3675. What I Do to Plan Lessons I Wish They Be Efficient?

 Lesson planning, you asked? You, like I do, may think that that is essential to teach efficient lessons. You may also be a second or foreign language teacher. 

Today I’m telling you something of what I do, just in case it helps you out. 

When I sit to plan a lesson, first I think about my dear students and what they do need, and perhaps also what they may be expecting. And then I specify a couple of aims and write them down at the beginning of the lesson plan, at the top. 

Even sometimes I let my students – and I teach adults but the same may be applied to teenagers I guess – know what those two goals are – also for them to become more aware and more involved in the class. The more I get them involved in their own learning English, the more they will learn, sure thing! 

So I first think how things are going on my lessons and try to solve those possible problems. 

And the body of the lesson plan includes stuff where I have my students speak a lot, a lot, a lot. They have and need to practice English a lot. 

First and as well they have to hear me and the textbook audios a lot, and they have to hear good English from the teacher, a lot also, but then THEY have to speak a great deal in class. 

Sometimes they’ll say single sentences with some specific grammar pattern, but also we – they and me – have to get involved in … conversations! 

Even some years I have volunteer students to give an oral presentation for a number of minutes: It’s evidently not the same to say a sentence or to answer a question than speak for, say, ten minutes. 

You know, I wanted to tell you more stuff about lesson planning, but I guess it’s enough with what said so far. On coming posts I could tell you more things, ones that I have written in an old diary or organizer. By the way, I plan my lessons by handwriting – you obviously may plan your lessons on your tablet or iPad. Have a nice day, fellow readers.

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