NSG4028 – Concepts of Teaching and Learning

NSG4028 – Concepts of Teaching and Learning

NSG4028 – Concepts of Teaching and Learning

Simple Lesson Plan Example

1. Introduction • This lesson will help young children, who happen to be hospitalized

elementary-school students, review information about the food

pyramid.

2. Purpose / Rationale for the Lesson

• This lesson is important because it will help students learn more about

healthy eating habits.

• This lesson will provide the student with information that can be used

after he/she has been discharged from the hospital.

• The lesson will raise students’ awareness about the food pyramid.

• The lesson will help students develop skills in using the Internet to find

information.

3. Goals and Objectives

Instructional Goals • The goal of this lesson is to raise students’ awareness about healthy

eating and to provide printed material as well as Internet information for

future reference.

Learning Objectives

Cognitive

• As a result of this lesson, students will be able to identify specific foods

in each category with 90% accuracy.

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Affective

• During a class discussion, students should be able to express their

opinions about what constitutes healthy eating habits. Every student

will participate in the discussion.

Psychomotor

• After a demonstration, students will able to search the Internet to find

information about the food pyramid and complete a worksheet with

90% accuracy.

4. Instructional Methods and Evaluation of Learning

Objective Content Instructional

Method

Time

Allotted

Resources Method of Assessment/Evaluation

Cognitive Domain:

Identify specific foods in each category

Give a brief lecture about the food pyramid and its purpose.

Use a lecture guide (handout) with pictures to guide students through the food groups.

Invite students to participate in the discussion by asking them to identify foods in each category and check Lecture, Discussion 10 min.

Handout

For Learners:

Group-Discussion Complete lecture guide/handout.

For Instructor:

Reflective Thoughts about Lesson

Suggestions for Revision

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Objective Content Instructional

Method

Time

Allotted

Resources Method of Assessment/Evaluation them off on the handout.

Affective Domain:

Express an opinion about what constitutes healthy eating habits

Ask students to consider their normal eating habits and the foods they like to eat most often.

Brainstorm a list of what students consider to be healthy eating habits.

Ask students to give the reasons for their responses.

Evaluate the list as a group. Agree on a list of healthy eating habits.

Whole-group discussion Brainstorming

10 min.

Chalk board or white board

For Learners:

Group-Discussion

For Instructor:

Reflective Thoughts

about Lesson

Suggestions for

Revision

Psychomotor

Domain:

Search the Internet to find information about the food pyramid

Demonstrate how students can visit the Web site below.

Ask them to read information provided for specific food groups.

Demonstration

Computer assisted instruction

20 min.