Steps four and five are kind of in a loop. We do skill development and explicit teaching with practice activities. We usually don't artificially separate them.

It's best to do a few minutes of explicit teaching and then one to three practice activities to reinforce the learning. Sometimes you'll have the chance to teach more than one skill in a lesson, but not always. Practice is what makes learning stick. So try not to pile on a bunch of skill learning. Try to be creative with practice activities instead. You might want to mix it up a little bit.

Teach them the first step in learning a skill, then have them practice, then the next step in the skill, and then have them practice again. And just keep repeating.

You can try scaffolding learning, too. Follow the “I do, we do, you do” approach that you saw in the video.

As the instructor, first model how to do the skill. That's the “I do” part. Practice together. That's the “we do” and then have the learner try it independently. That's the “you do”.

And it's really great if the learner brings something to the lesson and says, "Here's this thing that's confusing me." Lessons can become much more learner-led that way.