I have been trying to create a lesson plan template that I can use universally. I find that most premade lesson plan books cater to the needs of the typical classroom. I have been researching templates, and have found a few on pinterest that inspired my lesson plan. This template had all of the key things I wanted, but I personally am very specific about the allocation of sections. ( I am a little OCD when it comes down to it) . I will often shuffle through lesson plans I have previously made and I can never find it right away. I decided I need to have an identifier at the top to find it quickly. I LOVE her process of planning and her blog is definitely something to check out, From The Music Box. I really like how this template included the standards right in, without having to look up the tricky number and concept. I decided to add the standards that apply to Illinois, and I am just highlighting the standards that apply to the specific lesson! Her blog is also awesome, Melody Soup. Overall I stole a bunch of ideas from a bunch of people and came up with a conclusive lesson plan template. Please leave your ideas to make it better! My template
Lead your class in a thought provoking discussion with this RS lesson plan kit! This kit is designed to help you prepare an engaging discussion, while also leaving you with room to follow the Spirit in what the sisters you lead need to hear! Conference study guide and Relief Society lesson helps for "Words Matter" by Elder Ronald A. Rasband from the April 2024 General Conference This DIGITAL DOWNLOAD kit is designed to help you deeply study the words from General Conference and put them into action. It’s perfect for your own personal study or to help you with your teaching. WHAT’S INCLUDED IN MY KIT? You will receive a zipped file which includes: - 6 Paged Study Guide Workbook - Discussion Questions in a variety of formats - FHE Image Page with discussion and ponder questions - QR Code Page - Lesson “Invitation” - Unique Class Handouts - 9 Presentation Slides in jpg format AND in a PowerPoint format - 8x10 Printable Affirmation Quote - 4x6 Printable Affirmation Quote - 4-to a Page Printable Affirmation Quote - Minimalist Black and White Quote - Lesson Image The STUDY WORKBOOK has unique, talk-specific activities that will guide you through studying and applying the principles taught and help you prepare to teach. A variety of DISCUSSION QUESTIONS are included to help you guide a thoughtful and engaged discussion. Beautiful PRESENTATION SLIDES are included with video instructions to help you quickly make a lesson presentation. Blank slides are included for you to customize to the needs of those you teach. Slides come in jpg format and in PowerPoint (.pptx) format. The LESSON OUTLINE is provided in a PDF and Google Docs format and helps you to gather your thoughts and follow the Spirit as you create a lesson that meets the needs of those YOU teach. This kit also includes additional lesson helps: printable affirmation quotes, QR code, unique class handouts and a fun lesson “invitation.” Printable quotes come in a variety of sizes and a printer friendly option. Teaching suggestions are provided for ways you can use your study kit for class, FHE, individual, or couples study. ________________________________________________________________ PRINTING TERMS: Downloads are for personal use only. You may print as many copies as you would like for your own personal, family or classroom use. Printing for any other use, commercial use, re-selling, or any other sharing of printed or digital files is NOT ALLOWED. Please do not share digital files. _____________________________________________________________ WHERE ARE MY FILES? After purchase, you can download your files… … from your Etsy purchases tab - http://www.etsy.com/your/purchases … from your email receipt that was sent to the email on your Etsy account _____________________________________________________________ THE LITTLE DETAILS ***** Please note that this purchase is for a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD and nothing will be shipped. **** You will receive the files to print at home or your favorite printer. Due to the nature of digital files, no refunds are available. Samples shown are a representation of what’s included. The actual questions and content on downloaded files may differ slightly than as shown in samples. The LDS ideas and printables shared here are expressly my own and created by My Upside-down Umbrella. They are not created, provided, approved nor endorsed by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Planner Setup Tip: Simplifying Weekly Lesson Planning. Organized Chaos. Setting up all of your elementary general music lesson plans for the school year in your teacher planner to make weekly lesson planning easier and faster.
Use this collection of Andy Warhol teaching resources and complete Famous Artist Unit lesson plans for elementary art classes.
This blog post explores innovative and engaging lesson plans for any novel unit... ranging from task cards to book instagram pages to a novel podcast project. Student choice is key here, and students can find something they would like to complete in order to convey their reading, comprehension, and
This infographic was created to support the CUE BOLD conference. I wrote about the conference in this blog post.
Vision boards are a collection of images or objects arranged in a way to help people map out their goals. This board can be physical or digital. You can use this lesson to bring in the New Year with students, or to help students work on goal setting. This lesson includes a general plan, article on v...
Today I'm giving a glance into my first day of school lesson plans, from TK - 5th grade. In the first day of music class, students are arguably the most attentive they will be all year. This puts a unique pressure on the first day's lesson plan to set the tone for the rest of our time together.
Planning lessons for a non-musical substitute has got to be one of the hardest parts of being a music teacher. No matter how hard I try to make the plans simple but engaging, they never seem to work out well! I'm not saying I've found a magic formula that suddenly makes it a breeze to be out, but this new format has definitely been a huge improvement. The key for me has been the ability to leave a chromebook that has an HDMI port with the substitute so that they can connect to the projector. Before now I was not able to use any technology beyond a CD player for my sub plans, which made things infinitely more challenging! I still have those plans on hand and they are the best I've found of the non-tech ones I've tried over the years- you can see those in this post and this one. But now that I have a chromebook I can leave for the substitute, I can have them show things on the screen and that is huge! My favorite thing to leave for subs now is a Google Slides file with a short video of me introducing an activity, followed by any visuals/ videos/ links needed for the activity itself. I usually have a couple of activities per lesson, depending on what they're doing. I have gotten pretty fast at recording short videos on Screencastify (Zoom works too, but you have to download the recording and upload to Google Drive) so it doesn't take me too long to put together. A few examples of activities I've left: "Around the World" game with treble or bass clef letter names Rhythm play-alongs Vocal exploration- tell students to follow my finger with their voice, then tell them to take turns drawing in the air for the class to follow Composition- review whatever concept they've been learning (dynamics, tempo, rhythm etc) and tell students to come up with a found sound/ body percussion piece with a small group that includes that concept The idea is to use activities that are easy for students to do independently and for a substitute to be able to run that also give them practice with some of the musical concepts they're working on. The great thing about Google Slides is I can embed the video directly in the slide with everything else in the next slide so the sub just goes through the slides in order. I include any directions for the teacher in the instruction video ("your teacher will be putting you in small groups and telling you where to work" etc) so I don't have to write much in the written plans. To set it up for the sub to access, I set up a folder in Google Drive and make it shared so anyone with the link can view, then make an easy to remember tiny url so that I can put the link in the written sub plans and they can pull it up easily. Key pointer: the instruction videos, and any embedded audio etc, need to be shared so anyone with the link can view as well! If I need multiple plans for multiple grades, I just add separate slides files for each grade in that folder, and I can switch them out for new plans any time without changing the link I give. I know this may be nothing new at all for other teachers but it has been a game-changer for me the last year and a half being able to use this format for non-musical subs so I had to share! I've done this for my usual, one-off absences, as well as long-term absences where I was making plans for colleagues who had to be out for months and it worked well without being too overwhelming for me to put together. Have you used Slides for sub plans? If you want to see my top tips for using Google Slides as a music teacher, check out this post for more ideas.
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It inevitably happens to every music teacher at some point in their teaching career: you have to call out absent. Whether it’s to attend a conference,
Teaching the recorder can be a very rewarding experience. It can also be a very stressful one. What helps, besides experience, is planning. The best thing you can do before entering the music classroom is to have a clear plan of what you want your students to learn. Simply having a recorder curriculum is not […]
Being out for even a single day is more work than actually teaching! Scrambling to figure out engaging, no tech art sub plans for elementary kids can be incredibly stressful and time-consuming. There's nothing worse than being sick and thinking, "And now I have to write emergency lesson plans?"
Bridging the Two Great Commandments- Elder Gary E. Stevenson- LDS General Conference April 2024- Conference Study Guide- Relief Society Lesson Outline- Digital Download Are you trying to improve your studying of the General Conference talks or preparing a lesson for Relief Society or Elders Quorum soon? This study packet with a personal study guide, lesson outline, lesson slides, and lesson handout, will not only help you plan a better and more organized lesson with more participation, but is also the perfect tool to help you understand the talk better. This packet is designed to follow along with Elder Gary E. Stevenson's talk from the April 2024 General Conference, "Bridging the Two Great Commandments". _____________________________________________ ★WHAT YOU WILL GET: DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY- nothing will be shipped to you★ 1 Zip file that contains: -1 PDF file that has 12, 8.5" x 11", pages, so you can easily print them from your home printer. This prints great in color and black and white: ---- 5 Study Guide Pages ---- 3 Lesson Outline Pages ---- 2 pages containing all of the quotes used in the lesson outline (you can easily cut these out and pass out for others to read) ---- 1 pages that has a full page lesson handout of a quote from the talk ---- 1 pages that has quarter page of a quote from the talk to easily cut into 4 for journals, smaller handouts, etc. -9 JPG files that contain different quotes used during the Lesson Outline and a title slide. These files are formatted for slides so you can easily upload them to your slides to have a slide presentation to match your lesson. -2 JPG files that are formatted for slides but do not have text so that you can add your own text to it. Just upload the images to your slide program (like Google Slides or PowerPoint) and place a text box over it. -1 JPG file that contains a quote from the talk formatted as a 4x6 image for printing at home or a local print shop- perfect for framing. -1 JPG file that contains a quote from the talk formatted as a square JPG for posting on social media, texting, or using on slides. _____________________________________________ The packet can be instantly downloaded once payment has processed. Once purchased and payment processed, you will receive an email with a link to access your item. You can also download the file immediately through your Etsy account. To download from your account, simply go to your account at the top right under your profile picture and click on "purchases and reviews". If you do NOT receive the file within an hour of your order, please reach out to me and I will get it to you. **Cannot be downloaded on ETSY’s app, you must go to their website to access the file or through your email** Please make sure your email is the correct email and check spam and trash inboxes! ★I DO NOT RESPOND TO ANY ETSY MESSAGES OR EMAILS ON SUNDAY★ _____________________________________________ HOW TO DOWNLOAD DIGITAL FILES After Etsy receives your order confirmation, your Digital Files will be available to download here: http://www.etsy.com/your/purchases ZIP FILE HELP: https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/how-to-unzip-files\ This CANNOT be personalized or edited. LEGAL STUFF License is for Personal Use Only - Print may be used for personal use or printed as a gift but may not be sold or shared. Colors may differ slightly due to various screen and printing settings Unfortunately there are no refunds on Instant Digital Downloads however, on the rare occasion that a customer is not completely satisfied, simply email us and we will do our best to make you a satisfied customer! THANK YOU!
Learn how to practice rhythms with this budget-friendly and fun rhythm game in your elementary music classroom.
Mapping out a general music curriculum can be a daunting task, but once you have a solid plan in place it makes the day-to-day lesson planning so much easier and the lessons become so much more purposeful as well! Whether you're starting from scratch and being asked to create a curriculum on your own, working with textbooks or other resources, or reflecting on what you already have in place, consider this your idea bank for everything you need to create and/or develop your elementary general music curriculum! Lesson Content/ Sequencing If you're looking for lesson ideas on specific concepts, or trying to figure out how to sequence skills and concepts from grade to grade, these are your best friends! I'm continuing to update these with more topics as I write new posts so bookmark these and check back when you need some fresh ideas: Curriculum Mapping If you are adjusting or creating your curriculum or long-range plans, my #1 recommendation is to sign up for my email series, "Lesson Planning Made Awesome". It's completely free, nothing extra to sign up for, and takes you through the process of mapping out your curriculum and long-range plans all the way from standards and scope and sequence down to your daily lesson plans with all of the templates you need to write out and organize everything: If you want to explore a specific topic further, here are several blog posts I've written on various aspects of curriculum writing/ long-range planning: Ready to Use Resources If you are looking for ready-made resources to save you loads of time (and headaches), I have lots of options available- if you are in a district that doesn't allow TPT purchases but you can purchase through JWPepper, many of these are also available there. Long-range planning templates with a sample sequence for K-6: Completed yearly outlines with editable K-6 monthly sequences and complete skills checklists by grade: Planning sheets with all of the standards listed by grade (there are versions for TEKS, Ontario curriculum, and PK-8 general and ensemble standards for the National Core Arts Standards): Assessments organized by skill/ concept and sorted by grade level: Complete curriculum set, including full lesson plans to address the concepts/ skills outline for each month in each grade, with all the visuals, assessments, and materials needed to teach them: I hope you find all of these resources helpful in your planning process, whether you're just getting started or updating what you have! If you have questions or topics you'd like to hear more about, please reach out any time and I'd love to talk with you further.
Check out our best ESL activities for kindergarten kids to try out in your classes today. Have some fun with English and kindy kids.
I’ve been getting a lot of requests for the lesson plan for this Element of Design Booklet lesson, so here’s a little explanation of how I teach this lesson. This is an Advanced class l…
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This is the ultimate guide to creating an ESL lesson plan because once you get the system down, it's simple, endlessly repeatable and most importantly, EFFECTIVE. Here is the key: We're going to plan it backwards.
+JMJ So I've been working on this below.... Feel free to download if you can use them. The first one is actually specific to our Texas Process Standards for 5th grade. The others are just general to help you if you need help in small groups. I'll actually add more specifics for the other contents soon. Happy Teaching! Edit: I will not be able to put up a free editable version as intended. I apologize for the inconvenience. =( Please feel free to print out the above. =)
This post is written by Megan Diede and Kara Risby. Megan and Kara both currently teach primary at Prairie Wind Elementary in Gillette, Wyoming. They are
This Intervention Lesson Plan Template was created to use in grades K-6, but it would work for any grade level. It can be used by both general and special education teachers! Sections Included: - Objectives - Connection to Curriculum - Materials - Assessment - Lesson - Anticipated Challenges and Misconceptions - Questioning - Differentiation - Knowledge of Students This is an editable Google Document. Please let me know if you have any questions by emailing me at [email protected]!
Fun and easy composition game for third grade and beyond with die cuts from the dollar store! Simple to make and use!
Planning lessons for a non-musical substitute has got to be one of the hardest parts of being a music teacher. No matter how hard I try to make the plans simple but engaging, they never seem to work out well! I'm not saying I've found a magic formula that suddenly makes it a breeze to be out, but this new format has definitely been a huge improvement. The key for me has been the ability to leave a chromebook that has an HDMI port with the substitute so that they can connect to the projector. Before now I was not able to use any technology beyond a CD player for my sub plans, which made things infinitely more challenging! I still have those plans on hand and they are the best I've found of the non-tech ones I've tried over the years- you can see those in this post and this one. But now that I have a chromebook I can leave for the substitute, I can have them show things on the screen and that is huge! My favorite thing to leave for subs now is a Google Slides file with a short video of me introducing an activity, followed by any visuals/ videos/ links needed for the activity itself. I usually have a couple of activities per lesson, depending on what they're doing. I have gotten pretty fast at recording short videos on Screencastify (Zoom works too, but you have to download the recording and upload to Google Drive) so it doesn't take me too long to put together. A few examples of activities I've left: "Around the World" game with treble or bass clef letter names Rhythm play-alongs Vocal exploration- tell students to follow my finger with their voice, then tell them to take turns drawing in the air for the class to follow Composition- review whatever concept they've been learning (dynamics, tempo, rhythm etc) and tell students to come up with a found sound/ body percussion piece with a small group that includes that concept The idea is to use activities that are easy for students to do independently and for a substitute to be able to run that also give them practice with some of the musical concepts they're working on. The great thing about Google Slides is I can embed the video directly in the slide with everything else in the next slide so the sub just goes through the slides in order. I include any directions for the teacher in the instruction video ("your teacher will be putting you in small groups and telling you where to work" etc) so I don't have to write much in the written plans. To set it up for the sub to access, I set up a folder in Google Drive and make it shared so anyone with the link can view, then make an easy to remember tiny url so that I can put the link in the written sub plans and they can pull it up easily. Key pointer: the instruction videos, and any embedded audio etc, need to be shared so anyone with the link can view as well! If I need multiple plans for multiple grades, I just add separate slides files for each grade in that folder, and I can switch them out for new plans any time without changing the link I give. I know this may be nothing new at all for other teachers but it has been a game-changer for me the last year and a half being able to use this format for non-musical subs so I had to share! I've done this for my usual, one-off absences, as well as long-term absences where I was making plans for colleagues who had to be out for months and it worked well without being too overwhelming for me to put together. Have you used Slides for sub plans? If you want to see my top tips for using Google Slides as a music teacher, check out this post for more ideas.
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Do you need a lesson plan to familiarize yourself with the process or to give to a para educator to help them understand the expectations and how to teach specific routines to students?Especially for students are attend their general education classroom in an inclusive setting? Introducing our comprehensive Lesson Plans for Students with Significant or Severe Disabilities which include functional routines, data sheets, task analyses and visuals designed specifically for elementary through high school levels. This invaluable resource empowers educators and support staff/para educators to deliver meaningful and inclusive instruction to students with diverse learning needs. Key Features: Tailored Lesson Plans: Our meticulously crafted lesson plans cater to the unique requirements of students with significant or severe disabilities. These plans are designed to address various cognitive, sensory, and physical challenges while promoting engagement, participation, and progress. Functional Routines: Recognizing the importance of functional skills, our lesson plans emphasize the development of everyday routines that enhance independence and foster autonomy. From self-care and communication to community integration and vocational skills, our curriculum prioritizes practical learning experiences. Data Sheets and Progress Monitoring: We understand the significance of data collection and progress monitoring in special education. Our lesson plans include user-friendly data sheets, allowing educators to efficiently track and assess students' individual progress across different skill areas. These data-driven insights help inform instructional decisions and facilitate personalized interventions. Visual Supports: Visual aids play a pivotal role in supporting students with significant or severe disabilities. Our lesson plans incorporate visual supports, including visual prompts, and graphic organizers. These visuals enhance comprehension, promote independence, and create a structured learning environment. Differentiation and Adaptation: Recognizing the diverse needs of students in inclusive classrooms, our lesson plans emphasize differentiation and adaptation strategies. They provide a variety of options for modifying activities, materials, and instructional techniques, ensuring that every student can actively participate and make meaningful progress. Multidisciplinary Approach: Our lesson plans integrate a multidisciplinary approach, leveraging the expertise of special educators, therapists, and other professionals. This collaborative framework ensures that students' holistic needs are met and that learning objectives align across various disciplines. Grade-Level Appropriateness: Whether you teach elementary, middle, or high school students, our lesson plans offer grade-level appropriate content and activities. Each plan is aligned with academic standards while considering developmental milestones and age-appropriate expectations for the respective grade level. With our Lesson Plans for Students with Significant or Severe Disabilities, you can foster a supportive and inclusive learning environment where all students can thrive. Equip yourself with this comprehensive resource and empower your students to reach their fullest potential.
Teach students and kids about careers with these 19 free worksheets and lesson plans. Career exploration for students to do.
Avoid last-minute stress and fill your music sub tub with these easy and meaningful activities. The best music sub plans are ready in advance!
A collage art lesson inspired by Henri Matisse. "Students will learn about the life and art of Henri Matisse, and create a cut out collage inspired by his work.Drawing With Scissors is an interesting and creatively written story of the life of one of the art world’s greatest masters, Henri Matisse, and his wonderful artistic contribution that had made our culture rich.
The burning question that most new, and even experienced, teachers have is what types of writing to teach and how to structure it all within a school year. Most of us are beholden to meet state standards and this can leave us feeling like we are teaching to the test rather than helping students produce […]
Teach EVERY reading literature and reading informational text common core state standard using inspirational and engaging short films and video clips! For an entire year of highly engaging, no prep…
Some of you may be interested in knowing how I keep general records of lessons and observations in my classroom. As we know, keeping notes and information regarding children's activities is paramount not only to the success of a Montessori educator, but also to the child's overall experience in the prepared environment. As mentioned in this post about record keeping specific to Sandpaper Letters, I have experimented various methods of general record keeping as well. Last year, I changed my system to a table format (made using Word) and is easily accessed on my clipboard (which is pretty much with me at all times during our work periods). A blank table: Each page is divided into the five major curriculum areas with enough space for six students. The names are written in the far left column. The small space above the names is where I write the month - I usually start a new table every month or so... As you can see, it gets a lot of use! Please excuse the lovely red art - compliments of my Little Miss, who evidently enjoys taking notes too! ; ) You will notice the pen and red pencil on the far left under the clip - they are always there to eliminate me having to search for them. The red pencil is used to make red dots next to a newly introduced lesson (it's a little hard to see it in the photo...) I find this method is beneficial for several reasons. First, I can easily record lessons as the are given and mark (with a red dot) new lessons a child receives. The table is also where I record activities during general observations giving me insight into a particular child's proclivities in the classroom. For example, I will notice which works to which a student has repeatedly returned. Also, after a period of a week or so, various trends of the classroom will reveal themselves on the table - I can immediately see which parts of the classroom have been busy with activity because my notes will fill in under that particular heading, i.e. Sensorial. Likewise, it becomes evident which areas of the classroom might not be as active because there will be fewer notes under that section in the table. This information is critical to me as it allows me to zero in on any individual child's activities and lessons while still showing me the "big picture," of the classroom. With this data then, I can determine if changes need to be made either individually or as a class. Other reasons why I enjoy this method of record keeping include ongoing opportunities for me to model writing! The kids love to see me writing - especially something about them! Oftentimes, they want to see for themselves which lessons they have completed, allowing the chance for them to scan the table for their names and read the lessons. Also, I use these notes when redirecting children, if needed. For example, if a child needs guidance choosing an activity, we will look at the table together and see what that child has already completed. From there, he can choose what he would like to do next. This is particularly helpful because the child is still able to make his own choices, a key component in the Montessori setting! The notes gathered through this table are also used to transfer information to my students' records at M.O.R.E. Montessori. This is an excellent, free, web-based Montessori record keeping program. I will say, however, that it takes some time getting used to its formatting - I recommend checking it out if you are interested. It is a resourceful tool in creating school forms, keeping documents, and overall curriculum data for each child. I have found the ability to create individual newsletters highlighting a student's Montessori lessons especially helpful in sharing information with parents. I would love to make my simple table available for you to download, but I do not know how to do that! If anyone would be so kind as to explain to me how to provide downloads, I would be very grateful. In the meantime, I can always send an attachment if you email me directly...
This Elementary Technology Curriculum includes over 200 lessons and activities for grades K-5 that will save you so much time coming up with what to do in the computer lab. It is ideal for a technology teacher, media specialist, tech facilitator, or grade level teachers with mandatory lab time. All of the work is done for you! This is for you if: You want students who can log in, access any programs, type efficiently, and use technology to learn. You want students who are confident in using the technology required for standardized testing. You have limited time– in one 45 minute session per week, your students can develop technology literacy while completing engaging projects. You need it to be effortless for YOU and fun for your students. My name is Brittany Washburn and I’m an educator obsessed with ed tech. This curriculum was created over 3 school years when I had nothing for materials for my technology specials. I was spending my nights and weekends scouring Pinterest and Google for ideas because I knew my students deserved engaging lessons even if I had to do everything from scratch. I found myself exhausted and frustrated and just knew there had to be an easier way. That is when I discovered the magic of having my own class website and screencasting my instructions. I created a modified-flipped-classroom before I even knew that was a thing. Students were working at their own pace and they stopped asking me to repeat instructions. I felt like I had struck gold! I tested and perfected the activities with them and now I’ve made them available to you!
