Module Title: School Placement 4

LESSON PLAN (2017-2018)

Topic: Conversion Of Timber

Student Name: Conor Fenton
Date: 02/02/18
Duration of Lesson: 40mins

1. AIMS

The main aims of this lesson are to:

 Revise the topic on how trees grow.
 Identify and sketch different methods of sawing logs

2. MAIN LEARNING OUTCOME & CORRESPONDING ASSESSMENT

Learning Outcomes (LOs) Assessment of LOs

At the end of this lesson the students will be (Note: each LO has an assessment. Include a
enabled to… variety of types.)
Label the parts of the tree. Questioning.
Label Worksheet given out.
Traffic lights system.
Illustrate the three different types of End of Lesson Recap Quiz
sawing in the conversion of timber. Multimedia Quiz

3. THE LESSON

TIME LINE TEACHER ACTIVITIES PUPIL ACTIVITIES KEY*

SET INDUCTION (BEGINNING)

0-5  Let students enter in an  Students enter and take

orderly fashion. Take the assigned seats. Answer
5-15 Roll. to roll call.
 Introduces Learning  Students listen to
Outcomes. Learning Outcomes.
 Give out worksheet.  Students pass around
 Directs students to first worksheet. Students L
fill out what they can begin to work on these
before going in pairs to worksheets individually. CL
fill in the remainder.
MI

 Questioning What is
winter wood? What is
summer wood? What
are the characteristics
related to both?
 Collects worksheets
LESSON SEQUENCE (MIDDLE)
15-20  Introduce the
conversion of timber.
Explaining along with the
slides how timber is
converted from trees to
planks of wood.
20-30  Put drawing of different
sawing methods on the
board for students to
sketch.
 Helping any students
struggling with the
sketching.
30-35  Get Students to match
the correct end grain to
the type of sawing
method. With
worksheet.
CLOSURE (END)
35-40  Displays multimedia
quiz through projector.
 Assist in organized exit.
*KEY:
L= Literacy, N= Numeracy, O= Oracy, G= Graphicacy, SEN= Special Educational Needs, MA=
Mixed Ability, CL= Cooperative Learning, GI = Gender Inclusion, MI = Multicultural Inclusion,
ET = Educational Technology, and C&I= Creativity and Innovation.
4. LIST OF TEACHING RESOURCES
Module Title: School Placement 4
 Students will then go in O
pairs to answer any
remaining questions. GI
 Students listen to
questions. Varied
students will be allowed
answer.
 Students observe G
PowerPoint on
introduction to
conversion of timber.
Students may ask any
questions that might O
interest them in the
conversion of timber.
 Sketch different types of L
sawing involved with the
G
conversion of timber.
 Students complete G
worksheet matching the
end grain with the
correct type of sawing
method.
 Students respond to CL
questions on the
L
projector in groups
writing down answers. O
 Students give up
answers to quiz as they C&I
exit in an orderly
fashion.
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Worksheet on revising how trees grow

Powerpoint

Traffic light Lollipop Sticks

Blackboard

Worksheet on Matching end grain with Sawing Method

5. POST LESSON CRITICAL REFLECTION (bullet points- 3-5 points)

Strengths

Lot of resources

Challenges

Lesson was at a fast pace to keep up with plan.

Suggestions for Improvement

Less content in lesson plan so I can concentrate on perfect practice

Notes for the Preparation of the Next Lesson

Quick revision of sawing methods.