“By not preparing, you are preparing to fail” (Benjamin Franklin). This quote is indeed very relevant for teaching, preparing and planning your lessons. Preparation involves an idea or plan for an expected outcome. When you plan a lesson, you have an idea of ​​what your students will be expected to know once the lesson is delivered. Planning is therefore an essential and important part of lesson preparation. Creating a focused learning environment can also be an essential part of learning planning. The planned structuring of an engaging and thoughtful learning environment is a very important factor in preparing students for learning. As a teacher, you may have very little control over the physical environment or structure of the classroom in which you teach, but it is nonetheless important as part of preparation to create an environment of stimulating learning by using the available space and furniture to best support your students' learning. (DCU 2005, pp.9-11). Many of us teachers would wonder why we plan and prepare our lessons in advance; here are some of the reasons that motivate our method. Preparing and planning lessons is an important part of ensuring the success of a teacher's work. This preparation is absolutely necessary in order to clarify the learning outcomes that need to be achieved and how you plan to achieve them. (DCU 2005, pp.13). “Planning is a process that involves continuous reflection, reframing, modification and adjustment. Your planning notes should be like a map of the year ahead, for you, the teacher, and the class.” (Burke 2010, p1) There are many different types and methods of planning. The school plan is also one of the most important documents for the teacher. This document contains messy keys...... middle of paper ......ilable: http://www.spd.dcu.ie/site/tp/documents/guidelinesforprobationaryteachers.pdf. Last accessed April 27, 2014.• (Burke, M. (December 2010). Planning and preparation. In Touch. NA (1), p1.)• Chirmule, A. (2007). the influence of music on neurons. Available: http://sersndip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/206. Last accessed April 25, 2014• Dennis,K. (N / A). plan and prepare for teaching. Available: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/keldenn/chapter4. Last accessed April 27, 2014.• Humphreys, T (1998). another type of discipline. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. P208. • Petty,G (2004). Teach today. 3rd ed. United Kingdom: Nelson Thornes. p1. tes magazine. (2013). use differentiation in mixed-ability classes. new teachers. NA (NA), p1. • Ni Bhriain, O. (2014). Musical education in primary school. Available: https://sulis.ul.ie/xsl-portal. Last consulted on April 27 2014.