Successful Lesson Planning Made Easy

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Successful Lesson Planning Made Easy

• by Rev. Jason Rhode

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• This online workshop isnt designed for any
  specific class or age-group. Rather, it is a
  general overview to help any teacher develop for
  successful lesson planning and implement this
  strategy in their own lesson planning

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Understanding your students

• The preschool classroom
• The elementary classroom

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The Preschool Classroom

• 4 categories of student characteristics
• Physical
• Emotional Social
• Mental
• Spiritual

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Physical Characteristics

• Young children have high physical needs.
• Spend extra time responding to physical needs.
• Large muscles work best.
• Young children have limited fine muscles.
• Young children want to play all the time.

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Emotional Social

• Children have stranger anxiety.
• Young children need to be affirmed.
• Compliment good behavior twice as often as you
  redirect negative behavior.
• Preschoolers are more emotional when hungry or
  tired.
• Young children like playing in groups.

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Mental

• Young children learn through their senses.
• Young children are egocentric.
• Young children have short attention spans. 1
  min. for each year of age
• Young children think literally.
• Young children are imitators.
• Young children forget easily.

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Spiritual

• Young children are loving.
• Young children like to worship.
• Young children understand salvation.
• 85 of a persons basic personality is formed by
  the 5th year of life

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The Elementary Classroom

• 4 categories of student characteristics
• Physical
• Emotional Social
• Mental
• Spiritual

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Physical

• Like to move
• Developing fine motor skills
• Boys girls are at different developmental stages

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Emotional Social

• Developing independence
• Capable of deep feelings of love
• Developing a social conscience
• Searching for role-models
• Concerned about others feelings
• Starting to notice opposite sex
• Like to act grown-up

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Mental

• Self-critical
• Set high standards
• Have longer attention spans
• Stay self-motivated
• Capable of abstract thought
• Media-savy
• Natural gifts begin to blossom

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Spiritual

• Many accept Christ and receive baptism in Holy
  Spirit
• Participate in deeper worship experience
• Need to feel that they have a part in the
  congregation
• Aware that they need to seek God

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The Count-down is on!

• Start early!
• A little a day keeps panic away
• Allow God time to reveal His creative ideas in you

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Planning Guide
Daily planning
D__________
A__________
Y__________
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Daily Planning Steps

• 1 week before
• Note the title, subject, objective, memory
  verse
• Read the lesson overview
• Skim the Bible story headings
• Look through the student items
• Locate any items needed for the lesson
• Begin praying for God to give you His creativity

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Daily Planning Steps

• 5 days prior (Tues. or Wed.)
• Read Bible verses
• Look at lesson objectives
• Read the Bible lesson

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Daily Planning Steps

• 4 days prior (Wed. or Thurs.)
• Begin lesson planning
• Plan your lesson
• Choose an opening activity
• Choose how you will present the Bible study
• Choose how you will teach the memory verse
• Decide how you will close class time

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Daily Planning Steps

• 1-3 days prior (Fri. or Sat.)
• Collect supplies
• Review and fine-tuning
• Prayer

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Daily Planning Steps

• 1-3 days prior (Fri. or Sat.)
• Arrive early
• Make the room comfortable

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Planning Guide
Daily planning
D__________
Daily planning
A__________
Activities
Activities
Y__________
Yourself
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Survival Tips for Busy Teachers

• Leave your book out in the open
• Keep a to do, to get list
• Effectively use your think time
• Prepare materials, crafts, etc. in advance on a
  day off

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Go for it!

• Its now up to youapply the concepts shared
• Log-on to the discussion forum and share
  additional questions or comments
• forum.childrensministrytraining.org
• Log-on to the discussion forum and share
  additional questions or comments
• feedback.childrensministrytraining.org

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References

• Barna, G. (2003). Transforming children into
  spiritual champions. Ventura, CA Issachar
  Resources.
• Gruber, D. (1993) Focus on children A handbook
  for teachers. Springfield, MO Gospel Publishing
  House.