<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article contains instructions, advice, or how - to content . The purpose of Wikipedia is to present facts, not to train . Please help improve this article either by rewriting the how - to content or by moving it to Wikiversity, Wikibooks or Wikivoyage . (May 2010) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article contains instructions, advice, or how - to content . The purpose of Wikipedia is to present facts, not to train . Please help improve this article either by rewriting the how - to content or by moving it to Wikiversity, Wikibooks or Wikivoyage . (May 2010) </Td> </Tr> <P> A lesson plan is a teacher's detailed description of the course of instruction or "learning trajectory" for a lesson . A daily lesson plan is developed by a teacher to guide class learning . Details will vary depending on the preference of the teacher, subject being covered, and the needs of the students . There may be requirements mandated by the school system regarding the plan . A lesson plan is the teacher's guide for running a particular lesson, and it includes the goal (what the students are supposed to learn), how the goal will be reached (the method, procedure) and a way of measuring how well the goal was reached (test, worksheet, homework etc .). </P> <P> While there are many formats for a lesson plan, most lesson plans contain some or all of these elements, typically in this order: </P>

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