| This article is broken down into three parts: | | | | follow where you are going. |
| 1. Why create a lesson plan? | | | | 4. A lesson plan acts as a warning against possible |
| 2. What to include in a successful lesson plan | | | | difficulties in teaching the new language, such as |
| 3. Enhancing your lessons | | | | pronunciation. Because you have your lesson plan, you |
| Why create a lesson plan for your ESL classroom? | | | | can allocate extra time or find great activity that helps |
| So, you've got the job and you're now an ESL | | | | to overcome the problem. |
| teacher! Congratulations! As your first day of teaching | | | | 5. Creating lesson plans saves you time. Because you |
| draws nearer and nearer, you are wondering what | | | | will likely teach the same lesson more than once, you |
| you will teach and how you will teach it. A good lesson | | | | can use your lesson plan over and over again. |
| needs good planning. A good lesson needs a solid | | | | 6. Using lesson plans generally mean that you are |
| lesson plan. Your lesson plans ensures that several | | | | following the same pattern for all your lessons. This |
| things happen in your lesson: | | | | helps to let your students know what's coming next, so |
| 1. You have a definite language point to teach. Your | | | | they can focus more or learning and not what is going |
| lesson plan should be based around one language | | | | to happen next. |
| point. | | | | There are six of the strongest reasons as to why you |
| 2. What games and activities you are going to use. | | | | should create an ESL lesson plan to make your |
| Certain activities work for some language points, but | | | | classes a success. |
| not others. Make sure your games are also age/level | | | | For more information about creating lesson plans, |
| appropriate. | | | | including pre-made lesson plans, visit |
| 3. Your ESL lesson should have a purpose, it should | | | | In the next section we will look at what to include in a |
| keep building. Your students will be lost if your lesson | | | | successful lesson plan. |
| jumps from here to there as they won't be able to | | | | |