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Developing Your Lesson Plans
As a homeschooling parent you are acutely aware
of how important it is to have daily plans and be organized. Everyone has their
own methods and tactics. And most of these plans certainly weren’t perfect right
out of the gate and have evolved over time.
As homeschoolers one of the greatest benefits is
that of having great flexibility with how you educate your child. But even with
this great educational flexibility you shouldn’t really be sailing without a
compass.
When it comes to educating, that compass is your
lesson plan.
Although homeschooling generally doesn’t require
exacting lesson plans to be turned in, however, not having one at all certainly
isn’t a good approach to your child’s education.
Let’s take a look at some general concepts and
commonalities about lesson plans that may assist you in developing yours.
First of all, you have to start your thinking
with what it is you are going to teach. From there, you’ll need what your
objectives for the lesson are. In other words, you’ll want to be able to observe
specific behaviors your child is going to be able to do or perform as a result
of your teaching. You want the outcomes of your teaching to be measurable and
quantifiable; so the more specific the better it will be.
With this in mind you’ll want to be descriptive
with your objectives. This not only provides feedback on how your child is
progressing, but it also gives you as the educator great feedback on your
effectiveness. You should also have some sort of description or statement of how
you will determine whether your lesson plan objectives have been met.
Take some time to determine what your child
already knows about the subject matter and what it is they need to know
(prerequisites) in order to successfully complete the lessons.
As you are making your first pass at your lesson
plan, be sure to include somewhere in it any materials you will need to
accomplish the objectives that you have described. Materials not only necessary
for the lessons themselves; but be sure to include any materials you may need
for the evaluation process.
Of course your lesson plans will include much
greater detail than is given here, but just to get you started here is a quick
outline or review of the thought process that goes into putting a lesson plan
together.
Determine what it is you are going to teach and
what the priority outcomes of your teaching will be… what your child will be
able to do as a result of completing the work and the activities contained in
your lesson plan.
Determine what it is your child already knows
about this subject matter or will need to know. Having a grasp on this will
allow for a smooth transition into your current planning and into the next or
related level of the subject.
Have a plan on how you are going to facilitate
the learning of this subject matter. Be sure to think about any materials that
you will need, such as manipulative objects for your child.
And finally, have a method of evaluation; both
for the behavior of the child and the effectiveness of your lesson plan and your
teaching techniques.
Once you make the loop a few times through the
lesson planning process you’ll soon develop a template that works best for you.
Using a detailed lesson plan will greatly increase the efficiency of your
teaching as well as the quality of the child’s learning time.
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