T/F: Selecting appropriate activities is the first step in a lesson progression.

T/F: Selecting appropriate activities is the first step in a lesson progression.

• A. Sometimes
• B. True
• C. False
• D. Not sure

Answer: (C)

In lesson planning, you start by establishing clear learning objectives and identifying what the student should be able to do by the end. Once those goals are defined, you choose activities that specifically drive toward them and structure a progression from simple to more complex. Selecting appropriate activities is essential, but it should come after you’ve determined the desired outcomes and assessed the learner’s starting point. Without objectives, activities can drift and miss the intended skills or performance targets. In golf instruction, this means you’d first decide on the target skill or outcome (for example, improved club path or consistent contact) and then design drills and practice tasks that lead toward that outcome. So the statement isn’t always true; the first step is defining targets, and the activities flow from those targets.

In lesson planning, you start by establishing clear learning objectives and identifying what the student should be able to do by the end. Once those goals are defined, you choose activities that specifically drive toward them and structure a progression from simple to more complex. Selecting appropriate activities is essential, but it should come after you’ve determined the desired outcomes and assessed the learner’s starting point. Without objectives, activities can drift and miss the intended skills or performance targets. In golf instruction, this means you’d first decide on the target skill or outcome (for example, improved club path or consistent contact) and then design drills and practice tasks that lead toward that outcome. So the statement isn’t always true; the first step is defining targets, and the activities flow from those targets.