by Jeffrey H. Golland. From the NARHA Mentor Training Manual Lesson Observation Form and PALS Lesson Plan Feedback. The example on the next page is not meant to constitute a full lesson plan. These four components of a mini lesson will help you engage your students in learning about a topic and make sure to keep it relevant to their lives. These components are intended to guide ongoing discussions of practice and professional development supports for principals and teachers. These four components are a necessity in any lesson plan I create. Flip and let go Results The water stayed in the cup. Two everyday instructional practices: chunking (breaking text, lectures, video, etc. Hey there! The Lesson Plan. There is so much air around us and piled on top of us that it pushes with a force of 14.7 pounds for every square inch of stuff. I’m Cheryl, a preschool teacher of over 20 years. Adapted from: Education, Spring 1998 v118 n3 p376(5) A lesson plan model for the supervision of student teaching. Complete and appropriate for the class. So plan for the perfect lesson, expect that it will not be perfect, and accept that “best-laid plans of mice and men oft(en) go astray” (Robert Burns). Has the potential to fit in the time frame. We know that over the half the battle of teaching is being ready. Elements of Lesson Planning . Not overscheduled or underscheduled. Effective Lesson Planning Components The following guidelines for effective lesson planning are key elements of the research-based best practices recommended by VDOE. All lessons must have an aim, purpose or objective. Make sure to keep your mini lesson short and simple, and only focus on one main concept throughout the duration of the mini lesson. Standard of Learning By choosing these four components, I am able to provide a… A great plan means you will feel confident in the classroom and remind yourself that you are the expert and you know what is best for your kids. Clearly written. The four components I believe must be included into my lesson plans are a reasoning how my goals and objective align with district/state standards, anticipatory set, instructional input, and checking for understanding. 1. LESSON PLANNING Goods define lesson plan as : “Outline of the important points of a lesson arranged in the order in which they are to be presented to students by the teacher.” For a successful and effective teaching planning is the first and the most important step. Welcome to Preschool Plan It! Objective . 4. 3. In a natural state, air takes up all the spaces in the cup, around the cup and around the water. As you read the sample on the next page, consider the way that you would incorporate the four key lesson components for a topic within your subject area. One or more daily outcome(s) based on state standards . The instructor must be clear about the objective to get a successful learning outcome for any block of time. Components of a Great Lesson. into small, manageable pieces) and student discussion of concepts A teacher would be spending an exorbitant amount of hours if they were required to do a Madilyn Hunter lesson plan for every lesson. A successful lesson plan addresses and integrates these three key components… 1. Not confusing. Conclusion We are swimming in a sea of air all the time. However, it provides a sample of the way that a lesson can be designed to include the four key components. Then, you can design appropriate learning activities and develop strategies to obtain feedback on student learning. 5 Components of a Strategic Lesson. No missing parts. I KNOW, I know, you spend hours of time developing your preschool themes, activities and preschool lesson plans each week. 2. Before you plan your lesson, you will first need to identify the learning objectives for the class meeting. All good lesson plans contain specific components or steps, and all essentially derive from the seven-step method developed by Madeline Hunter, a UCLA professor and education author.The Hunter Method, as it came to be called, includes these elements: objective/purpose, anticipatory set, input modeling/modeled practice, check for understanding, guided practice, independent practice, and closure. These five components tell you a lot about the teacher and the student.