Lesson planning

This page is designed to help teachers with the planning of lessons. It contains a wide range of strategies that are useful at different stages of a teaching and learning sequence.

Profiling
Profiling is the process of getting to know a class, both from a personal and a learning perspective. Teaching is responsive and adjusts to the needs and interests of a particular class. Key strategies for profiling Write a letter PAT/AsTTle data	Draw a map, tell a story

Do now activities
Reviewing previous content Noughts and Crosses. On the board draw a 3x3 grid, and number each square 1-9. Have a set of questions numbered 1-9 also. Each team must choose a square and answer the question correctly in order to claim the square. Play odd one out where students choose one thing from a list that is not the same as the rest: dog, cat, horse, parrot etc. more...	Previewing the content of a lesson Find The Question. Choose 5-10 words or phrases. Tell them these are answers and that their job is to think of a question for each one.
Lesson activities
Literacy Strategies Literacy central contains strategies that are useful for: building vocabulary, using prior knowledge, working with unknown and new vocabulary, assisting memory, using prior knowledge, establishing a purpose, evaluating information, monitoring understanding, recording information, co-operative learning, approaches to writing, composing paragraphs, composing extended texts. More... Giving Feedback Mix and match, Google Docs, exit cards etc. more...	Groupwork strategies Categorising activity, home and away (jigsaw groups), experts teaching experts. More... Making use of spaces: Use the kitchenettes as 'clinic space'. Rotate students through the seats by the kitchenette where they have to i) demonstrate they know something or ii) teach another student knowledge or a skill. More...
Plenary activities
Activities for summarising and recapping learning from a lesson:

Reinforcement Strategies
For reinforcing learning in tutorials or at home: Squeeze Texts, collaborative writing, TEMPERS, double bubbles, structured overviews etc. More...	Right