A behaviorist lesson plan is based on an eight step design. The steps are purpose/objective, anticipatory set, input, modeling, guiding practice, checking for understanding or CFU, independent practice, and closure. The purpose/objective of the lesson plan is basically self explanatory; it introduces the lesson and explains why the lesson is being taught and what is to be gained from the lesson.
The anticipatory set is a small activity that the students engage in that acts as an enticing precursor to the actual lesson. The input of the lesson is the things the students must know in order to carry out the activity successfully. The modeling portion of the lesson is also self explained-it is when the teacher shows how the finished activity is supposed to look.
The guided practices is the teacher showing the students how to do the activity through the trimodal approach (hear, see, do). Checking for understanding is the teacher’s way to see if she can move on by checking if the students have grasped the lesson or if she has to go over the lesson again because they do not understand what it is they are required to do.
During the independent practice portion of the lesson plan, the teacher allows the students to do the lesson on their own. The closing or closure of the lesson plan is a general review of the lesson usually done through a "tell me/show me" approach.
Unlike a behaviorist lesson plan, a constructivist lesson plan is based on six key elements. They are situation, groupings, bridge, questions, exhibits, and reflections. The situation portion of the lesson plan asks the question "what situation are you going to form for the students to clarify?"
Grouping deals with arranging the students and materials into two categories by deciding on how you are going to arrange the students and materials. The bridge of the lesson plan is the primary activity; it also creates a connection between what the students already know and what they are going to be taught from the activity.
During the questions portion, the teacher asks the students insightful questions that will coax perceptive answers and reflections. The exhibit part of the lesson plan illustrates what the students have learned by answering the question in the situation.
And finally, the reflection section of the lesson plan allows the students to reflect on what they have learned from doing the activity, seeing the works of others, and the steps they generally took to come up with a response for the situation.
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