Correct Answer - Option 3 : Rigidity of planning
Lesson Planning: A lesson plan is the teacher's outline or road map of what students need to learn and how it will be done effectively during a specified time. It is a means of taking advanced decisions about the selection, sequencing, and execution of various activities to be performed in a classroom with a view to ensuring the learning of children.
While planning a lesson, the following principles should be kept in mind:
- The planning should be flexible. It can be changed according to the needs of the teacher and the students.
- The teacher should have mastery in the topic from which the subject matter has been selected for a particular lesson.
- The teacher should plan well in advance. He/she should go fully period to the class.
- The teacher should be scientific in his treatment of learning.
- The teacher should use various teaching aids while presenting the topic. The presentation should be interesting.
- The plan should be prepared within the required limitations. It should not be too long.
- The teacher should provide ample opportunities to the students for the practical use of their knowledge.
- The teacher must know his/her pupils thoroughly and organize the materials in a psychological rather than merely a logical fashion
- The objectives of teaching a particular lesson should be stated as per the competency to be developed amongst children. Thus, the objectives must be clear before teaching.
- Teachers should have a clear picture of the students, the syllabus, activities, language skills, language types, subject and content, and institution and its restrictions.
- Such knowledge guarantees that the materials can be appropriate for lesson objectives.
- A teacher should take into consideration the flexibility aspect while planning the lesson so that any changes can be incorporated during teaching.
Hence, from the above-mentioned points, it is clear that the rigidity of planning principle is not involved in lesson planning.
