Planning appears to mediate between a teacher s basic knowledge of the subject being taught and his or her ability to teach the subject effectively. More often than not there is too much content with too little detail. For example, 'The ILO of this lesson is to teach the skills of sending, receiving, striking and travelling with a ball'. No indication of how activities will be differentiated is given.
Little attention is given to how the lesson fits into a unit of work.
How to plan your lessons Teachers will plan and prepare work in all sorts of different ways. However, it is recommended that the novice teacher follow this straightforward five stage framework. Identify the learning activities you wish to employ in order to achieve your intended learning outcomes 5. Instructional Alignment Refers to the notion that the activities you select in order to achieve the ILOs of your lesson are compatible ie. As an overview, objectives or ILOs tend to be more specific whilst aims are more general in nature.