Lesson Planning Preventable Tips and Tricks on Preparing Students For a New Classroom Activity

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New teachers often have to respond fast if they want to prevent discipline problems from taking over the flow of their lessons. For new teacher, this need to be on the lookout is also threatening to their authority as new teachers. One important tactic you can adopt to create more consistent flow of lessons (discipline free) is to catch the issues before they become discipline problems.

Often this phenomenon happens as teachers are preparing the students for a new classroom activity. This often means that students might not respond as favorably as teachers would like them to as a class. But as you've already noticed, there are a great many things that need to be done before students can complete a task successfully and on their own. Some problematic areas of classroom management and lesson planning you can do right on the spot as a discipline preventer but some areas require more long term planning. For new teachers, long term planning often means the very next day!

But remember, an unsuccessful lesson can have many successful parts. Since each part of a lesson works like fitting a puzzle perfectly, try and see which areas are consistently giving you the most trouble and learn from them like the troubleshooting areas I've provided below.

Problem # 1: Students are starting to talk between themselves even before you've explained the assignment

Possible solutions: First, provide more opportunities to explain, model and for students to practice the material. Then build for the task to happen by relating to it from the beginning of your instruction. Lay the ground work of your expectations - as much prep as you can give without overwhelming the students.

Problem # 2: Students are not paying attention when you are presenting and explaining new material.

Possible solutions: Is the material too heavy ? Are there too many difficult words and concepts to master? Did you provide an enticing lead-in?

Problem # 3: A small group of students is banding together in the corner and is gradually battling with your authority making it difficult for you to transition from one lesson part to another.

Possible solutions: Do not start any confrontations in class. Use your seating chart to decide how to separate problematic students. Keep students busy with quick check-ups, mini quizzes or brief 5 minute review sessions that you can do in a whole class framework.

Problem # 4: Students are constantly looking in their bookbag for their notebooks, papers and other necessary materials and this is holding you up. Alternatively, there is a handful of students who constantly come in late and disrupt the class in session.

Possible solutions: In ensuring that students will stay on-task with minimal interruptions, distractions and few discipline problems, new and seasoned teachers need to ensure that the following components are in place:

• Procedures for catering to the needs of their diverse learners
• Procedures for self-directing them.

Problem # 5: There is constant chatter which is constantly interfering with the flow of your teaching.

Possible preventable solutions: Try and catch these students way before these phenomenon becomes a discipline problem! If it happens too quickly then stop the lesson, address the chatter in a whole class type framework (some teachers like to use a little pep talk) and continue on. You can also choose to address the small band of students privately the minute you have a chance.

Avoid the tendency to enter a frenzy of overplanning. Clue into discipline problems before students start taking control. Being proactive is the name of the game. Take advantage of some unsuccessful classroom situations and dilemmas to help you gear up for the next series of lessons.

You'll be glad you did. Try it!

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Source by Dorit Sasson