Lesson Planning

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Lesson Planning

• Seven steps to writing effective lesson plans
• 1) assessing
• 2) brainstorming
• 3) matching/choosing
• 4) planning
• 5) refining
• 6) implementing
• 7) evaluating
  

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• Assessment can be accomplished through informal
  observations of the children
• Assessment can take into account the results of
  formal evaluations performed by other
  professionals
• Ask yourself Which skill(s) do the children
  need to work on?

3
Brainstorming

• Consists of an accumulation of ideas for possible
  activities that will meet the developmental needs
  of the children or of a child
• can include several individuals, including the
  children themselves

4
Matching/choosing

• Which of the activities will best match the
  childrens learning styles?
• Which of the activities are you best prepared to
  implement?
• Which of the activities will be a new experience
  for most of the children?
• Which of the activities would these children most
  enjoy?

5
Planning

• Describe the group number of children, ages,
  special needs
• Write out your objectives social, emotional,
  cognitive, physical
• List materials and space required
• Carefully and thoughtfully write out the
  procedure What will you do and say? What will
  the children be expected to do and say?

6
Planning (cont)

• Write out the questions you might ask during
  implementation
• Include open-ended questions
• Decide on a song, discussion question, fingerplay
  or other short activity you would like to do as
  the closure

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Refining

• Read the lesson plan through to ensure that its
  clear and thorough
• Make sure that the activities youve described
  will indeed accomplish the objectives youve set
  out to reach
• Imagine yourself implementing the lesson Is
  there anything you want to change after
  visualizing the lesson?

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Implementing

• Make sure you have all the materials prepared
  ahead of time
• Dont assume that the space and materials will be
  available/ check with your co-workers and/or
  director
• Do your very best!

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Evaluating

• Think about how well the lesson went
• Go over each objective Did you accomplish each
  one as stated?
• What might you do differently next time?
• What kind of a follow-up activity would be
  appropriate?