Writing of a lesson plan is an essential part of the teacher’s preparation for the class-room teaching. Even an experienced teacher must make mental note of what he is going to teach in the class arid how he is to proceed with the lesson.
Lesson Plan is the brief outline of the main points of the lesson. A Lesson Plan indicates clearly what has already been done, what the teacher intends to do, what the pupils are to do, how the pupils are to be engaged in various activities and what activities are to be pursued.
It is a clear and precise statement of the aims and purposes of the lesson and the various devices and techniques to be employed by the teacher. It should make a mention of the specific activities to be undertaken in the class.
It is just like planning a project. It is, in fact, the teacher’s mental visualization of class-room experiences and activities put down in black and white.