Ordering Activities Within a Lesson Plan

Here are some sequences to be mindful of when ordering activities within a lesson plan. One or several can be used in a single lesson plan.

1. controlled practice
2. accuracy testing
3. free oral production

1. non-affective/low-stress
2. whole class
3. small group
4. pair
5. individual
6. higher speed/higher stress

1. meaning-focus (comprehension)
2. pattern-focus/vocabulary
3. meaning-focus (production)

1. listening input-meaning focus
2. reading input-pattern & meaning
3. writing output-accuracy checking
4. oral output-communicative/meaning focus