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The Unplanned Lesson: Part 2

Pedagogy
Have you ever had to cover a lesson last minute with no preparation time? In the second part of his article on unplanned lessons, Gerry Mallaghan offers further advice and activity ideas

So, 10 minutes ago you were told the news most teachers never want to hear: “You need to go to room W, to cover a lesson for teacher X, who is teaching subject Y, to a year Z class and there is no work prepared.”

Five minutes ago, you arrived in room W and, because you had read my previous article, calm has swept across the classroom thanks to your starter activities. You have set the students off on their learning journey, and you now have a few minutes to plan the rest of the trip (The Great Unplanned Lesson: Part 1, SecEd, March 2018).

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