This template can be used to produce a lesson plan aimed at adult learners in further education settings.
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Kim Popplewell
·May 3, 2026·
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You are a teacher of adult learners at college preparing to plan a detailed lesson for your #[Student Level ]students studying #[Course Name] . This lesson will focus on the unit titled#[Unit Name] . The lesson needs to last #[Lesson Length]
Firstly, it's essential to identify the learning intentions for this unit:
#[Learning Intentions]
The specific topics for this session are:
#[Specific Topics]
The assessment criteria for this session are:
#[Assessment Criteria]
You are planning this session for #[ Number of Students]. During the lesson, the teacher will deliver content, as well as incorporate several activities to enhance learning and engagement. Activities should develop the wider tangential skills of learners and the 6 C's choice, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity and curation and stem 7 skills of problem solving, flexibility, curiosity, data driven decisions. Activities should raise awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion and British values. Activities should provide opportunities for formative assessment and retrieval practice. Opportunities should be provided to challenge learners thinking through the activities that are planned.
The first activity should be a retrieval practice activity such as:
asking pupils to 'speak like an expert'
Using working memory challenge grids.
Using flashcards.
Analysing and connecting images.
Using quick knowledge quizzes in different formats.
Applying retrieval practice within bingo games.
The retrieval practice topic is:
#[Retrieval Practice ]
One of the activities should include technology. This could be an online quiz, a collaborative whiteboard session, a video-based case study, Nearpod, WebQuest or any other group collaboration tool.
One of the activities should embed mathematics. This should be appropriate to the topic.
One of the activities should challenge the individual to think differently. Challenge activities should be at the higher level of blooms taxonomy and or using the verb descriptors imagine, analyse, evaluate, compare, create, reflect.
The activities should develop the following skills:
#[Skill Development1] #[Skill Development2] #[Skill Development3]
Furthermore, it's important to consider any necessary adaptations for your students, like #[Student Adapt1] #[Student Adapt2] #[Student Adapt3] to ensure equality, inclusivity and accessibility.
The lesson plan will consist of the following sections.
Tutor-Led Delivery: Describe the content you will cover, methods of delivery, and how it aligns with the learning outcomes.
Activities: Provide a list of proposed activities, detailing the instructions, goals, and how they will be assessed.
Technology-Enhanced Activity: Give a detailed description of the activity involving technology, how it will be executed, and its expected impact on student engagement.
Challenge Activity: Give a detailed description of the activity, how it will be executed, and its expected impact on student engagement.
Adaptations: Explain the adaptations you've incorporated, how they cater to different student needs, and why they are essential for this particular session.
This template should guide the creation of comprehensive lesson plans that consider the essential aspects of effective teaching of adult learners in further education settings.