PRESCHOOL LESSON PLANS Fall 2014

OUTLINE  Lesson Plan Template  Agenda  Narrative  Examples

LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE Teacher(s): you may work with at most 3 in a group Date/Theme: your choice. Class/Time: choose the hour appropriate for you, take note that there is no snack during White 1 or 3.

LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE (CONT.) Essential Question/Know/Do:  EQ: has no one specific answer, what should teachers be thinking about while work with the students in this lesson?  Example: Holiday Lesson: What is the purpose of teaching about traditions?; Disney Lesson: How can popular characters increase knowledge retention?; Cooperation Lesson: Why is group learning essential for students early in development?  Know: Given your knowledge about children, what should your teachers know/learn about this lesson?  Example: The reason children benefit from routines.; why disruptive behavior should be addressed quickly.; how to speak to young children.  Do: What should teachers be demonstrating during this lesson?  Example: Identify what student performs well and praise them. Successfully give instructions for student to follow. Read a story with the student and identify main characters. Standards/Objectives: choose a standard for each social, literacy, and math from the list provided by highlighting your choice. What will you be doing in your lesson: check each common activity that you will be performing. Materials Needed: list everything that you will need.

AGENDA Applying the time you have chosen for your lesson, outline what the lesson looks like. This will be hung on the board during a real preschool day.

EXAMPLES Art: provide an example of what the students will be creating, a picture will suffice. Story/Reading/Song: list title, author, and brief description of book. Handouts/Activities: provide copy of worksheets or instructions.

ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT  Design a preschool facility.  Create/Draw a model of what you think a preschool facility should look like in detail.  In a 2-page paper, explain your choices.  This is an independent project, no partners.  Must include 3 sources in a works cited page (MLA Format)  Typed, 12 point, times new roman font.