achievements to be realized and the specific means by which these are to be attained as a result of the activities engaged in during the period”

Binging and Binging           “Daily lesson planning involves defining the objectives, selecting and arranging the subject matter and determining the method and procedure”

Stands- A lesson Plan  is “ A plan of action”

NEED OF LESSON PLANNING

            The lesson plan does not allow the teacher to deviate and it keeps him on the way. In the process of teaching, lesson plan is needed due to the following reasons.

1.      Through lesson plan, the teacher regularly achieves the teaching objectives and processes in the form of complex objectives and processes.

2.      A lesson plan develops the possibilities of adjustment in the classroom situation which makes the teaching effective.

3.      A lesson plan helps in recalling every step of curriculum unit

4.      A lesson plan helps in planning the process of teaching on the basis of class control, motivation and individual differences.

 

IMPORTANCE OF LESSON PLAN

            Planning is essential for every aspect of human activities, but for a planned teaching more planning is required.

1.      Suitable  Environment

In a lesson plan objectives are fixed and the teaching strategies, techniques and material aid etc. are decide before hand. When a proper teaching environment is created, the teaching task goes in a very planned way.

2.      Based on previous knowledge

In preparing lesson plans, the teacher presents new knowledge as the basis of previous knowledge of the pupils. This enables the pupils to gain the knowledge very conveniently on one side, the teacher succeeds in acquiring his objective on the other side.

3.      Psychological teaching

The teacher uses proper teaching strategies, techniques, and instruments keeping in mind the interests, aptitudes, needs , capacities and abilities of the pupils for teaching them when the lesson plans are prepared. This makes the teaching more psychological.

4.      Limitation of subject matter

In a lesson plan, the subject matter becomes limited. This enables the teacher to give up irrelevant things. He only remember definite and limited matter and its presentation before the pupils become easy. The pupils also receive the knowledge in a systematic and organized way.

5.      Determination of Activities

In a lesson plan, the teachers and pupils activities are pre-decided according to the class level. This makes the teaching activities meaningful and purposeful

6.      Preparation of material aids

At the time of preparing a lesson plan, the teacher decides what facts are to be clarified by what strategies, techniques, and instruments and instruments and what aid is to be used at what time. This prepares the necessary and effective aids before starting the teaching task.

 

7.      Developing of teaching skill

The lesson plan acts as an important means for developing teaching skills in the pupil-teacher.

8.      Use of Theoretical knowledge

Whatever the pupil-teachers get theoretical knowledge during their training period, that knowledge

9.      Teaching with confidence

                  The preparation of a lesson plan makes the subject and other allied subjects more clearly to the teachers. This arouses self confidence among them. When a teacher gets developed the feeling of self confidence, then he presents the new knowledge to the pupils with more enthusiasm and pleasure.

        10. Discipline in class

                  By preparing lesson plan , the teacher becomes aware of what , when and how much is to be done in the class. This absorbs all the pupils in their respective tasks. Hence, it results in appreciable class room discipline

       11. Economy of Energy and time

            The teachers who start teaching task without preparing any lesson generally deviate blindly. He has to put more effort for presenting the subject matter. It waste the time.

       12. Management of teaching learning

            A lesson plan can give the practical shape to the concept of management of teaching learning. Also, the teaching objective can be successfully achieved

 13.  Orderliness & Development in thinking

By preparing a lesson plan orderliness and development in the thinking of the pupils occurs. This enables him in achieving the teaching objectives while presenting the contents in an orderly way.

14. Evaluation Possible

A lesson plan also has the provision of the evaluation. The evaluation makes the teacher aware of how his teaching has affected the pupils. 

Reference

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Wadhwa Shalini, (2008). Modern methods of Teaching Physics. New Delhi: Karan paper backs

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