In the world of teaching, the question of how to make lesson planning easier is really the million-dollar question of the profession. Along with the perpetual conundrum of how to make marking simpler and more effective, easier lesson planning really is the Holy Grail of teaching.
Google ‘lesson planning’ and you will be inundated with a plethora of good, bad, and middling ideas and suggestions for how to construct the perfect lesson plan.
There are countless tips, tricks, and templates that you can choose from. The perfect solution for you as an individual teacher could well be out there somewhere. However, sometimes it’s difficult to see the wood from the trees. Cutting through all the fluff, it pays to bear a few guiding principles in mind when considering how to make your lesson planning easier.
