Story notes that seem essential: -________________________________ -________________________________ -________________________________ -________________________________ Main Theme that Arises: * _________________________________ Verses that seems to suit above: _________________________________ Ideas to get their attention: ** _________________________________ How can I sum up what I've been teaching in a quick and effective way? _________________________________ Illustration ideas to reinforce truth: _________________________________
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Lesson Plan & Notes
Verse:___________________________ Passage:_________________________ Main Point:***_____________________ _________________________________ Attention Getter: ** _________________________________ Points Necessary to Story: **** -________________________________ -________________________________ -________________________________ -________________________________ Illustration 1 _________________________________ Illustration 2 _________________________________ Sum up Main Point: _________________________________ Additional Notes & Ideas: _________________________________
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* If more than one main point appears clear to you - break lesson in two. If it really grabs you it may be important to teach the lesson again from a different angle / emphasis! If not - leave it alone because it won't affect the class either.
** To get their attention
*** Keep it clearly before you - that is where you want to go. If you don't know where you are going, neither will the student.
**** Simply present it's story and truth
Why Use a Lesson Plan?
Helps to establish the purpose of the lesson.
Ensures time is used effectively
Unity, order and continuity enable the pupils to understand the lesson more clearly.
A planned lesson helps the teacher to teach. The teacher can teach with much more confidence when there is a plan to follow.
Planned lessons are interesting lessons to the pupil.
An unplanned lesson is a half taught lesson. The teacher can give more time to teaching when the lesson is planned.
What is a Lesson Plan?
A lesson plan is a brief step-by-step arrangement of the material and methods which a teacher intends to use in order to help his or her pupils learn.
Content of a Lesson Plan
An objective, or aim.
Materials or lesson aids.
Plan of presentation. This will cover the method you intend to use.
The suggested method from the book Creative Bible Teaching is in four steps: a. Hook: How do I plan to begin this lesson? The first moments of the lesson are critical if I am going to get the attention of the pupils. Using a variety of lesson openings will prevent boredom. b. Book: Main points in the Bible study. c. Look: Main points of application. The pupil is made to ask, "How does this affect me?" d. Took: How do I plan to get the pupils to act on what they have heard? How do I plan to close?
EVALUATION How do I plan to evaluate the learning process?
Key questions in the summary can aid in evaluation.
Lesson Aims
An aim ties the parts of the lesson together. The opening is tied to the closing and links all parts in between.
How to Write the Aim.
Lessons seldom have more than one or two aims in the allotted attention span of the pupils. Effective aims should be:
Clear. It should communicate what you intend.
Concise.
Attainable.
Stated in terms of pupil behaviour. What will the student know at the end of the lesson? How will you measure or evaluate this?
Specific. You should be able to measure a degree of achievement in the pupil.
Examples
Poor: The pupil will know about the love of God. Better: The pupil will be able to describe the love of God by quoting John 3:16
Poor: The pupil will discuss the testing of Jesus. Better: The pupil will be able to list the three ways the Devil tested the Lord Jesus.
Poor: To help a child realize man?s need and God?s remedy from the story of the Nicodemus. Better: The child will be able to quote a verse from the story of Nicodemus which will describe man?s need and a verse describing God?s remedy.
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1. Untitled Guest User, Unregistered
The poor/better examples are very helpful. I've never before considered writng out my aims.
Peter Orasuk
