1.
lesson plan; teaching plan
A detailed plan for a lesson prepared by a teacher, outlining objectives, activities, materials, and assessment methods. A standard document in Japanese education.
指導案を作成した。
I prepared a lesson plan.
研究授業のために指導案を書き直した。
I rewrote the lesson plan for the research lesson.
新任の先生は指導案の書き方を先輩に教わった。
The new teacher learned how to write lesson plans from senior colleagues.
USAGE:
A fundamental document in Japanese teaching practice. Teachers create 指導案 for each class, and more detailed versions are prepared for 研究授業 (research lessons observed by other teachers). The full formal name is 学習指導案.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 指導案を書く (to write a lesson plan)
- 指導案を作成する (to prepare a lesson plan)
- 学習指導案 (formal lesson plan)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- カリキュラム: curriculum — the overall course of study
- 時間割: timetable — the schedule of classes