Common Core Programme (CCP) Curriculum Lesson Plan

Common Core Programme (CCP) Curriculum Lesson Plan

Find out the Common Core Programme (CCP) Curriculum Lesson Plan Preparation as in the case with Primary Schools, JHS teachers are also expected to use the Weekly Lesson Plan format in preparation of lessons.

However, they are required to study and undertake demonstration lessons based on the daily Lesson Plan Template as part of the 5-day training.

Stages of CCP Curriculum Lesson Preparation

The Common Core Programme CCP Curriculum Lesson Plan for the Junior High Schools has three (3) Stages of the Lesson. These are;

  1. Stage/Phase one (Starter)
  2. Stage/Phase two (Main)
  3. Stage/Phase three (Plenary)

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Phase one/starter

Phase one of the lesson is the starter. Things to do under phase 1 (starter)

  1. Songs (Poems, Rhymes, Nature walk, Metal games, picture gallery, assessment (RCA))
  2. Review of learners’ experience.

Phase two/main

Things to be done here in phase two (2);

  1. Share the performance indicators and keywords with learners.
  2. Practicing content or concept using any creative pedagogy (eg. Games)
  3. Explain content or concept using the appropriate Teacher Learner Resources (TLRs)
  4. Assessment (RCA)

Phase three (3) or plenary

Things to do at phase 3 or plenary;

  1. Summarize the lesson
  2. Allow questions from learners
  3. Give feedback to learners
  4. Assessment (RCA)
  5. Introduce the best learning

Proposed Period and Length of School Days

  1. The duration of one period of instruction is 50 minutes
  2. The total number of proposed periods per day is 8
  3. The total number of periods per week is 40 (8x5days)
  4. The break is 60 minutes. That is for 1stand 2nd

New Standards-Based Curriculum-NaCCA

Period Allocation for CCP Curriculum Basic 7 – Basic 10

SubjectDuration per periodPeriods per weekMinutes per weekHours per week
MATHEMATICS50 mins42003hrs 20mins
ENGLISH LANGUAGE  (L2)50 mins42003hrs 20mins
GHANAIAN LANGUAGE (L1)50 mins31502hrs 30mins
FRENCH/ARABIC (MFL)50 mins31502hrs 30mins
CREATIVE ARTS AND DESIGNS50 mins42003hrs 20mins
CAREER TECHNOLOGY50 mins42003hrs 20mins
SCIENCE50 mins42003hrs 20mins
SOCIAL STUDIES50 mins31502hrs 30mins
RELIGIOUS AND MORAL EDUCATION50 mins31502hrs 30mins
COMPUTING50 mins31502hrs 30mins
PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION50 mins31502hrs 30mins
SBA (CCP PROJECT)/ LIBRARY50 mins21001hrs 40mins
TOTAL402,00033hrs 20mins

Length of school day

SUBJECTPERIODTOTALTOTAL HOURS
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME8400 minutes6hrs 40 mins
BREAK TIME260 minutes1 hour
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES/ PLC150 minutes50 mins
LENGTH OF SCHOOL DAY510 minutes8hrs 30 mins

Proposed options for starting/openings and closing time for basic schools

STARTING/OPENING TIMECLOSING TIME
7: 00am3: 30 pm
7:30 AM4:00 PM
8:00AM4:30PM

NB: these models do not include pre-instructional time activities such as cleaning, morning assembly, roll call, etc.

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