ABDUL ADAMU SANI WUDIl Definition of Schemes of Work and lesson planning.
It is a detailed breakdown of the syllabus in terms of lessons, weeks, terms and year for the purpose of orderly and systematic teaching. The scheme of work is derived from the Life Skills Education Syllabus. The scheme of work details how the Life Skills Education content for each class is to be covered on a weekly, termly and yearly basis.
A scheme of work has the following components:
*.Week: This is the week of term in which a particular topic content is to be taught
*.Lesson: Specific Lesson in the week in which a particular topic/sub-topic is to be taught.
*.Topic/sub-topic: These are specific areas identified for study in the Life Skills Education syllabus. A sub topic is a sub division of topic for ease of study.
*.Specific Objective: This refers to what the teacher intends to achieve by the end of the lesson. They must be SMART, that is
S - Specific M - Measurable A - Attainable/achievable R - Realistic T - Time bound
Objectives
should point to the expected change of behaviour of the learner.
*.Teaching/Learning Experiences
The column clarifies the activities carried by the learner and the teacher for effective teaching and learning during and after the lesson. These experiences should be stated clearly using action verbs and be sequentially geared towards achieving the specific objectives.They guide the teacher to plan in advance the teaching/learning experiences, methods and the varied activities the class will be engaged in during the lesson.
*.Teaching/Learning Resources
These spells out the instructional materials the teacher intends to use to make the lesson effective.They include human and material resources. The teacher should creatively select, develop and assemble resources before the lesson such as; text books, newspaper cuttings, charts, audio and audio visual materials.
*.References
The teacher indicates text books, reference materials and documents which should be used to source content on specific topics. A variety of references should be used to enrich the content.
*.Remarks
These are comments that the teacher makes to show whether the set objectives have been achieved.
SAMPLE SCHEME OF WORK
CLASS: FORM I …………….. TERM: ……………………… YEAR ………………………
WEEKTOPIC/SUB TOPICOBJECTIVESCONTENTTEACHING LEARNING EXPERIENCESTEACHING/LEARNING RESOURCESREFERENCEREMARKS
1INTRODUCTION TO LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION
*.Meaning of Life Skills EducationBy the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:
1.explain the meaning of Life Skill Education
2.identify everyday life’s challenges he/she encounters
3.Relate Life Skill Education to the challenge of everyday life*Meaning of Life Skills Education
*.Challenges of everyday life
*.Life skills as they relate to challenges of everyday life#explaining the concepts/terms
1.questioning and answering question
2.discussing challenges of everyday life
3.note taking#Charts showing definition and importance of Life Skill Education
1.learners’ experiencesIndicate author, year of publication (editions) Title publisher, Town and page(s)*Learners participated actively in the learning process
*.objectives achieved
2INTRODUCTION TO LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION
*.Benefits of Life Skills EducationBy the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to demonstrate clear understanding of the benefits of learning Life Skills Educationrow 2, cell 5#explaining the terms
1.brainstorming on the benefits of Life Skills Education
2.note taking
3.sharing of learners’ experiences#Charts showing benefits of Life Skills Education
1.Learners’ experiences
2.Charts showing benefits of Life Skills Education
Learners’ experiencesIndicate author year of publication (editions) Title publisher, Town and page(sAn adhoc staff meeting interrupted the lesson. To be taught during prep time.
3INTRODUCTION TO LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION
*.Core-living valuesBy the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
1.identify the core living values
2.demonstrate a clear understanding of the relationship between living values and life skills#Core-living values
1.Relationship between living values and life skills|questioning and answering
*.explaining the term
*.role playing the living values#Chart showing the meaning of living values
1.The living valuesIndicate author year of publication (editions) Title publisher, Town and page(s)Lesson was interesting objectives were achieved.
Definition
LESSON PLAN
It is a detailed account of what is to be covered in a lesson. It is extracted from the scheme of work.
By Abdul Adamu sani wudil
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