The 3 part lesson plan
Until fairly recently (up to about 6 years ago) it was almost compulsory that a 3 part lesson was taught. There are numerous templates available. Examples can be found following the link at the bottom of the page/
The wheel having been invented many times all the templates follow the same format:
The wheel having been invented many times all the templates follow the same format:
- Starter
- Main
- Plenary
When lessons were being observed the appropriate form had to be made available, even if it was not required by the English OFSTED or ISI inspectors, it had to be there. Today inspectors do not ask to see the lesson plan, but the fashion might change again.
Starter
This is generally for managing behaviour or for learning. If it is for learning it could be for any number of reasons three of which might be:
Main
Plenary
This is what happens at the end of the lesson (Generally all done in a great rush as the bell has gone or
is about to go.)
The three part form is of course not new, it has many variants; in music it is called sonata form and has been used since the 18th century, It consists of exposition, development and recapitulation (recap a word often used on this course is just an abbreviation) see link below.
In addition to the three blocks my lesson plans had to show:
The tyranny of the three part plan spawned a whole industry of teachers and consultants; writing books producing training courses and more importantly unselfish teachers making their valuable starter and plenary resources available for free. I salute you all for your fantastic work.
I would recommend Mr Barton for his starters and much more (see link below). There are plenaries galore on the TES website, you may have to register for the TES site (link below), it is free but worth doing no matter what your subject interest is
Starter
This is generally for managing behaviour or for learning. If it is for learning it could be for any number of reasons three of which might be:
- Linking back to previous lesson and providing a bridge
- Signposting to what was going to happen
- Setting out some kind of learning objectives
Main
- Here if it was maths the method might be to explain a method and complete a number of problems to show the student how to how to solve the problems.
- The pupil was then tasked with completing as many as possible in the time allowed.
Plenary
This is what happens at the end of the lesson (Generally all done in a great rush as the bell has gone or
is about to go.)
- Answers are given out
- Links made to the next lesson
- Q and A session to see what has been learned
- Books are packed away
The three part form is of course not new, it has many variants; in music it is called sonata form and has been used since the 18th century, It consists of exposition, development and recapitulation (recap a word often used on this course is just an abbreviation) see link below.
In addition to the three blocks my lesson plans had to show:
- Learning objectives
- The lesson broken down into 5 minute time slots
- The level of the work and the level of the students
- How the lesson would be differentiated for Individuals: -
- (SEN -special educational needs and G and T - gifted and talented)
- Resources being used
- Homeworks being set
- How pupils progress would be monitored and assessed :-
- (AFL - assessment for learning or APP - assessment for performance)
The tyranny of the three part plan spawned a whole industry of teachers and consultants; writing books producing training courses and more importantly unselfish teachers making their valuable starter and plenary resources available for free. I salute you all for your fantastic work.
I would recommend Mr Barton for his starters and much more (see link below). There are plenaries galore on the TES website, you may have to register for the TES site (link below), it is free but worth doing no matter what your subject interest is
One interesting lesson plan is shown (Smith 2010). This structure moved away from the three part lesson and pointed towards the mini lesson i.e. a lesson within a lesson or a chunk of focussed learning. It also moved away from the linear to the loop back short focussed learning with recap.
Works Cited
Smith, J. &. (2010). The Lazy Teacher's Handbook: How Your Students Learn
HyperLinks
http://www.google.cz/search?q=3+part+lesson+plan+template&es_sm=119&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=p7C_VNnbD4fAPLrLgJgB&ved=0CCEQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=678
http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/starters.htm
https://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Plenary-Ideas-for-Mathematics-3001627
http://<a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sonata+form">sonata form</a>
Works Cited
Smith, J. &. (2010). The Lazy Teacher's Handbook: How Your Students Learn
HyperLinks
http://www.google.cz/search?q=3+part+lesson+plan+template&es_sm=119&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=p7C_VNnbD4fAPLrLgJgB&ved=0CCEQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=678
http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/starters.htm
https://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Plenary-Ideas-for-Mathematics-3001627
http://<a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sonata+form">sonata form</a>