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5. Alterations and Adjustments

Let’s say, I am a tailor-made outfit person because that fits me perfectly. But if I were to say that I won’t alter my clothes when I put on weight or lose weight, that would just make my clothes the wrong fit, right?. The same applies to a lesson plan. If you don’t alter it and change it accordingly, it might be the wrong fit for your classroom. Sticking to the same lesson plan from last year, for instance, is one such mistake. You can use the same skeleton and adapt to make a better one.
Now that we have looked into the things to keep in mind while making a lesson plan, let’s go ahead and see how to make a lesson plan and the steps of the lesson plan.

Steps of Creating a Lesson Plan

1.Define the Objective

We have already looked at the objective of creating a lesson plan. This, however, is different. The first step of creating a lesson plan is to define the objective, i.e, to understand and describe what you want your students to learn or what you want to achieve at the end of the lesson.
Example: If you are teaching Macbeth, the objective of the lesson can be to make your students understand the essence of the play and the analysis of characters. Objectives can be manifold. It can be what your students will be able to do after the lesson, the kind of conclusion that they can draw and likewise. First and foremost, you must have a clear understanding of what you are trying to communicate.

2.List the activities

A lesson plan must include all the activities that you are going to incorporate in your class. Make a list of the activities that you are planning to give your students, how much time it would consume, and if you want your students to divide themselves into groups, so on and so forth. Describe what you plan to achieve out of this activity.