Plain English Meaning

The start of a lesson where the instructor tells the student what they're going to learn, why it's worth learning, and what they'll be doing during the lesson.

Full Definition

The opening segment of a structured flight or ground lesson in which the instructor states what will be covered, why it matters, and what the student will be expected to do by the end. It typically contains three elements: the attention step (something that engages the student's interest), the motivation step (why the lesson is relevant to them), and the overview (a clear statement of the lesson objective and how it will be conducted).

Context Anchor

Seen in flight instructor lesson plans and in discussions of how to organize a teaching session.

Derivation

Lesson comes from an older word meaning “a reading” or “something to be learned.” comes from Latin roots meaning “to in.” Together, the phrase points to the part of a lesson that leads the into the subject.