Daily Lesson Plan with IEP Goals

This lesson plan was used during my student teaching in a self-contained preschool classroom.  Each area of the day is taught specifically for the children who were to attend that day.  Then the exact objectives that were being focused on were listed.  All the adults in the room had access to this lesson and were encouraged to review prior to the beginning of the day.  The adaptations were arranged prior to the start of the day so every activity was prepared and organized.  Even bathroom and snack times are considered learning times and adaptations needed to be made for those times as well.  Also, the schedule when I began in this classroom included a short “music time” at the end of the day.  Instead, I implemented a yoga time that was used to help calm and prepare the students for the transition back home on the bus.  This was a successful activity that the children enjoyed and was also incorporated more into their motor time with the physical therapist.

 

Oct. 24-29
Theme: Harvest/Pumpkins
3-5 Lesson Planning

Routine/Activity Monday
1:00 Group Time Activities/Rational:
Welcome song: “Rickety Tickety Bumble bee will you say your name for me?” Then ask child to do 2 step actions.

Bear’s Chair: Letter P, Pumpkin to introduce the week’s activities and to discuss what they know about pumpkins.

Materials/adaptations:

  • Bumble bee prop
  • Bear, Bear’s backpack, letter p, small pumpkin, pumpkin growing sequence
  • Pillow or bumpy pillow for each child
  • Fidget toy for B.N. if needed.

Student objectives:

  • B.N. follow novel 2 step directions
  • T.M. will retell/relate 2 events from story
  • Z.K. follow novel 2 step directions
  • L.T. will increase his communication skills
  • K.H will give 2 details when asked to “tell me about”
1:10-1:40 Work Time Activities/Rational:
Draw faces, pictures and/or letters on real pumpkins with markers

Materials/adaptations:

  • Pumpkin
  • Washable markers
  • Mirror

Student objectives:

  • L.T. will draw a person with additional features
  • L.T. will use first two fingers grasp with writing tools
  • Z.K. will increase fine motor skills
  • K.H will draw person without cues
1:40 Story Time Activities/Rational:
Pumpkin Heads book relates to the table projects and provides ideas for the children to use for their own creative process.

Materials/adaptations:

  • “Pumpkin Heads” book
  • Chairs for all children
  • Banded chair for B.N. if needed

Student objectives:

  • Z.K.: correctly label emotions
  • B.N.: increase attention span at group times
1:45-2:00 Table Time Activities/Rational:
Jack-o-lanterns provide opportunity to create faces.

Materials/adaptations:

  • Simple pumpkin shape for children to cut
  • Face pieces pre cut (eyes, mouth)
  • Additional paper for children’s details (teachers help to cut out their ideas)
  • scissors
  • Markers to write name on back
  • Glue sticks

Student objectives:

  • Z.K.: cut along curved line
  • K.H.: complete table activity as directed
  • L.T: cut along curved line
2:00-2:20 Motor Time Laurie’s Motor Group
2:20 Bathroom/Snack
  • T.M: No gluten, dairy or soy
  • L.T: Walking in line
  • B.N: Provide transition object when returning to classroom from bathroom.
2:40 – 2:55 Music/Yoga Activities/Rational:
I am starting a new activity that the children have less experience with. I will begin discussing it with a book that explains what we use yoga for. Then I will teach poses: rock, mountain, bridge, and cat.

Materials/adaptations:

  • Peaceful Piggy Yoga book
  • Pictures of yoga poses with props
  • Adults as models for actions
  • Physically help children into pose if needed

Student objectives:

  • Z.K: Imitate motor actions
  • L.T: Imitate motor actions
  • B.N: Calming activity for a more successful transition to end of the day activities