General Information
Student Name
Meaning: The name of the teacher in training. This identifies who is teaching the lesson.
Example: Salau Raheem
Registration Number
Meaning: The unique PGDE registration number assigned to you by your institution.
Example: 2025/CS/001
Course of Study
Meaning: Your program at the university or college, showing your field of study.
Example: Computer Science
Teaching Subject
Meaning: The subject you are teaching during your teaching practice.
Example: Mathematics
Topic
Meaning: The specific lesson or concept you will teach to the students.
Example: Addition of Whole Numbers
Class
Meaning: The grade or class you are teaching.
Example: JSS1
Number of Students
Meaning: Total number of students present in the class.
Example: 35
Sex of Learners/Students
Meaning: Gender composition of the class – male, female, or mixed.
Example: Mixed
Average Age of Learners/Students
Meaning: The approximate age of students in the class.
Example: 12 years
Instructional Material
Meaning: Teaching aids and resources used during the lesson, such as charts, sticks, whiteboard, or markers.
Example: Whiteboard, markers, sticks, charts
Method of Instruction
Meaning: The teaching strategies or approaches used to deliver the lesson.
Example: Demonstration, discussion, guided practice
Behavioural Objectives
Meaning: Clear statements of what students should be able to do at the end of the lesson. Objectives should be observable and measurable.
Example: By the end of the lesson, students should be able to solve addition problems up to 1000 and participate actively in exercises.
Entry Behaviour / Previous Knowledge
Meaning: What students already know or can do before the lesson. It helps the teacher plan the lesson based on prior knowledge.
Example: Students can identify numbers up to 1000, perform simple addition of numbers up to 100, and count using objects like sticks or beads.
Introduction
Meaning: How the teacher starts the lesson to capture students’ attention and link previous knowledge to the new topic.
Example: The teacher asks: “If I have 45 apples and my friend gives me 32 more, how many apples do I have in total?” The teacher also uses sticks or beads to demonstrate addition visually.
Teacher’s Activities
Meaning: Step-by-step actions the teacher takes to teach the lesson, including explanations, demonstrations, and questioning.
Example: Explain the concept of addition of whole numbers. Demonstrate addition using objects and number line. Solve three examples on the board, explaining each step. Ask questions to check understanding. Guide students through exercises and correct mistakes.
Learners’ Activities
Meaning: What students do to actively participate and learn during the lesson.
Example: Observe the teacher’s demonstration. Perform addition using sticks or beads. Solve examples in notebooks. Answer questions and participate in class exercises.
Evaluation / Assessment
Meaning: How the teacher checks whether students understand the lesson and achieved the objectives.
Example: Ask oral questions. Give class exercises. Observe students’ participation. Assign five addition problems to solve independently.
Summary / Conclusion
Meaning: How the teacher wraps up the lesson, reinforces learning, and links the lesson to future topics.
Example: Recap the steps for adding whole numbers. Highlight common mistakes like carrying over. Remind students of the importance of practice.
Assignment / Homework
Meaning: Exercises or tasks for students to practice at home to reinforce the lesson.
Example: Solve ten addition problems using numbers up to 1000 in your notebook.
Principal’s Remarks
Meaning: Space for the school principal to give feedback on the lesson or teaching practice.
Example: “Good use of visual aids. Continue guiding students through exercises.”
Supervisor’s Remarks
Meaning: Space for your teaching practice supervisor to comment on lesson delivery, planning, and classroom management.
Example: “Lesson well-prepared. Ensure all students participate actively and check individual understanding.”
When to fill it
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General Information, Topic, Class, Instructional Materials, Method of Instruction, and Behavioural Objectives are usually filled before the lesson. This is part of your lesson planning. It shows that you are prepared and have thought about what you will teach, how you will teach, and what students should achieve.
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Entry Behaviour / Previous Knowledge is also planned before the lesson, based on your knowledge of the students or previous lessons.
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Teacher’s Activities, Learners’ Activities, Introduction, Evaluation, Summary / Conclusion, Assignment / Homework are also planned in advance. You write them in your lesson plan, but sometimes small adjustments may be made during teaching depending on how the class responds.
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Principal’s Remarks and Supervisor’s Remarks are filled after the lesson, usually by the school principal or your teaching practice supervisor. You don’t fill these yourself.
Summary: Most of the lesson plan is prepared before the class, while the remarks from principal or supervisor are written after the lesson.