A lesson plan is a systematic preparation done by teachers to achieve educational objectives. It involves defining objectives, selecting subject matter, and determining teaching methods and procedures. Lesson planning helps teachers call on each step of the curriculum, plan instruction based on class control, motivation, and individual differences. It also provides structure for suitable learning environments, psychological teaching approaches, limiting subject matter, determining activities, preparing materials, developing teaching skills, applying theoretical knowledge, teaching with confidence, maintaining classroom discipline, and teaching from memory to reflective levels. Key aspects of effective lesson plans include being objective-based, deciding on appropriate materials, building on prior knowledge, dividing lessons into units, using simple activities, determining assessments, assigning homework, allowing self-evaluation,