“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” (Benjamin Franklin). This quote is really very relevant for teaching, preparing and planning your lessons. Preparation involves an idea or plan of an expected outcome. When you plan a lesson you have an idea of ​​what your students will need to know when the lesson is given. Therefore planning is an essential and important part of lesson preparation. Creating a purposeful learning environment can also be an essential part of learning planning. The planned structuring of an attractive and thoughtful learning environment is a very important factor in preparing students for learning. You as a teacher may have very little control over the physical environment of the classroom or the structure in which you teach, but it is still important, as part of your preparation, to create a stimulating learning environment using the space and furniture available to achieve the best effect for the 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 behind our method. Lesson preparation and planning are an important element in ensuring the success of a teacher's work. This preparation is absolutely necessary to clarify the learning outcomes that need to be achieved and how you intend to achieve them. (DCU 2005,pp.13).“Planning is a process that involves continuous reflection, reformulation, modification and adjustment. Your planning notes should be like a map for the year ahead, for you as a teacher and for 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 a key mess...... middle of paper ...... ilable: http://www.spd.dcu.ie/site/tp/documents/guidelinesforprobationaryteachers.pdf. Last accessed 27 April 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 teaching. Available: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/keldenn/chapter4. Last accessed 27 April 2014.• Humphreys,T (1998). a different kind of discipline. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. P208.• Petty,G (2004 ). Teaching today. 3rd ed. United Kingdom: Nelson Thornes. p1. text magazine. (2013). using differentiation in mixed-ability classrooms. new teachers. NA (NA), p1 .• Ni Bhriain, O. (2014). Music education in primary school. Available: https://sulis.ul.ie/xsl-portal. Last access April 27th 2014.