Unit 20 - Identifying the different components of a lesson plan

How do we identify the different components of a lesson plan?

A lesson plan is a set of notes that helps us to think through what we are going to teach and how we are going to teach it. It also guides us during and after the lesson. We can identify the most important components (or parts) of a lesson plan by thinking carefully about our learners what we want our learners to do and how we want them to do it.

Lesson plan components
Class profile	Who are we planning the lesson for?
Timetable fit	How is the lesson connected to the last lesson and/or the next one?
Main aim(s)	What do we want learners to learn or to be able to do by the end of the lesson?
Subsidiary aims	What else do learners need to be able to do during the lesson to enable them to achieve the main aim?
Stage aims	What is the purpose of each stage of the lesson?
Personal aims	What aspects of our own teaching do we want to develop or improve?
Assumptions	What do we think learners already know or can already do related to the aims?
Anticipated problems	What may learners find difficult in the lesson? What may they not be used to doing? What may they not feel confident about?
Possible solutions	What action will we take to deal with the anticipated problems?
Teaching aids, materials, equipment	What should we remember to take to the lesson?
Procedures	What are the tasks and activities for each stage?
Timing	What length of time will we need for each stage?
Interaction patterns	In which ways will learners work at different stages, i.e. individually, in pairs, in groups, as a whole class?
Homework	What further work will learners need to do before the next lesson?

Reference:

Spratt, M., Pulverness, A., & Williams, M. (2012). The TKT Teaching Knowledge Test Course Modules 1,2 and 3 (Vol. Second edition). United Kingdom: Cambridge English.