HOW TO PREPARE AND PRESENT A GOOD LESSON 6 components of any good lesson plan

WHY WE TEACH  Do not let anyone look down on you because of your youth, but be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. 1Tim 4:12  And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. John 17:3

6 COMPONENTS TO ANY GOOD LESSON PLAN 1. Objectives or Goals4. Guided Practice 2. Anticipatory Set5. Closure/application 3. Direct Instruction6. Independent Practice

1. KNOW YOUR OBJECTIVES AND GOALS  Fast forward to the end of the lesson: What are the most important 1-3 truths? What do you want the student to walk away with? What do you want the student to do with the information given?

ABC’S (AND D) OF WRITING AN OBJECTIVE  A-Audience: The who. "The student will be able to…"  B-Behavior: What a learner is expected to be able to do or the product or result of the doing. The behavior or product should be observable.  C-Condition: The important conditions under which the performance is to occur.  D-Degree: The criterion of acceptable performance. How well the learner must perform in order for the performance to be considered acceptable.

1.Students will know the ABC’s 2.students will learn about Jesus’ birth. 3. Students will understand that Jesus is God’s son. 1.Students will write the alphabet in order using capital letters. 2.Students will retell Jesus’ birth through a series of 3 pictures that depict the event in chronological order. 3.Students will analyze the wording of 2 bible verses that describe Jesus being God’s son and make a Venn Diagram showing similarities of the verses. YOUR OBJECTIVE SHOULD HAVE AN ACTION AND BE MEASUREABLE Bad examplesGood examples

As a group, imagine what would be likely objectives a teacher would look for in a lesson about measuring to the nearest inch. Come up with a group objective and be ready to share with the whole class. Remember to include and action and make it measureable.

Emphasize to kids that we can boldly approach God’s throne to receive grace to help us through temptation, and mercy and forgiveness when we sin (See Heb. 4:14-16.) We have hope because Christ died for sinners.* Objective: Students will role play with a peer the conversations Satan had with Jesus and include the quoted verses Jesus used to fight temptation. Objective: Students will tell a peer the three biblical truths Jesus used to fight temptation against Satan. Objective: Students will write an example prayer they might pray in a tempting situation, calling on some of Gods character traits that would help them through. *© 2014 LifeWay 1

Objectives are the backbone of your lesson.

2. ANTICIPATORY SET  The purpose of the anticipatory set is to  1. Pique curiosity for the lesson.  2. Grab the attention of students not ready to listen.  3. extend prior knowledge about the topic.  Involve a line of questioning and keep activities short.

DIRECT INSTRUCTION  This is when you present new information usually to a whole group. Don’t just read the story! Check often for comprehension. Be ready to change things up if you are loosing attention, especially with little ones.

1. Jigsaw method: break the story into parts and have small groups present parts of the lesson to the whole class. 2. Peer check-in: partner kids up and ask periodic questions to be answered between partners. 3. Guest Actor: ahead of time prepare an adult to tell the story to the class in first person. 4. Student teachers: If students can read, have them read the story in groups and come up with a creative way to retell the story themselves.

4. GUIDED PRACTICE  This is the part of the lesson that Checks for Understanding.  Guided means you should be interacting with the activity, adding help if needed.  Refer to the given activities in your curriculum to see if any of them could be used as guided practice.

COMMON GUIDED PRACTICE ACTIVITIES *Retell the story to a peer verbally or in writing. *Create a craft that represents the main truth being taught. *contact paper heart *Well planned game. *Create a timeline of the events. *Journal writing about the truths taught. *Roll play *Compare and contrasting activities

CLOSURE/APPLICATION This is the wrap-up of the lesson. A chance to see if you taught what you intended to teach. A chance to see if students learned what you intended them to learn. Restate the central message or those 1-2 truths you decided were most important. This is also where you would likely extend the opportunity for salvation.

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE An assignment done alone to practice the task without help. *this maybe a challenge during the week to live out what was learned.