Unit Plans vs. Lesson Plans

 

How are Lesson and unit plans the same and how are they different? 


Lesson plans are the daily content to be taught within a unit. Lesson plans are short and prepared by the teacher. Various lessons are taught on a weekly basis to fulfill a unit plan. The unit plan is the "big idea" broken up into smaller units (lessons), that take place over a longer period of time (months/semester). Both lesson plans and unit plans are created to ensure that the specific content students are intended to learn meet the teaching and learning targets/objectives successfully.

Quick Summary

• A lesson plan elaborates, basically, on objectives of a particular lesson and how teaching is planned in a way to achieve those objectives. 
• A unit plan, on the other hand, covers a wider area; a unit that can include many lessons.

LESSON PLAN	UNIT PLAN
Definition: A teacher's plan for teaching an individual lesson	Definition: Plan for a unit, which consists of many lessons
Created By: Individual Teacher	Created By: Sectional Head or Head of the Department
Time Consumed: Covers only one lesson and takes only few hours to create	Time Consumed: Covers numerous lesson and takes longer hours to create
Aim & Objective: Can include personal aim for teacher development	Aim & Objective: Can be used for curriculum review

Chapter 4 Review

Unit Planning

What makes a Good Unit Plan?

• Rationale/Overview
• Central Focus
• Performance Objectives
• Content to be taught
• Content Outline
• Daily Lesson Plans
• Materials list
• Audiovisual materials and list
• HLP/Accommodations
• Assessment Strategies
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Remember to Use:

Textbooks and Science Kits

Lesson Plans-6 Key Elements

***Good lesson plans result in focused, dynamic learning experiences wherein children are thoughtful and engaged. Well-thought-out lesson plans also facilitate good classroom management, which maximizes student time on learning and minimizes disorder and discipline issues.***

• Content to be taught: Identify what you want students to learn
• Identify misconceptions commonly held about the core
• Performance Objectives (clear statement of behaviors to (exhibit)
• Concept Development (Engagement, Exploration, Explanation)
• Evaluation/Assessment (Explanatory, Descriptive, Nominal, Pre-assessment, Formative, Summative)
• Accommodations (UDL)

Articles and Resources to Read/Consider:

The basics of lesson and unit planning

Unit Plan Design Steps

The Essential Elements of unit plan design

Solving Problems in Unit Planning Design

Teacher-student Continuum-Dr. Smirnova's lecture for student teachers

Check out my Powtoon for Unit Planning

Check out: Reality Check Pg. 115

Teaching Tip:

Blooms Taxonomy

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Standards

Teaching Tip:

Science Resources-NY Teaching Elementary

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