ABDUL ADAMU SANI WUDIL Importance of Lesson Planning and definition of record of work.

A lesson plan is necessary in the effective teaching of Life Skills Education because it helps the teacher to:
*.focus clearly on the content to be covered and the way it should be taught thus avoiding vagueness and irrelevance
*.organise the content to be taught in advance
*.plan, prepare and assemble teaching/learning resources
*.take the opportunity to visualize and conceptualise in advance the teaching strategies and ethods.
*.select and design appropriate assessment methods.
Format of a lesson plan
A lesson plan should include the following components:
Administrative details
*.Date
*.Time
*.Class
*.Roll
*.Subject
Topic/Subtopic:It is derived from scheme of work
Specific Objective(s):It is a statement of what is intended to be achieved by the end of the lesson. It should be stated in simple clear language and should be measurable as in the syllabus.
Learning/teaching Experiences:This column contains the approaches/methods to be used in the lesson. These include discussion, observation, brainstorming among many. Learning/teaching experiences should aim at achieving the stated lesson objectives.
Learning/teaching Resources
These are the materials that will be used to enhance the learning/teaching process. They include: charts, videos and audio programmes, pictures and real objects. Teachers should improvise resources relevant that are and appropriate to the lesson.
References:
This column gives the sources of information. These include textbooks, magazines, periodicals and journals.
Remarks:
The teacher should state if the lesson was taught successfully. If there were any difficulties observed, mention them. Remedies sought should also be indicated.
Introduction
An outline of the stages followed in lesson presentation
It provides for the organisation of a favourable learning atmosphere. For example, to recapitulate salient points of previous lessons relevant to the new subject matter or material. It also aims at capturing the attention of the learners. In order to maintain this attention, the teacher will need to stimulate the learners’ imagination, interest and enthusiasm.
A good Introduction involves:
*.remembering relevant facts that link the previous topics to the current one.
*.providing an overview of the topic to be covered.
Lesson Development
This is the actual teaching of the Life Skills Education content. The subject matter is divided into steps. Each step should contain one main idea or experience. It should indicate clearly what and how to be taught and the learners activities. The teacher should vary the teaching/ learning activities as the need arises.
Conclusion
This is a summary of the lesson. This can be done by either one or a combination of the following:
*.asking questions to establish whether the lesson objectives have been achieved.
*.allowing learners to seek clarification
*.summarising the main points in the lesson
*.giving follow up activity(ies) such as a reading assignment or project.
Note that a lesson plan may not have all the details of the subject content, therefore the teacher should have lesson notes.
Lesson Evaluation
This should be made immediately after the lesson when the teacher still has a fresh memory of what transpired in class. The teacher should evaluate:
*.achievement of the objectives
*.quality and depth of content
*.appropriateness of method
*.adequacy and appropriateness of the resources
*.relevance and effectiveness of tool of assessment
*.strategies for improved future instruction on the topic
Sample Lesson plan format for Life Skills Education
SAMPLE SCHEME OF WORK
DATETIMECLASSSUBJECTROLL
18/7/089.20-10.00 amForm IALife Skill Education40
Definition
RECORDS OF WORK
It is a document where all details of the work covered/taught by the teacher is entered on a daily basis.
The entries are made by the individual teacher after every lesson. A record of work ensures:
*.accountability and transparency of work covered by the teacher
*.the continuity of teaching of a particular class
*.that a new teacher traces where to start teaching a class
*.the evaluation of schemes of work after a period of time for example four years
*.uniformity in content coverage in case of several streams.
A record of work should have the following components:
*.Time frame: It should indicate the day, date, week and lesson
The week and the lesson can be specified for example week 9 Lesson 1
*.Work covered: it takes the form of sub-topics derived from specific objective (s)
*.Remarks section
This is a statement reflecting the success and failures of the lesson and recommendations/way forward
*.Name/Sign/Initials
This is the identity of the teacher who taught the lesson. It helps in accountability and transparency.
SAMPLE RECORD OF WORKSUBJECT: Life Skill Education CLASS FI TERM 1A YEAR 2008
WEEKDATETOPIC/SUBTOPICCONTENT COVEREDREMARKSSIGNS/INITIALS
118/7/08I
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