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Lesson Plans

Lesson Plannng & Teaching tips

There should not be a time limit in teaching a particular topic to children. The teacher must be able to gauge whether what she has taught has been understood or not.
There must be 5-10 minutes of each lesson dedicated to story time.
There is no better way of teaching Fiqh than through practical demonstrations. Perfection in actions, pronunciations - makharij and tajweed should be aimed at from a young age. Games like Suhail says .."Do Qiyam, Do Qunoot , Do Rukoo......(similar to Simon says.....) are a perfect way of teaching.
For pronunciation there is no better way than repetition.
If there is signs of boredom then the topic must be changed immediately and returned to at a later time or date.
The lessons must be adapted to the place of residence and a child's own timetable.
Finally, always treat a child as an individual and not a name on the register. Find time to talk to him/her . Find out what makes him/her 'tick'.
You'll notice that in every class there will be at least one child who may question everything you say. Don't silence him/her immediately for he/she may be the only one listening to you!!!
A quiet child is not necessarily a good child and neither is an 'active' child necessarily a daft child.
If homework is set it should take into account the children's ages and abilities. Most children of this age range cannot write essays and would prefer simple questions or worksheets.

Benefits of a lesson plan

The benefit of a lesson plan is to structure a lesson. It provides:

i) A framework to refer to

ii) Good practise

iii) Guidelines of what to teach

iv) Help to breakdown long term goals into achievable tasks

v) Recorded proof to parents and visitors

vi) The option to re-use the lesson plan

vii) A backup to be used by someone else should the teacher be absent (thus should be detailed)

Lesson plan strategy

A lesson plan should include:

i) Purpose/Aim (What am I going to teach?)

ii) Learning objectives (With what I teach what will the student be able to do?)

iii) Links/Continuity (How does this relate to the previous and next lesson?)

iv) Delivery Strategy

v) Materials e.g. Worksheets, Audio Visual aids….

vi) Assessment/Evaluation

vii) Staging (Activity, time allocated for each interaction involved)

The Teachers Section of this website has a wealth of resources to assist with planning and delivering of lessons.