Slide 1: - Title: The Importance of Lesson Planning - Introduction: Lesson planning is essential for creating a successful learning environment for students and managing obstacles in the classroom.

Slide 2: - Quote: “A well-planned lesson can go a long way towards alleviating behavior management issues.” - Fautley and Savage (2013) - Importance of lesson planning in behavior management

Slide 3: - Lesson Plan Structure: Various formats exist, but the essential part lies in having students understand the objective through orderly, chronological stages. - Components of a proper lesson plan: Starter, prior learning background, lesson objective, means of success, main teaching, differentiation, and plenary.

Slide 4: - Importance of Starters: Starters should be relevant, simple, clear, and short. They help activate prior knowledge and support cognitive learning theory. - Link between prior knowledge and newly acquired information.

Slide 5: - Main Teaching: Breaking down the main teaching into sequenced activities is vital for comprehension. - Constructivism theory: Group discussions and interactions help students develop understanding and ideas.

Slide 6: - Main Teaching (continued): Second activity involves pairs using mini whiteboards to solve problems and apply knowledge from the first activity. - Cognitive theory: Independent class work allows students to utilize their knowledge.

Slide 7: - Differentiation: Differentiation during independent class work engages students of different levels. - Giving different rates of instructions and complexity to cater to low, medium, and high ability students.

Slide 8: - Plenary: The final part of the lesson plan that summarizes and concludes the lesson. - Behaviourism learning theory: Rewarding and recognizing students’ efforts, not just correct answers.

Slide 9: - Teaching Standards: Highlighting Teaching Standards 1, 2, and 6 through different activities and exercises. - Standard 1: Delivering different activities and mentioning learning resources. - Standard 2 and 6: Improving solo and pair work.

Slide 10: - Conclusion: The lesson plan successfully incorporates Constructivism, Cognitive, and Behaviourism learning theories. - Missed opportunity: Formative assessment after the plenary to collect feedback from students. - Importance of formative assessment in ongoing feedback and improvement.

Slide 11: - Thank you!