1. Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education Writing Lessons and Lesson Plans for Young Children Week 10

2. Lessons and Lesson Plans Writing lesson plans for young children can be very simple. There are a few simple concepts that need to be included in this process. Be clear, concise and see every educational experience through the eyes of a child. The object this portion of this course is not to teach you to write lesson plans for specific subjects, but instead to assist in writing lessons and lesson plans in general. There will be samples of lesson plans and basic concepts pulled out to help you understand what makes these lesson plans work well with young children.

3. Where Can I Find Lesson Plans? Some websites where you can find websites are listed below: www.abcteach.com www.atozteacherstuff.com www.teach-nology.com www.preschool.com www.abeka.com

4. Other Resources for Lesson Plans There are other resources that you may want to use to help with writing or reviewing lesson plans. Current teachers Retired teachers Students in this class with you Student of other education programs Professors Principals

5. Lesson Plans

6. Journal Do you believe that writing lesson plans or preparing a lesson ahead of time is really as important as some educators and professionals make it seem? Please explain why or why not.

7. Assignment Please review these lesson plan samples and try to determine what age group they are geared toward.