The Lesson Cycle

1. The Lesson Cycle
Theory
Jobelle Javier

2. A lesson plan is...
● A teachers’ detailed description of the course of instruction for an individual
lesso.
● It tells what to do, in what order to do it, and what procedure to use in
teaching the material of a lesson.

3. Lesson plans answer 3 questions...
● Where are my students going (objectives)?
● How are they going to get there (activities and teaching methods and
strategies)?
● How will I know when they’ve arrived (assessment)?

4. Lesson Plan Organization: Begin with the end in
mind…
● What do you want the students to learn from this lesson?
● What standards are you meeting?
● What does the state or your district require?
● What age students are you trying to reach?
● How are you going to assess that learning?
● Once you’ve determined this, write a quick description and list out your
objectives for the assignment.

5. The 6-Step Lesson Cycle
1. The lesson cycle is a way of organizing a lesson.
2. You may read about several “versions” and different interpretations of the
lesson cycle.
3. Today we will examine one lesson cycle model adapted from the work at
Madeline Hunter.

6. 6 + 1 Steps of the Lesson Cycle
1. Focus - motivation/Anticipatory Set
2. Objective
3. Direct Instruction
4. Guided Practice
5. Independent Practice and Assessment
6. Closure
7. +1= Required Materials and Equipments

7. 1. Focus/Motivation/Anticipatory Set
This is an activity, an item, or event to get the students’ attention and interest and
relate the lesson to prior knowledge;
A. Pictures
B. Items of interest
C. Stories
D. Questions

8. 2. Objective
● Statement of what the students will know or be able to do at the end of the
lesson
● Must be clearly defined, measurable and in line with district and/or state
educational standards.
● Use Bloom’s Taxonomy as a guide to writing objectives.

9. Examples:
● By the end of the class period the students will state and briefly explain the
steps of the “Hunter Lesson Cycle Model”.

10. 3. Direct Instruction
This section explicitly delineates how will you present the lesson’s concepts to
your students.
Teachers should use a variety of instructional strategies suited to the class and to
individual students and their learning styles and individual needs
● Lectures - verbal explanations
● Demonstrates/models
● Use audio-visual presentation
● Hands-on activities
● What are some others?

11. GOAL: During the Direct Instruction the students are actively engaged
During the Direct Instruction, the teacher moves the student from what he/she
knows to what the teacher wants him/her to learn (i.e., the lesson objective).

12. 4. Guided Practice
● Students:
-practice and apply what they have just learned through activities and
class work.
● Teachers:
- monitors continuously
-gives immediate feedback
-re-teaches as necessary

13. 5. Independent Practice and Assessment
● Matches the objective.
● Allows the teacher to assess the individual students’ learning.
● Allows students to demonstrate whether or not they absorbed the lesson’s
learning goals.
● Independent practice = Homework assignments or other independent
assignments.
● Assignment = tests, quizzes, etc.

14. 6. Closure
The Teacher:
● Restates the objective
● Summarizes/reviews the main point
● Retells the importance of the lesson
● Relates it to future learning

15. +1= Required Materials and Equipment
● Supplies required to help your students achieve the stated lesson objectives.