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Lesson plan

A teacher's plan for a lesson, setting out objectives, activities, timings, resources and assessment.

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All four UK nations (details may differ), United States, International
Topic
Teaching and learning

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Scheme of work (SoW) All four UK nations (details may differ)
A planned sequence of lessons over a unit or term, showing what will be taught, in what order and with what resources.
Learning objective (LO) All four UK nations (details may differ) United States
A statement of what pupils should learn in a lesson. Also called a learning intention, WALT (we are learning to) or, in the US, a learning target.
Unit plan United States All four UK nations (details may differ)
A plan for a whole unit of study covering several weeks, including goals, lessons and assessments.

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