1. Why Write A Lesson Plan? A lesson plan…  Makes the adults happy  Helps to create a focus for the lesson  Allows a chance to structure and organize the lesson  Gives a blue print for other people to follow

2. Basic Outline Foreword Introduction to the lesson Body of the lesson Conclusion

3. Breakdown I) Foreword - State the instructor (i.e. your name because you are the author) - Objective What is an objective? - Level of students - Length of lesson - Materials or aids

4. Breakdown Continued II) Introduction - Have some introduction of yourself as well as a way to get the kids to introduce themselves - Have an attention getter - State the goal/objective of the lesson and the importance

5. Breakdown Continued III) Body of the lesson - Dependent upon whether the format is mounted or unmounted - Break this portion down into a minimum of three parts - Write a short paragraph to summarize the main portion of the lesson

6. Breakdown Continued IV) Conclusion - Do a quick summary emphasizing the goal/objective of the lesson - Ask for any questions - Thank your students

7. A Few Suggestions Make the lesson as interactive as possible –Most people learn well when they are involved Make the lesson fun but safe –Which are more memorable lessons: the ones where you fell asleep out of boredom or the one that you had a ton of fun? Be creative!! –Aside from being appropriate & safe, there are hardly any “rules” that need to be followed when writing up a lesson plan