Although I knew the basics of lesson planning before coming into my LTOs this year, it was an entirely different experience planning engaging lessons that were just the right length to fill the time while also not pushing the limits of their attention. Below are some examples of lesson plans that I created – one is for a Literacy lesson and the other is for a Math lesson. Both were aiming to be approximately 20-30 minutes in length; the literacy lesson is slightly longer than the math lesson because I found that I could hold their attention for longer first thing in the morning than I could after lunch.
In Kindergarten, it’s not just the day-to-day lessons that need planning, you also have provocations and invitations to set out for use during center time. Below is an example page that I filled out for 2 weeks of provocations in my class. It should give you an idea of the kinds of activities that we set out, how many different options the students had to choose from during center time (and yes, we did plan and set up all of these every week). Sometimes a couple of the areas such as the sensory bin, water table, floor toys and the dramatic play area would stay out for more than 1 week if there was still good engagement, but for the most part we had new centers out every week!
