[BLOG] How to make a Lesson Plan in 5 minutes
Not sure how to prepare a lesson plan quickly? Read this blog post and find out!
Kaya
8/23/2024
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How to make a Lesson Plan in 5 minutes
Hi! I'm Kaja and I am an English teacher, and today I will show you how to make a lesson plan based on a completely random topic in just five minutes.
As an English teacher, I make a lot of small talk with my students and this is one of the topics I discussed with one of my students last week.
This draft is a result of a brainstorm that took me 5 minutes. It is easy to adapt and it is suitable for all age groups and levels.
You would want to start with a warm-up, so basically just ask questions related to the topic your student told you about. Don't forget follow-up questions to make the conversation more natural.
Then, I would move on to vocabulary. Don't forget to categorise the words to make it easier to brainstorm and remember.
It's a great idea to combine speaking, vocabulary and grammar to have some semi-controlled practice while giving your students the freedom to share their own opinions.
I love including videos in my lessons so I recommend choosing a short video related to the main idea of the lesson and using it to practice some listening comprehension. It's also a lovely invitation to more speaking practice.
Then, something that my students love the most - more speaking. Choose any random debate topic related to the lesson and discuss it. If you're teaching a group it's a great way to get your students to discuss it together so you can sit and relax ;)
Functional Language is one of the most important bits your students need to practice so create a situation and have them role-play together (or with you if you're teaching a 121 class).
For homework you could combine reading, writing and speaking and ask your students to for example "Find a house they like and have them present it next time"
And there you go! A full lesson plan based on just one random small talk sentence.
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