Year planning is a long term planning of instructional process
The pattern of work to be executed during the whole year is planned by the teacher.
Year plan in a subject should indicate the course, purpose and objectives, course units, number of lessons and time schedule for dealing with each unit.
Indicates the total weightage to be given for various instructional objectives and content
Points out the way of achieving these objectives and methods and approaches to be adopted for each topic
Gives suggestion to make teaching interesting economic and effective
Makes evaluation easier as teachers are clear. about the weightage given to objectives as well as content
Promotes professional co-operation and mutual exchange of ideas when the teachers of a school jointly plan for a year