Early Childhood Special Education Lesson Plan Templates

Early Childhood Special Education Lesson Plan Templatesection 1 Lesso

Early Childhood Special Education Lesson Plan Template Section 1: Lesson Preparation Teacher Candidate Name: Grade Level: Date: Unit/Subject: Instructional Plan Title: Lesson Summary and Focus: In 2-3 sentences, summarize the lesson, identifying the central focus. Classroom and Student Factors: Describe classroom factors (demographics and environment) and student factors (IEPs, 504s, ELLs, behavior concerns, gifted, etc.), and the effect of those factors on planning, teaching, and assessing students. National/State Learning Standards: Identify standards that are the focus of the lesson. Include the standard language in its entirety. Specific Learning Target(s)/Objectives: Create learning objectives that are aligned with the standards to identify what will be measured in learning. Academic Language List general academic vocabulary and content-specific vocabulary. Resources, Materials, Equipment, and Technology: List all resources, materials, equipment, and technology used during the lesson.

Section 2: Instructional Planning Anticipatory Set How the lesson will be introduced to activate students’ prior knowledge, link previous learning with what they will be learning in this lesson, and gain student interest in the lesson. Multiple Means of Representation Explain how content will be presented in various ways to meet the needs of different learners. Differentiation Explain how you will differentiate for each student in your focus group.

Student 1: Student 2: Multiple Means of Engagement Explain how students will engage with content and academic language to explore, practice, and apply the content. Differentiation Explain how you will differentiate for each student in your focus group.

Student 1: Student 2: Multiple Means of Expression Explain how students will demonstrate what they have learned in formative and summative assessments. Differentiation Explain how you will differentiate for each student in your focus group.

Student 1: Student 2: Extension Activity and/or Homework Identify and describe any extension activities or homework tasks as appropriate. Explain how the extension activity or homework assignment supports the learning targets/objectives.

Reflection Based on your implementation and discussion with your mentor, write a word reflection that answers the following questions: what were the strengths of your lesson and implementation; what changes or revisions would you make if you were to implement this lesson again; how did each of your selected students respond to the lesson? Summarize the individual assessment data, reflecting on the effect of differentiation for literacy skills/development; what will be the next steps for each student based on their progress thus far?

References

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