What Are Four Key Components of a Lesson Plan?

By Staff Writer | Last Updated August 4, 2015

Four key components of a lesson plan are setting objectives, determining performance standards, anticipating ways to grab the students’ attention and finding ways to present the lesson. Teachers should also focus on closing the lesson and encouraging students to engage in independent learning.

Carefully consider several options when developing a lesson plan.

  1. Determine the lesson’s objective
  2. Identify the students’ standards
  3. Find ways to get the students’ attention
  4. Develop ways to present the lesson
  5. Conclude the lesson
  6. Encourage independent learning
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