Create Your PGCE Lesson Plan

Build detailed, thoughtful lesson plans. Start fresh or explore a sample to see how it works.

Sample: The Norman Conquest

A Year 7 lesson exploring why William won the Battle of Hastings

Enquiry Question Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?

Class Year 7 (28 pupils)

Duration 60 minutes

Lesson 3 of 6 in sequence

Plan Sections

Lesson Info Teacher, class, date, time, and sequence details

Learning Prior knowledge, key concepts, and misconceptions

Teaching Focus of practice, objectives, and cross-curricular links

Adaptive Stretch & challenge, scaffolding, and resources

Activities Timed lesson phases with teacher and pupil activities

Evaluation Post-lesson reflection and development steps

Lesson Information

Start with the basics. Who, when, and what class are you teaching?

Lesson Plan Name

Teacher Name

Subject

Class or Group

Pupils

Lesson in Sequence

Date

Start Time

End Time

Learning Overview

Define the enquiry, prior knowledge, and what students will learn.

Enquiry Question

Prior Knowledge What are students bringing to this lesson?

Knowledge to Learn What will students take away?

Misconceptions

Common Misconceptions & Corrections List each misconception followed by the correction

Teaching Focus

Define your teaching practice focus, learning objectives, and literacy opportunities.

Focus of Practice

What aspect of teaching are you focusing on? Identified from ITE Curriculum or previous lesson feedback

Learning Objectives

What should all students be able to do by the end? Use action verbs: identify, explain, analyse, evaluate

Cross-Curricular Opportunities

Opportunities for Literacy, SSP and Numeracy

Adaptive Teaching

Plan how you'll differentiate learning for all students.

Stretch & Challenge How will you push higher-attaining pupils to work at a deeper level?

Scaffold & Support How will you support pupils who need additional help?

Resources

Physical Materials Handouts, worksheets, manipulatives, equipment

Digital Resources Software, websites, presentations, videos

Books & Texts Textbooks, reading materials, reference books

Preparation Notes Setup required before the lesson

Lesson Activities

Plan each phase of your lesson with detailed activities.

Time

Phase

Teacher Activity

Pupil Activity

Assessment

Classroom Management

Lesson Plan

Teacher

Subject

Class

Pupils

Lesson

Date

Start

End

Learning Overview

Enquiry Question
Prior Knowledge
Knowledge to Learn
Misconceptions
Literacy, SSP & Numeracy

Teaching Focus

Focus of Practice
Learning Objectives

Adaptive Teaching

Stretch & Challenge
Scaffold & Support

Resources

Physical

Digital

Texts

Preparation

Lesson Activities

Lesson Evaluation

Reflect on how the lesson went and identify areas for development.

Reflection What went well? What would you change? What do you need to follow up?

Learning Evaluation

Complete the reflective practice proforma (Gadsby, 2021) for formal observations.

Focus

Step 1: Deconstruct How effective were teaching strategies? Did pupils make progress?

Step 2: Reflect What aspects need exploring? What were you happy with?

Step 3: Reconstruct How would you change the lesson if teaching again?

Step 4: Transform Key priority areas and further reading

Notes & Actions

Questions for Mentor

End of Sequence Learning

Reflect at the end of a half term or topic.

Sequence Reflection Consider how teaching has transformed pupils' knowledge and capabilities

Lesson Plan

Teacher

Subject

Class

Pupils

Lesson

Date

Start

End

Learning Overview

Enquiry Question
Prior Knowledge
Knowledge to Learn
Misconceptions
Literacy, SSP & Numeracy

Teaching Focus

Focus of Practice
Learning Objectives

Adaptive Teaching

Stretch & Challenge
Scaffold & Support

Resources

Physical

Digital

Texts

Preparation

Lesson Activities

Lesson Evaluation

Reflection

Reflection
Evaluation Focus

Learning Evaluation — Gadsby (2021)

1. Deconstruct
2. Reflect
3. Reconstruct
4. Transform

Notes & Follow-up

Notes & Actions
Mentor Questions
End of Sequence

Create Your PGCE Lesson Plan

Sample: The Norman Conquest

Plan Sections

Lesson Information

Learning Overview

Misconceptions

Teaching Focus

Focus of Practice

Learning Objectives

Cross-Curricular Opportunities

Adaptive Teaching

Resources

Lesson Activities

Lesson Plan

Learning Overview

Teaching Focus

Adaptive Teaching

Resources

Lesson Activities

Lesson Evaluation

Learning Evaluation

End of Sequence Learning

Lesson Plan

Learning Overview

Teaching Focus

Adaptive Teaching

Resources

Lesson Activities

Lesson Evaluation

Reflection

Learning Evaluation — Gadsby (2021)

Notes & Follow-up

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