A lesson plan is a step-by-step guide on what students need to learn and how it will be done effectively during the class time. A teacher’s lesson plan includes many components, watch the video below to discover the key components of a lesson plan:

Overview of key components:

• General information
  

  The course subject, class and the topic.

• Learning outcomes
  What should be achieved at the end of the lesson.

• Learning materials
  

  The materials needed to deliver the lesson.

• Lesson phases
  

  A lesson has a middle, beginning and end. 

• Learning activities
  

  Types of activities learners will need to engage in.

• Active Teaching and Learning
  

  Methods, techniques and tools to make learning meaningful and interactive.

• Timeline
  

  Estimation of how much time each of the activities will take.

• Differentiation
  

  Differentiation in instruction to address different learning styles.
  
  

Lesson plan template

Click on the below link to view and download a lesson plan template for lower secondary education and get an overview of all its necessary components to be considered prior to teaching. Note that the structure of a lesson plan is determined by the demands of the curriculum of a specific context. It is therefore necessary to observe that this lesson plan can be modified to suit a context. 

 Lesson plan template
                                                     

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