Activities range from teacher directed to student initiated. No procedures are included, or procedures are not referenced to objectives. Procedures are referenced to objectives but are inappropriate for learners. Procedures are referenced to objectives and appropriate for learners. Specifies or selects content materials and media for lessons.
Instructional materials are concrete resources that students use to learn the content of the lesson.
Materials need not be elaborate or expensive and teachers should be able to incorporate into their lessons relevant materials that students may bring to class. Materials and resources must be appropriate to the students. In a diverse classroom, this will require the use of a variety of types of materials. No supplementary material is specified or is limited to textbooks and worksheets. Supplementary material other than textbooks and worksheets are specified and are related to procedures.