Lest explore the 5 key important reasons for having your lesson planned

1. The 5
significances
of lesson
planning
PRESENTED BY M.K NGWENYA

2. Even the teachers with decades of
teaching experience still need to
plan-ahead of their lessons for
proper content delivery.
- Pongo,2017

3. What is a lesson Plan?
•Unplanned lessons can
be disorganized and
uncontrollable, a lesson
plan is basically a guide
that anticipates a lesson
and its events including
challenges, for effective
teaching and learning
experiences

4. What is a lesson Plan?
•When planning a lesson teachers analyse the curriculum and
develop lesson from the content to meets curriculum standards
•Teachers develop classroom activities, experiences and
assessments with lesson planning
-(Lorduy, 2012)

5. 5 Significances of lesson planning
1. Unforeseen Circumstances
•Challenges may arise unexpectedly during lesson
presentation
•Novice teachers usually face challenges they are not
used to, lesson planning help them address and be
aware of such challenges before they even happen
(sockman,2014).

6. 2. For organized and
interesting lesson
•Learners get bored of a disorganized
lesson
•A planned series of events are essential
when presenting a lesson, do not make
your learners fall asleep in your class!
(Farki & Bassa, 2020)

7. 3. To keep track of lessons taught
•When lessons are planned it is easy to keep track of
content covered
•Lesson plans can be used as evidence of teaching

8. 4. Selection of proper teaching aids
•Integration of teaching aids is
essential for learners
understanding of the content
• Lesson planning includes
organizing relevant resources
to be used when teaching the
content (Daride,2014)

9. 5.Stressing important concepts
•A part of presenting a lesson includes outlining important concepts
that are topic related
•A good lesson plan incorporate these concepts so that a teacher
makes sure that he/she teaches what is require and intended.

10. Conclusion
•Lesson planning is important for anticipation of unexpected disturbances
that may challenge the effectiveness of the lesson in class
•Planned lessons can also be interactive and interesting for learners
•And also allow teacher to keep track of the teaching and learning that has
occurred.
•Lesson planning also allows for the selection of proper teaching aids
•And also stressing important concepts that are topic specific.

11. References
Daride, D.2014.Importance of planning. Available from slideshare at
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Fakri, H. and Bassa, 2020. Lesson Planning. Available from Slideshare at https://www.slideshare.net/hayatfakri/lesson-
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Lorduy, A. 2012. Planning. M.g in education Available on slideshare at https://www.slideshare.net/reales106/planning-1-
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Pongo A.K., 2017.Importance of lesson plan. Ghana National College-Cape Coast
Sockman., B. R.,2014. Lesson planning :Putting it all together Available from
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