Lesson plan

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• Subject or course

  For example: Introduction to spreadsheets

• Lesson title

  For example: Adding up with formulas

• Teacher or trainer

  For example: Hannah Doyle

• Group and level

  For example: Adult beginners, 14 learners

• Date

  For example: 12 October 2027

• Length of the lesson

  For example: 90 minutes

• What learners already knowoptional

  For example: How to open a file and type in a cell.

• Learning aims (by the end, learners can...)

  Three or fewer aims, each something you can observe.

  For example: Write a formula that adds a column of numbers Copy a formula down a column Fix a formula that shows an error

• Materials and equipment

  One per line.

  For example: Laptops with the spreadsheet app Practice file 'Shop sales' Projector Printed step sheet

• Activities with timings

  One stage per line: time, what the teacher does and what learners do.

  For example: 0 to 10 min: Warm-up. Learners name where they see totals in daily life. 10 to 30 min: Demonstrate adding with the SUM formula, then learners try with the practice file. 30 to 40 min: Break. 40 to 65 min: Pairs build the total for each shop and copy the formula. 65 to 80 min: Find and fix three formula errors. 80 to 90 min: Recap and exit question.

• How you will check learning

  For example: Walk round and look at screens. Exit question: 'What does the equals sign start in a cell?'

• Support and stretchoptional

  Plan for different needs, including access needs.

  For example: Learners who need support get the step sheet and work with a partner. Quick finishers add a percentage column.

• Follow-up or homeworkoptional

  For example: Practise with the household budget file. Bring one question next week.

• Notes for next timeoptional

  Written after the lesson: what worked and what to change.

  For example: Timer ran short; move the pair task earlier next time.

1. 1What learners already know
2. 2Learning aims
3. 3Materials and equipment
4. 4Activities
5. 5Checking learning
6. 6Support and stretch
7. 7Follow-up
8. 8Notes for next time

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