🎯 Skills & Systems Framework
Every lesson phase is built around one of these teaching methodologies
How This Works
Each phase in a lesson focuses on ONE skill or system. This determines:
- Teaching approach - How the content should be taught
- Activity types - What students do during the phase
- Duration - Typical time needed (15-30 minutes)
- Assessment - How to check student understanding
Language Systems
Building blocks of language
Phonology
15 minTeaching pronunciation, stress, intonation, and sound patterns
Typical Activities:
Minimal pairs, drilling, shadowing, tongue twisters
Vocabulary
15 minTeaching word meanings, usage, and word relationships
Typical Activities:
Flashcards, matching games, word drills, concept checking
Grammar
20 minTeaching sentence structures, rules, and language patterns
Typical Activities:
Gap-fills, substitution drills, error correction, sentence building
Discourse
20 minTeaching how language is organized in texts and conversation
Typical Activities:
Text analysis, cohesion practice, conversation structure
Language Skills
Productive and receptive communication
Speaking
25 minDeveloping fluency and communication ability
Typical Activities:
Role-plays, discussions, presentations, pair work
Reading
20 minDeveloping comprehension and reading strategies
Typical Activities:
Jigsaw reading, comprehension questions, skimming/scanning
Writing
25 minDeveloping written communication and composition
Typical Activities:
Writing tasks, peer review, editing, drafting
Listening
20 minDeveloping aural comprehension and listening strategies
Typical Activities:
Audio tasks, dictation, listening for gist/detail
Cognitive Skills
Critical thinking and analysis (Specialist track)
Evaluation
15 minMaking judgments based on criteria and evidence
Typical Activities:
Criteria development, evidence-based arguments, justification
Presentation
10 minCommunicating ideas effectively to an audience
Typical Activities:
Pitch practice, visual aid design, delivery coaching
activity
20 minTypical Activities:
Ideating
25 minGenerating creative ideas and innovative solutions
Typical Activities:
Brainstorming, mind mapping, SCAMPER, lateral thinking
functional
20 minTypical Activities:
Research
25 minGathering and processing information systematically
Typical Activities:
Source evaluation, note-taking, interview techniques
Analysis
20 minBreaking down complex ideas and examining relationships
Typical Activities:
Data interpretation, cause-effect analysis, categorization
Synthesis
20 minCombining elements to create new understanding
Typical Activities:
Problem-solving, design challenges, creative tasks