initial teacher-and-child activities that establish a warm connection and capture children’s attention.

Learning Plan Template

Foundations of Lesson Plan

Content Areas and Developmental Domains

Identify the content area(s) and developmental domain(s) you will address in this learning experience.

State/District/Professional Standards 

Identify one early learning standard that informed your planning of this learning experience.

Learning Goals

Briefly describe your goal(s) or desired outcome(s) of the learning experience.

Materials/Technology/Equipment/Resources

List texts, websites, writing/art supplies, props/artifacts, assistive technology, computer software, Internet resources, audio/visual media, and other tools and materials needed for this experience.

Lesson Sequence
Align all activities with the standard(s), goal(s), and context.

Introduction/Anticipatory Set

Describe initial teacher-and-child activities that establish a warm connection and capture children’s attention. Answer the following:

How will you draw children into the lesson, capture their attention, make them feel connected and included?

How will you relate the lesson to children’s interests, prior knowledge, and families/communities?

Building/Applying Knowledge and Skills

Describe specifically, and in a step-by-step fashion, what you and the children will do in all activities and transitions that are part of this learning experience. Make sure each activity is meaningful and supports your goal(s). Be sure to consider specific content areas and developmental domains that are relevant to the learning experience.

For each activity, explain how the activity might be differentiated to meet the needs of individual children, including children with exceptionalities. Give specific examples related to particular children in the classroom that you observed.