Lesson Plan Meaning Definition

Lesson Planning:

            Good lesson planning is the key to successful teaching. It is the central component of teaching. Lesson planning is done with a view to anticipate pupil’s reaction, to visualize possible learning situations and to avoid difficulties.

What is a Lesson?

            A lesson is defined as a blue print or a plan for action for transacting a compact portion of the curriculum, within the duration of a period.

Defining Lesson plan

            Carter V. Good defines a Lesson plan as, “an outline of the important points of a lesson arranged in the order in which they are to be presented”.

            A lesson plan is the teacher’s, mental and emotional visualization of classroom activities.

Aspects of lesson plan

1. Objectives     - why we teach a lesson

2. Content          - what we teach

3. Learning experience – How we teach

4. Evaluation    - How to understand whether the students are learned

                                                    Objectives

   Learning experience                           Evaluation

            For a good lesson plan these three aspects are interdependent one another.

Advantages of lesson plan [importance]

1. It makes the work regular and systematic.
2. It develops self confidence of the teacher.
3. It helps to save time.
4. It helps to avoid repetitation.
5. It helps to maintain discipline in the classroom.
6. It helps to provide individual attention.
7. It facilitate appropriate use of aids at appropriate time
8. It helps to provide assignments according to the mental level of students.
9. Lesson plans establish proper connections between different lessons of study. Therefore, they provide continuity in the teaching process.