My lessons tend to be very individual in content, because every student needs something different! That said, the general structure of a typical lesson might look something like this:
Introduction and Friendly catch up:
For the first few minutes of my sessions, I try to build a friendly rapport with my student, and I usually ask what they've learnt at school recently. I also use this as an oppor...
My lessons tend to be very individual in content, because every student needs something different! That said, the general structure of a typical lesson might look something like this:
Introduction and Friendly catch up:
For the first few minutes of my sessions, I try to build a friendly rapport with my student, and I usually ask what they've learnt at school recently. I also use this as an opportunity to check in on my students, to make sure I'm teaching them exactly what they're most concerned about at any given time.
The Warm Up:
I usually have a short warm up (between 5-10 minutes long) at the beginning of sessions, testing students on what we covered in the previous session. This varies depending on the student, and could be a quiz on technical terms (asking students to match up similes to metaphors), or could be a brief analytical exercise.
The Learning Objective:
The bulk of the session (50 minutes) will be covering the goal for the day. If, let's say, your child is studying GCSE Romeo and Juliet with me, I might cover Act 1 Scene 3, and introduce them to analysing key quotes as well as any important context or comparisons that might be made. I make sure to make the bulk of these sessions as challenging as possible; I know what impresses examiners, and I hope to transfer that knowledge to your child.
The Conclusion:
In the last few minutes of our session, I always ask my student a) how they feel it went, b) if there's anything in particular they might like me to cover in the next session, and c) to confirm scheduling times for our next session.