Create a Differentiated Lesson Plan

Create a fully differentiated lesson plan for the following:

Subject: [topic]
Year group / age range: [specify]
Lesson duration: [minutes]
Learning objective: [what all students should achieve by the end]
Class profile:
  - Number of students: [total]
  - Students with SEND or learning needs: [describe types if known]
  - EAL learners: [number and language levels]
  - Gifted and talented students: [number]
  - General ability spread: [mostly mixed / mostly one level]
Available resources: [classroom / devices / TA support / other]

Lesson plan structure:

BEFORE THE LESSON:
- Prerequisite check (how to assess prior knowledge quickly)
- Preparation needed for differentiated resources

STARTER (10 mins):
- Core activity (accessible to all)
- How to differentiate the starter for 3 levels
- How to use starter data to adjust the lesson in real time

MAIN TEACHING (15-20 mins):
- Teaching approach and explanation
- Modelling strategy (I do / We do / You do)
- Scaffolding tools (sentence starters / word banks / visual supports)
- Questioning strategy: 5 questions at three Bloom's levels

INDEPENDENT OR GROUP TASK (15-20 mins):
Three versions of the same task:
- FOUNDATION: heavily scaffolded, core concepts
- CORE: standard task with some support
- EXTENSION: open-ended, higher-order thinking

For each version:
- Full task instructions
- Expected output
- Success criteria

PLENARY (10 mins):
- Whole-class consolidation strategy
- Exit ticket (3 versions by level)
- How to use exit data for next lesson planning

TA DEPLOYMENT PLAN (if applicable):
- Where TA works during each phase
- Specific interventions
- What not to do (over-scaffolding)

ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING:
- 3 formative strategies used in this lesson
- How to give verbal feedback efficiently
- Next steps for each ability group