Full length lesson plans need to:

• Have lots of detail. I should be able to imagine just what you will do in each part of the lesson.
• Include an introduction/attention getting segment where you direct students attention to something that will contribute to understanding and participating in the lesson
• Tell what you will do and how you will do it
• Tell what children will do, and how you will direct them to do it.
• Include copies of all of the handouts you will use
• Include screen captures of all of any electronic resources you will use.

Some ways lessons or lesson segments may be structured is:

• Introduction
• Student exploration
• Discussion

OR

• Introduction
• Explanation
• Guided practice
• Independent practice