Lesson preparation can be hectic however, planning lessons can be very strategical for the following reasons:
1. Sequential activities need to be set for the interaction between teacher and student.
2. Lesson plans need to be organized so that the teacher's instructions can be clear, as he/she would have an order to follow.
3. Students know when teachers are unprepared which can allow chaos in the classroom; prepared lessons will allow the teacher to always have students engaged in an activity i.e. a good lesson plan will be structured to suit an appropriate time schedule.
4. Teachers have a curriculum guide to follow and planning allows a teacher to physically see what has been covered and what topics need to be covered in upcoming lessons. In addition, feed-backs are a requirement after each lesson which will provide the teacher with the knowledge as to whether or not the lesson was successful; these feed-backs can also show which activities or learning styles are most suitable for particular classes.
Additionally, Information is constantly being updated and new methods of teaching and
approaches to presenting lessons are always being introduced. Society is
becoming more and more technologically advanced, and so methods,
materials and lesson plans that were used for teaching students in a
library skills class five years ago will not in anyway entice or excite
students in a modern day library skills class. Therefore, teachers
should always prepare new lesson plans to suit particular generations
and their level of advancement in the ever changing and improving
technological age.
