North Carolina's

Six Part Lesson Plan Format

Grade: _______ Date: _________ Teacher: ______________

Unit: __________ Activity: ___________________________

Goals: (Write one to three for the lesson. They are statements of broad general outcomes of the instructional focus of the lesson.)

Objectives: (Write one to three objectives in each of the three categories below. They are specific statements of learning outcomes, describing what it is the learner can actually do after the lesson. Objectives are expressed from the learner's point of view.)

1. Cognitive Objectives: (Objectives that deal with intellectual processes.)

2. Affective Objectives: (Objectives that deal with emotions.)

3. Psychomotor Objectives: (Objectives that deal with movement skills and processes.)

Equipment: (List and describe any and all equipment used in the lesson.)

Safety Precautions: (List and describe any special concerns for safety in this lesson that should receive special attention.)

References/resources: (List the resources that were utilized for this lesson.)

North Carolina's Six Part Lesson Plan Format Description

Part One: Focus and review

• Focus the learner's attention

• Relate previous learning

• Diagnose prerequisite skills

• Give reason why lesson is important

Part Two: Statement of Objectives

• Let students know exactly what is expected

• Alerts students to essential learning

Part Three: Teacher Input

• Teaching - what the teacher does. (Presentation of learning activities)

• Input has many forms

• Input includes - checking for understanding, monitoring and adjusting

Part Four: Guided Practice

• Close monitoring of all students' first attempts at new learning

• Prevents students from practicing errors

Part Five: Independent Practice

• Practice new learning alone

• Internalize new skills

• Acquire speed and fluency

Part Six: Closure

• Encapsulates lesson being taught

• Summarizes major concepts

• Allows learning to be expanded with later lessons of recalled for application

Note: Each of the six parts is subdivided into four components

1. Time: This component provides the reader/user of the lesson with the approximate amount of time allocated to each segment of the lesson

2. Procedure: This component provides the reader/user of the lesson with a description of the actual procedure(s) that will be utilized to implement each individual part of the lesson itself.

3. Formation: This component provides the reader/user of the lesson with a drawing/description of the actual formation that is to be utilized for teaching each portion of the lesson.

4. Teaching Points: This component provides the reader/user of the lesson with a description of the main teaching points/cues to be utilized for the teaching of skills throughout the lesson.

"Suggested" Lesson Plan Format

Grade: ________ Date: ________ Teacher: ______________

Unit: ______________ Activity: _______________________

Goal(s): ____________________________________________

Affective Objectives:

Cognitive Objectives:

Psychomotor Objectives:

Equipment:

Safety Precautions:

References/resources:

***Option One for the lesson description itself.***

Time	Procedure	Formation	Teaching Points
Part One	Part One	Part One	Part One
Part Two	Part Two	Part Two	Part Two
Part Three	Part Three	Part Three	Part Three
Part Four	Part Four	Part Four	Part Four
Part Five	Part Five	Part Five	Part Five
Part Six	Part Six	Part Six	Part Six

***Option Two for the lesson description itself.***

Write out the lesson description in a narrative form if you should elect not to utilize the table approach described above.