ELEMENTARY LESSON PLAN FORMAT -ED 5471

 

An activity is not a lesson! It can lead a student toward critical exploration of his/her world but you must decide how you will do the following: engage the class in the activity, acquire and organize materials, question, connect to STSE etc. and also assess. There is no one absolute lesson plan template! You will discover a wide variety of templates upon research and eventually settle upon one most useful for you. However, at least the following components should be included in your lesson plan to be submitted to me.

 

(1) Title of Lesson

 

(2) Grade level

 

(3) Time Estimated for Lesson

 

(4) Outcomes Facilitated -draw from NS curriculum documents (from knowledge, STSE skills and attitude outcomes (be sure to encourage process skills in lesson, where able). Bullet and number outcomes

(5) Objectives of my lesson 

(6) Materials Needed

 

(7) Procedure -this will include a number of components

    a) Scientific Literacy focus - inquiry, problem solving, decision making

    b) Introduction -setting the stage, so to speak. Will it be a discussion, activity , discrepant event, 

        or problem to solve?

    c) Activity -description of how you will go about it ( include student grouping, if needed)

    d) Productive questions

    e) Closure -how you will wrap it all up (i.e. how will you help students to organize their thinking  

        and pull the lesson together?

 

(8) Assessment Strategies

 

(9) Connections: STSE connections/Community connections (relevancy )

 

(10) Extensions / modifications

 

 

CHECK LIST FOR LESSON

 

Have I done enough research to understand the ideas behind this topic?

Will I need special arrangements? (e.g. for live materials)?

Will I need parental or administrative permission for any of these activities?

Have I decided on the type of student groupings?

What will I ask groups to do?

How will I ask groups to share information?

Have I planned how to guide the students from activity to reflection?

Have I allowed enough time for the lesson? & extra time in case I need it?

Am I certain enough of my goals so that I can tell when to modify or to let students follow their own leads?

Do I know how I will bring closure to the lesson so as to help the students organize and /or realize their learning?

How will I know the children have learned?

 

 

Scoring for Lesson Plan Format

 

Appropriate topic for Grade Curriculum - /1

Appropriate time - /1

Fine use of materials - /2

Productive Questions - /2

Required Components - /10

Appropriate and Interesting Assessment - /2

Overall, a creative and motivating plan which facilitates the outcomes and reflects the constructivist theory of learning - /2

 

 

Total = 20 /2 = 10%