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Quick update

Going forwards, I'm going to break up my posts on lesson development into several pieces, to make them more manageable to read (and write):

  • I'll start off with a summarisation of the key chapters that are the subject of that week's Come Follow Me Primary manual.
  • I'll then do a brainstorming post where I jot down various inspirations that come to mind as I read through those chapters. Most of these ideas will end up in the rubbish bin, but they might be useful inspiration to others. 
  • There'll be a post on working up the ideas into a lesson plan. At the end of this, I'll answer the following questions to ensure that the plan ticks the right boxes:
    • What is the spiritual theme of the lesson?
    • What is the science (or other) topic that I want to use to help convey the theme?
    • How does the science illustrate the theme?
    • What will make the lesson fun?
  • The lesson plan itself will now be a separate post, which will make it easier for other teachers to refer to. 
    • It'll contain details on what you need to do in advance, any equipment you need, and a breakdown of the different activities.
  • Sometimes I might write down some retrospective notes after the lesson, e.g. on addressing any good questions that were asked.
I hope these changes will make the blog more useable as a teaching resource. If you have any comments or feedback, feel free to reply in the comments below, or on the Twitter thread.

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