planificación de clases
/planifikaθjon de klases/from spelling rules
Lesson planning in Spanish is planificación de clases.
The phrase planificación de clases describes the process of deciding what students will learn and how the teacher will teach it during a class. You can also use the synonym preparación de clases to describe this same activity. If you are referring to the specific document or outline produced by this process, use plan de clase instead.
What does it mean word for word?
planificación de clases is composed of planificación (planning) and de clases (of classes).
Which one should you use?
While planificación de clases refers to the ongoing process of lesson planning, plan de clase refers to the specific document or outline produced. Additionally, the phrase preparación de clases can be used as a common synonym for the activity.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the phrase planeación de clases is used. In Argentina, the expression armar la planificación de clases is used to mean 'to put together the lesson planning'.
How does it change in a sentence?
While planificación de clases is the noun phrase for the process, if you want to use a verb to describe the action of planning a lesson, use planificar una clase.
Did you know?
- The verb planificar shares a common ancestor with the English word 'plain', as both stem from the Latin 'planus' meaning 'flat' or 'level'.
- In some Spanish-speaking academic contexts, the act of planning is conceptualized as armar, which describes the process as assembling a physical structure rather than just thinking of an idea.
Examples in context
- En la universidad, aprendí la importancia de la planificación de lecciones en la enseñanza.In university, I learned the importance of lesson planning in teaching.
- Para la próxima semana, necesitamos planear clases que fomenten la participación de los estudiantes.For next week, we need to plan classes that encourage student participation.
- La planificación de clases toma mucho tiempo.Lesson planning takes a lot of time.
- Necesito mejorar mi planificación de clases para mañana.I need to improve my lesson planning for tomorrow.
- Ella dedica los domingos a la planificación de clases.She dedicates Sundays to lesson planning.
Example conversation
Two teachers are talking in the faculty lounge.
- AlejandroHola María, ¿terminaste la planificación de clases?Hi María, did you finish the lesson planning?
- MaríaNo, Alejandro, todavía me falta una unidad.No, Alejandro, I still have one unit left.
- Alejandro¿Quieres que revisemos la planificación de clases juntos?Do you want us to review the lesson planning together?
- MaríaSí, eso sería muy útil. Gracias.Yes, that would be very helpful. Thank you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, planificación, CC BY-SA 4.0.
