“ Successful Lesson Planning Made Easy”

This online workshop isn’t designed for any specific class or age-group. Rather, it is a general overview to help any teacher develop for successful lesson planning and implement this strategy in their own lesson planning

This online workshop isn’t designed for any specific class or age-group. Rather, it is a general overview to help any teacher develop for successful lesson planning and implement this strategy in their own lesson planning

Understanding your students The preschool classroom The elementary classroom

The preschool classroom

The elementary classroom

The Preschool Classroom 4 categories of student characteristics: Physical Emotional & Social Mental Spiritual

4 categories of student characteristics:

Physical

Emotional & Social

Mental

Spiritual

Physical Characteristics Young children have high physical needs. Spend extra time responding to physical needs. Large muscles work best. Young children have limited fine muscles. Young children want to play all the time.

Young children have high physical needs.

Spend extra time responding to physical needs.

Large muscles work best.

Young children have limited fine muscles.

Young children want to play all the time.

Emotional & Social Children have stranger anxiety. Young children need to be affirmed. Compliment good behavior twice as often as you redirect negative behavior. Preschoolers are more emotional when hungry or tired. Young children like playing in groups.

Children have stranger anxiety.

Young children need to be affirmed.

Compliment good behavior twice as often as you redirect negative behavior.

Preschoolers are more emotional when hungry or tired.

Young children like playing in groups.

Mental Young children learn through their senses. Young children are egocentric. Young children have short attention spans. *1 min. for each year of age Young children think literally. Young children are imitators. Young children forget easily.

Young children learn through their senses.

Young children are egocentric.

Young children have short attention spans. *1 min. for each year of age

Young children think literally.

Young children are imitators.

Young children forget easily.

Spiritual Young children are loving. Young children like to worship. Young children understand salvation. *85% of a person’s basic personality is formed by the 5 th year of life

Young children are loving.

Young children like to worship.

Young children understand salvation.

*85% of a person’s basic personality is formed by the 5 th year of life

The Elementary Classroom 4 categories of student characteristics: Physical Emotional & Social Mental Spiritual

4 categories of student characteristics:

Physical

Emotional & Social

Mental

Spiritual

Physical Like to move Developing fine motor skills Boys & girls are at different developmental stages

Like to move

Developing fine motor skills

Boys & girls are at different developmental stages

Emotional & Social Developing independence Capable of deep feelings of love Developing a social conscience Searching for role-models Concerned about other’s feelings Starting to notice opposite sex Like to act grown-up

Developing independence

Capable of deep feelings of love

Developing a social conscience

Searching for role-models

Concerned about other’s feelings

Starting to notice opposite sex

Like to act grown-up

Mental Self-critical Set high standards Have longer attention spans Stay self-motivated Capable of abstract thought Media-savy Natural gifts begin to blossom

Self-critical

Set high standards

Have longer attention spans

Stay self-motivated

Capable of abstract thought

Media-savy

Natural gifts begin to blossom

Spiritual Many accept Christ and receive baptism in Holy Spirit Participate in deeper worship experience Need to feel that they have a part in the congregation Aware that they need to seek God

Many accept Christ and receive baptism in Holy Spirit

Participate in deeper worship experience

Need to feel that they have a part in the congregation

Aware that they need to seek God

The Count-down is on! Start early! “A little a day keeps panic away” Allow God time to reveal His creative ideas in you

Start early!

“A little a day keeps panic away”

Allow God time to reveal His creative ideas in you

Planning Guide A__________ Y__________ D__________ Daily planning

Daily Planning Steps 1 week before Note the title, subject, objective, & memory verse Read the lesson overview Skim the Bible story headings Look through the student items Locate any items needed for the lesson Begin praying for God to give you His creativity

1 week before

Note the title, subject, objective, & memory verse

Read the lesson overview

Skim the Bible story headings

Look through the student items

Locate any items needed for the lesson

Begin praying for God to give you His creativity

Daily Planning Steps 5 days prior (Tues. or Wed.) Read Bible verses Look at lesson objectives Read the Bible lesson

5 days prior (Tues. or Wed.)

Read Bible verses

Look at lesson objectives

Read the Bible lesson

Daily Planning Steps 4 days prior (Wed. or Thurs.) Begin lesson planning Plan your lesson Choose an opening activity Choose how you will present the Bible study Choose how you will teach the memory verse Decide how you will close class time

4 days prior (Wed. or Thurs.)

Begin lesson planning

Plan your lesson

Choose an opening activity

Choose how you will present the Bible study

Choose how you will teach the memory verse

Decide how you will close class time

Daily Planning Steps 1-3 days prior (Fri. or Sat.) Collect supplies Review and fine-tuning Prayer

1-3 days prior (Fri. or Sat.)

Collect supplies

Review and fine-tuning

Prayer

Daily Planning Steps 1-3 days prior (Fri. or Sat.) Arrive early Make the room comfortable

1-3 days prior (Fri. or Sat.)

Arrive early

Make the room comfortable

Planning Guide A__________ Y__________ D__________ Daily planning Daily planning Activities Yourself Activities

Survival Tips for Busy Teachers Leave your book out in the open Keep a “to do, to get” list Effectively use your “think time” Prepare materials, crafts, etc. in advance on a “day off”

Leave your book out in the open

Keep a “to do, to get” list

Effectively use your “think time”

Prepare materials, crafts, etc. in advance on a “day off”

References Barna, G. (2003). Transforming children into spiritual champions. Ventura, CA: Issachar Resources. Gruber, D. (1993) Focus on children: A handbook for teachers. Springfield, MO: Gospel Publishing House.

Barna, G. (2003). Transforming children into spiritual champions. Ventura, CA: Issachar Resources.

Gruber, D. (1993) Focus on children: A handbook for teachers. Springfield, MO: Gospel Publishing House.