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LESSON PLAN 📋

For our practicum, we created a lesson plan using the Indonesian curriculum template. Our topic was Describing a Person for Grade 7, and we applied the 4A’s method (Activity, Analysis, Abstraction, Application). The plan was arranged into pre-teaching, main teaching, and closing activities, with each step clearly timed and ending with reflection and assessment.

We were divided into pairs, and my partner was Rea. Together, we worked on drafting the lesson plan and eventually taught the lesson as a team. To guide us, we used the lesson plan of Ma’am Yusi, our cooperating teacher at SMP BSS. Since the template was in Bahasa Indonesia, we had some trouble understanding it at first. Thankfully, Ma’am Frida and our school buddy, Aqilla, patiently broke it down for us, translating and explaining every detail so we could follow and adapt the format.

Through that process, I saw how similar it is to the lesson plans we use in the Philippines, both outline objectives, activities, and assessments. But the Indonesian format is more structured with time allocation and really emphasizes collaborative, student-centered learning. By contrast, in the Philippines our lesson plans are usually more flexible and not as detailed in breaking down the minutes.

For me, it was an eye-opening experience. Working closely with Rea, and learning from mentors who guided us through the Indonesian system, taught me the value of being very intentional and detailed in planning. It also showed me that while formats and approaches may differ across countries, the heart of teaching remains the same: creating meaningful learning experiences for students.

BALDOZA-HEREZ-Lesson-Plan-LP.pdf

Since our practicum in Indonesia happened during the month of Ramadan, there were a lot of holidays, which meant we had less time to actually do our practice teaching. Because of this, the days that were originally scheduled for us to teach got cut short, and we didn’t even have the chance to observe classes before stepping in as teachers. In fact, we were told just the night before that instead of observing, we had to prepare our lesson plan and teach the next day to maximize our stay.

You can probably imagine how nervous we were! Even though we taught by pairs, the thought of teaching students we had just met, in a classroom setting that was new to us, and following a curriculum we were still adjusting to, was overwhelming. The first few days were honestly full of challenging moments, we were still learning how to manage the class, figuring out how to adjust our pacing, and sometimes struggling with the language barrier.

But as the days went by, we slowly found our rhythm. By the time we got to our final demonstration teaching, we already knew how to handle the class better. We became more confident, learned how to grab the students’ attention, and started to enjoy the whole process instead of stressing over it. Looking back, I’m grateful that things didn’t go exactly as planned, being thrown into teaching so quickly really pushed me out of my comfort zone and showed me what I was capable of.

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