Planning Instruction
Who determines what teachers teach?
• Educational Standards/Instructional Goals
statements of what students are expected to
know and be able to do at certain points in
their education
• National Standards
• State standards
• Local standards
State of Texas Standards
TEKS
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
TEA
Texas Education Agency
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
Curriculum:
What does it mean?
• Teaching methods: Reading a story, singing
songs, field trips, cooking, scribbling on paper,
creating foldables, lecture, notes, group
projects…
• Learning to read, write, problem solve, etc.
• Assessment and evaluation
• It includes the specifics about the content,
details of what is taught, how it is taught, as
well as the materials used to teach.
The Curriculum Development Process:
• Involve a team
• Teachers, administrators, counselors, even
people from industry.
How will learning be organized?
Lesson Plan
Unit Plan
Course or Block
Plan
Things to be Considered in Planning:
• Class and school schedules
• Characteristics of your students
• Instructional Units- Elementary uses themes
• Opportunities for learning
• Teacher characteristics
Themes
• One main topic or idea in which activities are
centered around.
• Allows children to connect previous learning.
• Builds connections and reinforces what was
learned.
Elements of a Lesson Plan
How will learning take place?
Lesson Plans:
Detailed outlines of what will be taught.
3 important purposes
documentation of what is being taught and
how it matches standards (TEKS)
Helps teachers to think through how and what
they will teach
Allow a substitute to step in and continue the
learning process
Lesson Plans differ in format
*Five Items Always on the lesson plan
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Title
Topic
Standards/TEKS
Objective
Time period
Introduction or Motivation
Step-by step procedure
Guided practice or independent practice
Closure
Assessment/ Evaluation
Materials/resources
Adaptations for special needs
Notes
Standards/TEKS
Broad/Guidelines
Examples of TEKS
Health—6c identify practices used to control the
spread of germs.
This is a broad statement, what lessons could
you teach from this statement? Think Detailed
objective….
Detail objective/lesson- hand washing, how to
sneeze, sharing food, etc.
Age: Kindergarten
Topic: Math
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TEK- K6 b- Count by ones to 100.
(broad statement)
How can this be broken down?
Teach in segments 1-10, 10-20, 20-30, etc.
weekly. You have the whole year to
successfully meet this TEK.
Age: Kindergarten
Topic: Art
• TEK- 1b
• Identify colors, textures, forms and subjects in
the environment.
• You have the whole year to teach this TEK.
• What lesson could you create with this TEK?
• ( teaching the color RED, BLUE, YELLOW etc. )
• ( teaching shapes round, triangle, square, etc.)
Age: Kindergarten
Topic: Social Studies
• TEK- 1a Explain the reasons for national
patriotic holidays such as Presidents day,
Veterans Day, Independence Day,
• How could this TEK be met?
( creating THEMES around each holiday as it falls
with in the year)
• Simple
Age: Kindergarten
Topic: Government
• TEK- 8a identify the purpose of having rules.
• Simple interpretation, related to real life
experience for the kindergartner.
• Stop signs, poison control (asking before you
eat something to keep you safe).
Parts of a Lesson Plan Foldable:
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Two sheets of colored paper.
Fold into a hamburger style .
Cut fold.
Fold again.
Cut fold.
Materials:
• Everything you need for the lesson
• May include resources such as websites,
names and contacts for guest speakers, etc.
Instructional Objectives:
• Clear statements of what students will achieve.
• Identifies the purpose of the lesson.
• The lesson is developed to allow the students to
meet the objectives.
• Provide focus for teaching.
• Translate the TEKS/standards into specific smaller
segments.
• Form the stepping stone for meeting the goals of
the standards.
Introduction/Motivation/Focus:
• The Hook!
• How will you grab the students attention?
• A prompt or short activity that focuses the
students attention before the actual lesson
begins.
• 3-5 minutes
• Short video clip
• Questioning
• Props
Step by Step Procedure:
• The TEACH part
• How do the students get the information
• Teaching strategy: lecture, film, exploration,
tape, definitions,
• Vocabulary, etc.
Guided /Independent Practice:
• A good lesson provides opportunity for
students to practice what they have learned.
Guided- an activity designed to reinforce and
apply learning that includes feedback from
other students/teacher, working in class in
centers, stations, groups.
• Independent: working at home, or on
something (project) alone.
Closure:
• A review or a wrap up of the lesson
• “Tell me / show me what you have learned
today.”
• Questioning
Evaluation/ Assessment:
• Ticket out the door
• How do you know learning took place?
• Were the objectives met?
Writing Objective
Statements
A well written
objective should
include the
following…
Behavior:
Specific observable behavior
verb statement
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the child will cut…
…the child will be able to count…
…the child will match…
…the child will jump…
…the child will retell…
Which are observable Verbs?
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Learn
Weigh
Ask
Know
Catch
Follow
Climb
Remove
Understand
Appreciate
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Enjoy
Lace
Say
Name
Write
Add
Fully appreciate
Lace
Really understand
name
Identifies an action or product:
• Students must do or produce something
concrete to indicate learning.
• Example: a kindergartner might “assemble a
20 piece puzzle”, a high school student
studying personal finance might “make a list
of all personal expenses”.
Activity:
• Using Working with young children, read page
275 beginning with the lesson plan section.
Review each part of the lesson plan and write
a summary. Review the lesson plans on page
277.
Examples of Verbs for Observable
Objectives
• Add, apply, analyze,
• Calculate, categorize, combine, compare,
complete, compute, construct, create,
• Debate, define, demonstrate, describe,
design, draw, estimate, evaluate, explain,
find out, identify, judge, label, list, make ,
match, measure, operate, organize, predict,
present, prepare, rank, rate, revise, rewrite,
select, sort, spell, summarize, throw,
translate, write, weigh
Condition of Performance:
List materials, tools, or equipment the child will
use.Or states under what circumstances.
• Given a three piece puzzle…
• Using crayons and a pencil….
• With out aid from the teacher…
• After listening to the story…
• Working independently….
• With out a calculator…
• With in a 10 minute period….
Guided Practice Activity:
Write 3 objective statements for a lesson
teaching students about the color red.
After writing the statements, find a partner,
compare your statements and discuss. Provide
feedback to your partner: does it include all
parts, observable verbs, why or why not.
Together Discuss Possible Ideas for the
following TEK:
• Language and Reading, Kindergarten
• 3a – Identify the common sounds that letters
represent.
• The Lesson – the letter “H”
• Objective
• Introduction
• Teaching ideas/procedure
• Guided or independent practice
• Closure
• evaluation
Quiz:
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Take out a sheet of paper.
Write your full name on the left top corner
Title: Parts of a Lesson Plan
List 8 parts of a lesson plan.
Tell me one important thing we talked about
regarding each.