Welcome To Nuts And Bolts Of

Lesson Planning!

Lesson Planning
Accomplished Practices

#1 Assessment
Uses assessment strategies to assist
the continuous development of
learners.

#7 Human Development and Learning

Uses an understanding of learning and
human development to provide a
positive learning environment.

#2 Communication
Uses effective communication
techniques with students and others.

#8 Knowledge of Subject Matter

Demonstrates knowledge and
understanding of the subject matter.

#3 Continuous Improvement
Engages in continuous improvement.

#4 Critical Thinking
Uses appropriate techniques and
strategies which promote and
enhance critical, creative, and
evaluative thinking capabilities of
students.

#9 Learning Environment
Creates and maintains positive
learning environments in which
students are actively engaged.

#10 Planning
Plans, implements, and evaluates
effective instruction in a variety of
learning environments.

Name: _______________________
Topic: I look forward to learning about:
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Madeline Hunters Direct Instruction

Model aligned with 4-MAT model
Dr. Madeline Hunter is most famous for her view on how lessons
should be planned and implemented in the classroom. She
developed eight elements that a lesson plan should contain in order
to enhance student learning. The eight elements are:

Anticipatory Set
Purpose
Input
Modeling
Guided Practice
Check for Understanding
Independent Practice
Closure
According to Dr. Hunter, practice with this lesson format will yield
better teaching and therefore, an increase in learning.

Where Are You?

Where Are You Going?

How do you assess what

kids know?
Formal:

Pretests
Standardized Tests

Informal:

Circle Maps (Thinking Maps)

Thumbs Up/ Thumbs Down
Think/Pair/Share
Pass the Baton

How do you determine

where to go?
Review Sunshine State Standards (SSS)
Curriculum and instruction should be organized around
these standards. The standard should be the starting
point.
Sunshine State Standards are organized as follows:
LA.A.1.K.1
Subject Area Strand Standard Level Benchmark
Language Arts Reading 1st in reading Kindergarten 1st one listed

How Are You Getting

There and When?

Setting Short Term and

Long Term Goals
Teacher Manuals
District Mandates
State Testing
S.S.S

Anticipatory Set
(How to hook them?)

Read Aloud
(book/poem)

Artifact

Experience

Input (How will I teach?)

The stuff they need to know to be successful.
(vocabulary, skills, concepts)
Keep it brief. (KISS strategy)
Scaffold.

How will I show it?

Model
Demonstrate
Discuss

Guided Practice

Follow Me
Hear, See, Do
Praise/Prompt/Leave

Check For Understanding

Got It Yet?
Move Forward or Back Up
(pacing the lesson)

How will you know

when you have arrived?

Independent Practice
Show what you know!
Homework
Individual work
Group work or projects
Test/rubrics

Closure
How will we celebrate?

Our Celebration!

Why I Had A Great Day!

I learned:
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I confirmed:
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A question I have is
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For In-Service Credit!

1. Why It Was A Great Day! (evaluation)
2. Top 10 questions for Lesson Plans.
3. Lesson Plan/Reflection.