Kindergarten Lesson Plan Template | PDF | Word | RTF
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No matter the content of your lessons, a structured teaching session will improve learning and the classroom experience. Using a kindergarten lesson plan template is a great tool to structure your time with kindergarten students.
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Engaging students so they enjoy the lesson (and develop a love of learning) is an important part of teaching in addition to helping students meet learning objectives. Research has shown that engaging students in the lesson is integral and that developing strong foundational skills and knowledge is crucial to later scholastic success. These are key elements to keep in mind when creating a kindergarten lesson plan. In addition, kindergarten lesson plans should address:
- Learning goal
- Subject
- Methods
- Materials
- Domains engaged (see below)
- Schedule
According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children are all closely related, so effective instruction must involve each of these domains. Thus, in addition to learning objectives, you should consider how to engage your students socially, emotionally, and physically when creating lesson plans.
There are a number of ways you can structure a kindergarten lesson plan. You could create a table that uses the leftmost column divided into rows according to your schedule: for example, with 30 minutes devoted to an artistic activity, one hour devoted to writing, one hour to reading, then recess, and so forth. Then the columns to the right could list learning goals, domains, materials, and methods. Using large cells, you could fit an entire week’s lessons into one page, or you could use several pages for one week’s worth if needed.
Alternatively, to orient your kindergarten lesson plans, you can create a table with a column on the left to list the domains and subjects that the lesson engages, and use the columns to the right to list the materials and the specific instructions for the activity.
Great activities incorporate a combination of fine motor skills, word recognition, spatial reasoning, and socialization. For example, an activity instructing students to label objects in a simple street scene and then color them in would practice their language skills, fine motor skills, and spatial skills. Simply find a scene you think would interest your students, and figure out how to get them interested in completing the activity.
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