Lesson Plans
- Aids teachers in planning objectives
- Presents a balance of activities to keep the children engaged
- Visually ensures activities promote growth of each child
- Parents resource to what’s happening in the classroom
- Framework for substitutes
The lesson plan formats all the activities that can be implemented throughout the week. The lesson plan is divided into 6 sections:
- Circle Time – occurs at the beginning of the day and in a large group setting.
- Good morning song
- Discuss daily lessons
- Introduction of new materials in the classroom
- Discuss classroom rules
- Choose classroom helpers
- Music, songs, and fingerplays
- Classroom discussion about theme
- Counting friends, etc.
- Work Time – children work in the interest areas individually or in small groups
- Provide materials for the children to make choices
- Provide an environment and materials that are accessible to the children
- Provide open ended materials to encourage language development
- Provide age appropriate materials
- Have a balance of activities & materials that each child can be successful when working with it
- Provide materials that encourage problem solving
- Small Group Time –
- Focuses on skills and goals for the children to learn
- Provide a balance of learning activities – literacy, nutritional, art, math, science, etc.
- Children can be grouped according to development level on some of the activities
- Outdoor Time – outdoor environment should be a connection to the classroom
- Provide materials for the children to develop large and small muscles
- Provide learning experience that encourage exploring of our world
- Transitions – helps children move from one activity to another
- Plan activities that are fun and the children learn
- Activities can be music, chants, marching, etc.
- Expansion – allows you to expand on the theme and lessons by providing other activities and materials you would like to add to your weekly theme.
- Theme Related - all materials are designed by myself. One of the following comes with a theme pack.
- Bingo game, memory match, pattern cards, word cards or flash cards will be provided with each theme
- Template for activities
- Instructional Manual
- List of items need
- Lesson Plan
- Theme with letter, number, color, shape, days of week & month
Lesson plans define activities to incorporate into interest area for the week. Literacy, art, math, titles of books, transition act, outdoor act, large group, small group, circle time & interest area.
