Class Plan Outline

Coming form a teaching background, I believe classes need to have a natural progression, from one session to the next. This means you need to have enough material to develop classes and enough background knowledge to extend your students’ understanding of tai chi principles of movement and flow, martial applications of postures and energies used.

The more classes you have a week, the harder it is to keep track of what you’ve done. As my classes increased I found I needed a system that would help with class planning, so I developed a Work Program (similar to a teacher’s work program that has the day/time and content of the session)

Below is a sample of my work program for 2023. I have printed off enough pages for the year, and have had them bound into a book (so it’s a 2-page spread) which I take to each class. This is an invaluable way to plan, organise, remember and modify classes.

If you don’t have many classes a week, you still need to record what you plan to do, and what you actually did! Below is a sample Lesson Plan. You are welcome to download and print the PDF.