ELT365 · Day 262 — Board Plans
A board plan shows what will be on the board at each key stage. Deciding it before the lesson prevents mid-lesson thinking about layout and ensures clarity.
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ELT365 · Day 261 — Materials in the Plan
List every material in your lesson plan: the coursebook page, the handout, the board diagram, the audio file. Prepare, check, and sequence everything before the lesson.
ELT365 · Day 260 — Interaction Patterns in Plans
Interaction patterns describe who talks to whom: T→S (teacher to student), S→S (pair), S↔S↔S (group), S→T (student reporting). Vary them across a lesson.
ELT365 · Day 259 — Timing Stages Realistically
Planned timings are starting estimates. Under-timing is a common error — novice teachers often plan more content than a lesson can hold.
ELT365 · Day 258 — ESA in a Plan
Engage → Study → Activate (Harmer) is a flexible framework where the three phases can appear in any order. It suits varied lesson types and mixed aims.
ELT365 · Day 257 — TBL in a Plan
Task-Based Learning plans lead with a communicative task; language work comes after. The task creates a felt need for the language.
ELT365 · Day 256 — TTT in a Plan
Test → Teach → Test plans diagnose what learners already know before committing teaching time. The first 'test' is a diagnostic task, not an assessment.
ELT365 · Day 255 — PPP in a Plan
A PPP plan moves through Presentation (teacher introduces language in context), Practice (controlled activities), and Production (freer use). It is transparent and suits lower levels.
ELT365 · Day 254 — Stage Aims vs Lesson Aims
Each stage has its own micro-aim that serves the overall lesson aim. The lead-in does not practise the target language — it activates interest and prior knowledge.
ELT365 · Day 253 — Staging a Lesson — What Is a Stage?
A stage is a discrete part of the lesson with its own aim, activity, interaction pattern, and timing. Most 60-minute lessons have four to seven stages.