Micro-Teaching Lesson Plan
Skill to be improved: Explanation of content involving students.
Lesson Topic: Introduction to Animal and Plant Cells (Biology)
Grade Level: 6th Grade
Duration: 10 minutes
Objective: Students will be able to identify and differentiate the basic parts of aanimal and plant
cells and understand their functions.
Materials:
Diagram of a plant and animal cell
White board
Markers
Simple cell images
Lesson Plan:
1. Introduction (2 minutes):
Greet the students and introduce the topic of cells.
Explain that cells are the building blocks of all living things and each cell has different
parts that work together to keep the cell healthy.
2. Direct Instruction (3 minutes):
Display a diagram of a plant and animal cell on the white board.
Briefly describe the main parts of the cell (e.g., cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, ch
loroplasts in plant cells).
Explain the function of each part in simple terms. For example, the nucleus is like the
"brain" of the cell, and the cell membrane acts like a "gatekeeper."
3. Guided Practice (3 minutes):
Hand out sticky notes to students.
Ask students to label the parts of the cell on the diagram provided on the whiteboard o
r paper.
Walk around to help and check that students are correctly labelling the parts.
4. Closure (2 minutes):
Review the key parts of the cell and their functions.
Ask a few students to describe one part of the cell and its function.
Summarize the lesson and explain that understanding cells helps us learn more about
how living things work.
Assessment:
Observe student participation during the labelling activity.
Check the accuracy of the labels on their sticky notes.
Feedback:
After the lesson, gather feedback from peers on the clarity of the explanation, effectiv
eness of the demonstration, and student engagement.
