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Introduction
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Lesson Plan Template
Download this template for your lesson plan, and fill it out as you move through each section of this guide.
Find Good Lesson Plan Examples
Looking at existing lesson plans is a great starting point for understanding them, but it's important to make sure that you work from good, reliable examples. Here are a few good places to find them:
Trustworthy Online Sources: Educational Producers, Professional Organizations, Museums, and National Organizations
Books and Professional Journals (Rowan login required)
Transforming Teaching: Creating Lesson Plans for Child-Centered Learning by ISBN: 9781938113840Publication Date: 2021Lesson planning guidance for pre-K classrooms published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), with sample lesson plans included in each chapter.
The Joy of Movement: Lesson Plans and Large-Motor Activities for Preschoolers by ISBN: 9781605546421Publication Date: 2019This well-organized and easy-to-use book includes fun, developmentally appropriate activities that foster physical development and build self-esteem. The activities are built around developmental motor milestones and are flexible enough to encourage skill development for a variety of learners.
Let's Build: Strong Foundations in Language, Math, Social Skills by ISBN: 0876593961Publication Date: 2012Focused on block play. Includes a large selection of lesson plans starting on page 56.
Music and the Young Mind: Enhancing Brain Development and Engaging Learning by ISBN: 9781607090632Publication Date: 2009An early childhood music program including a curriculum plan and lesson plans of basic concepts in chapter 9.
- Lesson plans from Teaching Young ChildrenA search for "lesson plan" in past issues of Teaching Young Children, the professional magazine of NAEYC.