There are specific ways for writing lesson notes. However, the principles guiding lesson planning are the same. Writing lesson notes depends on the nature of the subject to be taught.
A lesson note should normally follow the following format. A lesson note serves as a reminder to a teacher on what to teach and the methodology to use.
A lesson note helps thee in the logical presentation of materials and enables the teacher to evaluate the learners as the lesson progresses or at the end to assess whether his intended objectives have been achieved or not.
A good lesson note enables the teacher to know the facts to include and those to ignore. It helps in the selection of appropriate instructional materials and helps in determining the type of teaching strategies to use for a particular topic in a lesson.
It helps in proper timing or judicious use of time in the lesson and makes the teacher e confident in front of the class.
The following comprehensive and detailed lesson notes will help the teacher to know how to prepare a good lesson for the class and I will less the stress of the teachers and educators in the classroom.
- General information
- Objectives
- Teaching aids/Instructional materials
- References
- Introduction
- Presentation
- Evaluation
- Conclusion
- Assignment
General Information
This contains the school, the date, the subject, the topic to be treated, the time of the day, the apparatus to use, the class, the number of children, lesson period.
For example:
Name: Mr. A A Owolabi
School: AMES International School, Ibadan
Date: 24/8/2021
Subject: English Language
Topic: Clauses
Sub-topic: Definitions and Basic Types of Clauses
Time: 10 a.m
Class: SSS1
Number of Children: 20
Period: Second
Objectives
This aspect is important in forming notes as it:
(i) Set a limit to the lesson
(ii) prevents the teacher from wandering away from the topic, and
(iii) shows why the teacher wants to teach the lesson.
Objectives stated must be:
(i) clear, concise, and specific;
(ii) behaviourally stated showing what behavior the pupils should display at the end of
the lesson, and
(iii) child-centered as against teacher-centered.
For example:
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
- define clauses.
- mention 2 basic types of clauses.
- explain each of the types of clauses.
Teaching Aids/Instructional Materials
Instructional materials needed by the teacher to make teaching and learning effective e.g. charts, posters, projectors, etc. should be listed. These may be made locally through improvisation by the teachers or pupils themselves.
For example:
A flip chart is used to display some examples of clauses in sentences.
References
References are intellectual materials that are meant to help the teachers in preparing a good lesson note.
For example:
Deola Adelakun (2011) English Grammar: Parts of Speech and Their Usage for Schools and
Colleges: Ibadan. Stirling-Horden Publishers
Previous knowledge
There must be a linkage between the old knowledge and the new knowledge to be acquired by the pupils. Enterinbehaviorur is important as it guides the teacher to know where to start his lesson for the day so as not to disseminate too high or too low information.
For example:
The teacher is familiar with phrases and some examples of phrases.
Introduction
This is concerned with already acquired knowledge by pupils. The introduction may take the form of asking simple but relevant questions from the pupils or by giving them problems to solve before the actual lesson for the day starts.
The introduction must be:
Briefrief, say for about five minutes.
(ii) stimulating enough to arouse the interest and curiosity of the pupils.
(iii) relevant to the topic to be taught.
(iv) straight to the point.
For example:
The teacher introduces the lesson by asking about the previous lesson and linking it to the present lesson.
Presentation
This is the core of the lesson. It deals with what is to be taught in the lesson and the methodology to use. Content should be logical and sequential. It should be subdivided into dethatch must be followed systematically. Since this stage deals with the body of the lesson it must be treated with care to achieve the intended objectives from the pupils The introduction should solve the problem of stated objectives.
For example:
Step 1: The teacher defines clauses.
A clause is a group of words containing a finite verb, e.g.
- Ade eats food.
- He is a girl.
A clause is a subject-predicate structure, e.g.
- The man has come here.
- I have gone there.
Step 2: The teacher mentions two basic types of clauses.
There are two types of clauses, e.g.
- Main/independent clause
- Subordinate/independent clauses
Step 3: The teacher explained the ins types of clauses.
Main/independent clause: A main clause is a clause that can meaningfully stand on its own. It does not depend on any clause, e.g.
- They have two children each.
- Bola is around.
Subordinate/dependent clause: A subordinate clause is a clause that cannot meaningfully stand on its own unless it depends on another clause, e.g.
- … if he has gone.
- …who plays football.
Conclusion/Pupils’ Activities
Activities of pupils indicate whether the stated objectives have been successfully achieved or not.
If pupils respond positively to a given task, the teacher therefore knows that his mode of presentation has been successful but if it is negative, the teacher therefore needs to recheck his presentation and make necessary corrections where needed.
For example:
The teacher summarises the lesson and allows pupils to ask questions and make interaction.
Evaluation
Stated objectives at the initial stage of the lesson are tested and realized. The evaluation may take the form of taketake-homeiassignmentsclass work.
For example:
The evaluates the lesson by asking the students the following questions:
- Define clauses.
- Mention two basic types of clauses.
- With illustrations, explain the following:
Main/Independent clause
Subordinate/dependent clause
Assignment
The assignment is the work that a teacher gives to the pupils after the class work. This is extra work to do whether from home or any other place. The assignment may be from the day’s topic of lesson or the topic to teach them in the next class.
For example:
The teacher gives the pupils the following assignment.
- Explain the types of subordinate clauses with examples.
- Noun clause
- Adjectival clauses
- Adverbial clauses