lesson plans

Classroom session outlines

Lesson plans are outlines teachers prepare for instruction, detailing objectives, activities, materials, and timing for a class period or unit.

The term appears most often in education contexts: She spent Sunday writing lesson plans for the week.

Student teachers and new educators typically create detailed plans; experienced teachers often work from briefer notes or mental outlines.

curriculum

syllabus

Course plan document

standards · course outline · learning objectives · assessments · rubrics · differentiation · accommodations · benchmarks · grade level · cross-curricular

design

objectives

Intended targets or ends

procedures · timing · transitions · hook · closure · independent practice · scaffolding · modeling · check for understanding · formative assessment

documentation

templates

Preset formats for copying

submission · approval · observation · evaluation · feedback · reflection · revision · sharing · collaboration · block scheduling

delivery

instruction

Guidance for action

groupwork · stations · centers · inquiry-based · project-based · hands-on · interactive · engagement · pacing · classroom management

Categories
Opposites
structure and preparation

lesson plansimprovisation

Spontaneous, unplanned creation

winging it · chaos · disorganization

pedagogical approach

lesson plansSocratic dialogue

Inquiry through successive questions

teachable moments · unschooling

Family

plan, lesson, planned, plans, planning, lessons, planner, lesson plan

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G